[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by RichieLion

I thought it was funny and I'm of 100% Italian descent. I also am 100% American, and it was my grandparents who were born Italian but died American, and my father and uncles who protected their country in WWII. I didn't get the sense that your thread was demeaning Italians, but instead, kind of praising them in an kinda Soprano's spoof.

It's the same thing I don't understand when Native American's object to the use of sports teams who want to show their fierceness by comparing themselves to Native American Warriors. I would be a little bit proud of that. (maybe Redskins is a little much, but that's the only one that too close to being offensive, in my non-native American opinion)

I'm with you 100% and don't feel offended in the slightest... and all 5 of my grandparents were born in Italy. (includes one step-grandmother) The only way I could be more Italian is if my parents or we all were also born in Italy! As for Native Americans, we had at least one college and one high school in our area that had to make changes due to the complaints of a few. Of course nobody cared that a whole lot more people were made upset, some even offended by the changes, and just to go and please so few. Unfortunately, that's the way things go in our society today and have been going for decades!