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[Drahthaardogs]

1. Racist post.

Just because he has an Italian surname gives you no right to make mafia slurs. Bits racist and tasteless.

[HAB911]

2. Italian is a race?

[Drahthaardogs]

3. Yes. And there were laws passed against italian immigration

In the 1939s. The largest mass lynching in America was against Sicilian immigrants.

As I have stated before, the greatest empire the western world has ever seen, the people that led the Renaissance, the great artists, scientists, and athletes, yet all American media can portray is mafia.

Italian Americans were not considered "white" until the 1970s and stereotypes exist today. The Son's of Italy is a powerful political organization that fights anti italian stereotype and discrimination.

It's sad that DU accepts this garbage

[HAB911]

4. a : a family, tribe, people, or nation belonging to the same stock

I can see that.

[cwydro]

5. Racist?

[Drahthaardogs]

6. When you automatically associate an italian surname with mafia references

It's racist.

What else would you call employing ethnic stereotypes?

[cwydro]

7. I thought the OP was just playing off his name.

I didn't pick up on the mafia stereotype I guess.

[Drahthaardogs]

8. Bada Bing? "Scar". Seriously???

It's a Sopranos reference and Scar is an obvious reference to Capone.

And on edit:. What do you think the OP was insinuating playing off his name? He was trying to make it sound like a mafia nickname. Are you that clueless?

[cwydro]

9. I guess I am that clueless.

I've never seen the Sopranos. Sorry.

I call my cat the Spawn of Satan when playing off her name. I don't really mean it, and she seems not to mind it.

[Sunlei]

10. He's the presidents spokesman to the press. He needs to ANSWER AMERICANS QUESTIONS for our press.

[greytdemocrat]

11. Lighten up people

I'd wager it's the 1st thing everyone thought.

[Drahthaardogs]

12. Reducing people to ethnic stereotypes isn't funny

He might be the most worthless bastard on the face of the earth. Insinuating it's okay to making mafia references because it's funny is not okay. Shame on you.

And on edit.

The fact that you think that was the first thing people thought only reinforces my point.

All of the contributions the descends of the Eutrascans have made to the western world from our own system of government to Galeleo to the statue of David and all the people in this country can do is think Tony Soprano and you think it is not only okay, but funny

[cwydro]

13. Well obviously not everyone thought it.

Clueless me missed the reference completely.

Never seen a single episode of the Sopranos. No interest in it at all.