Yet as a writer he was covering policy debates, international news, and stories about apartheid and "didn't want to suddenly find my credibility undermined, stereotyped as a dumb surfer", he said.
But the more knowledge there is available, the easier it becomes to undermine crude stereotypes.
For every sweeping statement one can make about such friendships, there is a real-life counter example to undermine the stereotypes.
With "Four Lions" Mr. Morris does more than undermine the stereotype of the terrorist as an evil genius; he replaces it with an image of the terrorist as a total doofus.
Their first great hero, the lightweight champion Benny Leonard, both encouraged and undermined Jewish stereotypes of the time.
The film raises the idea that black servants who do their job with dignity are, in a way, being subversive by undermining racial stereotypes.
By launching such a campaign to counter the advertisements' hateful message, the minority Muslim community demonstrated courage and initiative while concurrently undermining entrenched stereotypes concerning Muslim anger, intolerance and violence.
So, if I can help dispel some of the undermining stereotyping... let's start there.
As host of the Tonight Show, Carson helped undermine the social stereotypes and showbiz caricatures of an earlier age.
This finding undermines the stereotype of members of sex offender groups as deviant 'others' who converged around a shared interest in child abuse alone.
