Good topic Kirupa. I was actually thinking about the same thing after seeing a preview for some computer animated movie coming out later this year where the two shark badguys have Italian accents. For me this doesn’t really bother me at all, though I do find it a bit repetitive after a while. How many bad Italians do we need? I am Italian in origin, and I usually just find the stereotypes funny.Like in the Simpsons I think Fat Tony is classic. So for me, I don’t find it offending… However, I personally have never been denied anything based on my racial origins, or treated differently because of them (Despite some minor things, like friend’s expecting me to be connected to the mob, or to be good at soccer, etc), but these have never affected me adversely. I have been called a WOP by people who wanted to insult me, but it was minor. But some people who have faced serious prejiduce in their life might see these stereotypes as making things worse for them. I know my grandmother has been hurt by people judging her because she is Sicilian, and so maybe it is different for her.
Enough for now, because I feel repetitive.
