Insane how one film can totally change the cultural perception of an entire ethnic group
Italians aren't really an ethnic group, the north-south difference is substantial.
>>201768474wops were known as criminals and violent thugs from the moment they set foot on American soil
>>201768474>we have morals. we care about family. but murder, gambling, drugs, prostitution is a-okdo Italians really?
>>201768699>Let the coloreds have them, they're animals anyway.
>>201768474Italians were already perceived as ignorant, violent criminals before this movie was made. if anything, it was unusually sympathetic for putting their crimes in context and making the main character a patriotic war hero.
