From “Godfather to “Mama’s Boys” – The ever degenerating southern-Italian American media image. So who cares?

Tom Verso (April 08, 2012)

There is a clear pattern of increasingly negative dramatic images of southern-Italian Americans in American media from the 1970s Godfather movie to the current reality shows. It is a sociologically verifiable FACT that southern-Italian Americans are unique in the pantheon of American ethnic groups portrayed at best as high-minded murderous gangsters (e.g. Godfather) or sadistic sociopaths (e.g. Casino) or the current ‘reality’ show’s mindless buffoons who live for sensual sensations. But, southern-Italian Americans take it in stride – paying it no mind. "Perché"?

And the HITS (double entente) keep coming!

Comments

i-Italy

Facebook

Google+

Select one to show comments and join the conversation

Add new comment

DISCLAIMER: Articles published in i-Italy are intended to stimulate a debate in the Italian and Italian-American Community and sometimes deal with controversial issues. The Editors are not responsible for, nor necessarily in agreement with the views presented by individual contributors.

© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - RIPRODUZIONE VIETATA.
This work may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without prior written permission.
Questo lavoro non può essere riprodotto, in tutto o in parte, senza permesso scritto.

Search form

You are here

From “Godfather to “Mama’s Boys” – The ever degenerating southern-Italian American media image. So who cares?

i-Italy

Facebook

Google+

i-Italy