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Any Italians out there? If so what are your thoughts on the latest trend to kinda poke fun at Italians? What am I talking about well TV shows like "The Sopranos" where Italians were made out to be all mobsters or shows like MTV's new show "Jersey Shores" where Italians are called Guido's. If you have never heard of "Jersey Shore" then here is a clip on the show

Well it seams that this show has really struck at the Italians making them look bad. Quite a few Italian - American groups are protesting and sponsors are pulling their ads.

So do you think that Italians are being unfairly portrayed ? I caught the tail end of a interview with a Italian gentleman that basically said if they made shows like this against blacks or Jews there would be mass protests but poke fun at Italians and its ok, its not ok.

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Re: Funny or Racist?

Italians have been stereotyped like this for years. I think a lot of them like being thought of as being associated with the Mafia, and a lot don't. It's like most races are stereotyped for one thing or another and some are ok with it and some are not. Jews are stereotyped for being cheap but not all of them are. The thing is that characters in shows like the Sopranos are all played by Italians, for the most part anyway, so people think well they're ok with it. But you're right, I am sure if they did a show on cheap jews there would no doubt be a total uproar.

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I'm not Italian but I just don't get the anger.
Soproanos never said all Italians are mobsters, just the ones on that show.
As far as what that guy said about shows about poking fun at blacks or jews, I guarantee him and anyone else that if they do a google search for black or jewish advocacy groups you'll find dozens that do have a problem with just about anything on TV.
I absolutely hate advocacy groups. They're always small groups of people who they have a right to tell everyone else what's right and wrong. for every member of one of these groups there are thousands of italians who just don't care and maybe even laugh a bit. members of these groups are either lazy bums who don't want a real job, or douchebags who think their opinions matter more than anyone else's.
So to the guido bastard who wrote this : Vafancullo! Un Figllio di puttana! essete fotutto testa di merda!

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I agree with everyone I found it really funny. I mean the show "Jersey Shores" is a reality show that the Italians are applying for. You know some times its fun to poke fun at your heritage and all is good. Oh well we need more reality shows too - right?? Laughing What is next one called Banana Boat where they have a bunch of Cubans, Puerto Ricans and EL salvadorians floating on in a boat? See I would watch that if we could ship them back Laughing

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I seemed so pissed at this because yesterday I just read an article about how the PTC(parents television council) has this list of worst things on TV and just making trouble, I mean they always are thats what they do, but it just really gets on my nerves. These people are the same, just like the people who bitch about violent video games are the same; they all have the same problem, and thats they are offened at things.
Well too effing bad, you don't have a right not to be offended. If you dont like whats out there turn the dial, but don't try and make things the way you want them to be under the guise of the greater good.

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I agree - I mean if your going to have a show that is politically correct in every way I hate to say it sounds like it would be a boring show. Yep if you don't like it then flip stations Big Grin

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Re: Funny or Racist?

I'm about half Itai' although I don't look it at all (on my Dad's side is pretty much 100% Italian from Sicily), and I love mob movies and the whole mobster thing. I laugh about it all with no problems. But I don't act like a goomba in any way, shape or form, Laughing. In fact, some of those idiots drive me up a wall. Like That Gotti's Wife reality show that used to be on ... the loudmouthed annoying wife, the punk a$$ idiot kids, with the ridiculous hair styles that other idiot punks in the real world ended up thinking was cool and copying ... all drove me nuts. I refused to watch it.

My other half is a mutt ... mostly German, with a bunch of other stuff, English, Irish, Scottish, Swedish and some other things I always forget. And not one of those stereotypes ever bothers me, Laughing.


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