tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778001285727771343.post7165775398045946701..comments2008-04-28T01:05:51.315-07:00Ercolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624336130332596024noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778001285727771343.post-81229701039531958712008-04-27T20:46:00.000-07:002008-04-27T20:46:00.000-07:00I am from Sicilian background and live Down Under. I have been to Sicily twice and have grown up speaking the dialect with my family. I think the culture is one of kind and in my opinion pretty awesome.There are many Sicilians and Italians that are very warming,giving and honest people. I think the Godfather movies are great and tell a marvellous and revitting story. I love the history of the Mafia . Godfathers movies are the best movies ever made. But remember, it's a story of fiction and truth mixed together, and it's quite unfortunate that a few indidivuals believe that we are all tarnished with the same brush as the criminals that belong to our heriatge that were unable to make it in life legitimately.The story was about the 'Family' and pretecting one's family. <BR/><BR/> All comes down to education,intelligence , common sense and up bringing or just plain stupidity!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778001285727771343.post-23097858680138888972008-03-13T14:47:00.000-07:002008-03-13T14:47:00.000-07:00People are too sensitive about everything these days. The mob movies are great. They are a lot of fun. Godfather I is perhaps the best movie ever made. <BR/><BR/>Should we be offended by comments about being in the Mafia?<BR/><BR/>I chalk it up as ignorance. If people do not understand the Italian American culture, it's their loss. <BR/><BR/>Let's stay above the other sensitive cultures that get their feelings hurt at the drop of a hat and have a good laugh.<BR/><BR/>De Niro choking Morrie in Goodfellas with the telephone wire and his wig coming off is classic. I wouldn't trade some of those scenes to stop the occasional ignorant comment from some innocent bystander. <BR/><BR/>If they don't understand us, it's their loss.<BR/><BR/>A Man of RespectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778001285727771343.post-79805891283734326412008-02-24T12:49:00.000-08:002008-02-24T12:49:00.000-08:00Being Italian but now living in UK I find that the English have also had their image of Italians clouded by the stereotypes churned out by the Hollywood machine. They forget about Milanese fashion,Ferrari, the cuisine, the Romans and everything good about Italians. I always correct people who make cracks about me being in the mafia by telling them that it is a very bad insult to make this accusation to an Italian and if they were in Italy it would not be seen as a joke. A few years ago Berlusconi wanted to grant Robert De Niro Italian citizenship and was shouted down by the government and the people because, although we admire his acting skills we do not admire the way he has promoted his ancestors just for the dollar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com