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Aw, she reminds me of my mom, right down to the hair curlers! My mom passed away many years ago, but I'm pretty sure she would have found it funny. She loved t

• brandonmenc 8y ago
  > I'm pretty sure she would have found it funny Exactly! I think Italian-Americans see "cultural appropriation", caricature, non-Italians portraying Italians in movies, etc as part of the process of integration. If someone with no Italian heritage wants to open up a pizza shop or sell pasta and put a big statue of Mario in front, go right ahead! If it's good, we'll eat there. You know who made the best pizzelles in my family - by far? My mom's Irish-German stepfather.