Gotta disagree with you there dfs. Italians are portrayed as criminals and terrorists far more than blacks, Latinos, or Arabs combined.
Zogby did a survey a few years ago, asking teens how they perceived ethnicity in movies/television. http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=348 >> When asked to identify the role a person of a particular ethnic or racial background would be most likely to play in a movie or on television, teen agers cited familiar stereotypes: Italian Americans - 44% Crime bosses/Gang members; 34% restaurant workers Arab Americans - 49% Vendors/Convenience store clerks; 34% Terrorists African Americans - 32% Athletes; 31% Gang members; 11% Police officers Hispanic Americans - 27% Gang members; 17% Factory workers Irish Americans - 26% Drunkards; 15% Police officers; 11% Factory workers Jewish Americans - 22% Doctors/Lawyers; 10% Teachers Asian Americans and Polish Americans - expected to have more varied roles, races least apt to fit one stereotype >> I watched the cartoon "Shark Tale" with my kids, and I was more horrified at the Italian stereotypes than any episode of Sopranos. For me, the worst part of Sopranos is how they butcher the beautiful Italian language. Everytime I hear "gabba-goo" or "stu-gatz" I think of my illiterate grandmother, not third generation Americans who are trying to maintain a semblance of their heritage. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There may be no blackface, but blacks are still predominately > portrayed as criminals; the same can be said for Latinos. Arabs are > almost certainly portrayed as terrorists, and the mother of all > reversals, is that WASPs are portrayed as having something stuck up > their asses. > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
