I’m in a sopranos group on FB, and they’re obsessed with him...Cac fans of Sopranos love saying "Jamal Ginsberg" whenever they get a chance
In retrospect, The Sopranos was kind of racist
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earthwalka
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As much as a pompous ass the biracial guy that Meadow dated her first year of college was, he actually did not back down to Tony. Bro was just a huge snob and a film buff and didn’t give a fukk whatever bullshyt Tony was on.
perfectblack999
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But no one on the show is a good person. You slowly start to see how hypocritical the main cast is with its racism.
I think it's probably a combination of the maybe even subconscious/overt biases of some of the writers, related directly to the way black people have long been portrayed in TV and film, and the clumsiness of the those kinds of late 90's cliches. There's no question about that. But, Bookem Woodbine's character is written with some nuance, he just plays it a little hammy. Because it's Bookem Woodbine.
The rapper getting shot in 2006 was an one those attempt to kind of capitalize and satirize 50 Cent and the state of rap culture at the time, but it doesn't really work, or it's choppy at best,
but using the example of not one of them is a "good person", you can use that for any race/gender on the whole show. Which is about criminality, but also about just the messiness of human existence. The congressman was also shown as a pragmatic, but conflicted character, again the kind of messiness of life in politics, but life in general. He wasn't meant to be or written as a scumbabg at all.
The rapper getting shot in 2006 was an one those attempt to kind of capitalize and satirize 50 Cent and the state of rap culture at the time, but it doesn't really work, or it's choppy at best,
but using the example of not one of them is a "good person", you can use that for any race/gender on the whole show. Which is about criminality, but also about just the messiness of human existence. The congressman was also shown as a pragmatic, but conflicted character, again the kind of messiness of life in politics, but life in general. He wasn't meant to be or written as a scumbabg at all.
General Mills
More often than not I tend to take that L.
Son Goku
Great Sage Equalling Heaven
Of course. It would not be realistic if they were not.
They were deplorable humans. Murderers. Cheaters. Scammers. Liars. Rapists. Felons. Drug Dealers.
We really think they would be all of that but not be racists
^This. Repped. I'm rewatching that shyt right now.
Expect a bunch of piece of shyt human beings to draw the line at skin color, coli brehs.
Oh Pee dumbass sounds like the black YTers that make videos on some "
I went to Italy/Eastern Europe/anywhere that the majority of folks ain't black like me and experienced racism firsthand! 
" shyt.The fukk did you expect?
One of the leads in the movie was Black and a great well developed character.
That's in all mafia moviesi was a huge fan of the sopranos, as i’m sure many of you were and still are. it was the gangster angle, stories of the mob being the chinese food of television and film, along with this series’ darkly comic take on the genre.
but in an era of heightened racial awareness, you tend to inspect the media you consume more closely - at least, i do. going over each season, i’m hard pressed to find a single positive depiction of a black person.
the gangster rapper who tried to extort hess.
the crooked reverend who profited off the anger of his followers.
the self absorbed tragic mulatto who played meadow (and probably messed with her roommate).
the pigheaded cop who had a chip on his shoulder and was disliked by everyone.
the community activist who conspired to speed up gentrification in black neighborhoods.
the bumbling hitmen who botched the hit on tony.
the gangster rapper who asked bobby to shoot him in the ass.
the bed wench who laid down with a geriatric jew.
the crackheads squatting in the houses.
the young kids hired to scare away said crackheads.
and, yeah, i guess you had one or two who weren’t bad in any obvious regard: the caretaker who looked after olivia; the father and daughter who invited jackie into their apartment when he was on the run.
they were barely on the screen, though. hell, olivia implied the caretaker was a thief; even if she was lying, the implication was enough to color your impression of the character.
just something to think about.
"I knew they would spend the money in their big Cadillacs"- Sonny Coreleone
"Race mixing? You condone that kind of stuff?"- Tommy after his girlfriend compliments how talented Sammy Davis Jr is
"You know who gets caught, Karen? N1gg3r stick men..sleeping at the wheel" - Henry Hill, then sure enough they kill Stacks to hammer home that point
Jackie Jr was reportedly killed by u known black thugs and they made Tony smiled and stared Meadow down as she heard this goofy lie
The Bronx Tale love story....
The thing is...we are talking about murderers, extortionists, black mailers, drug dealers, cons..that think they are actual business men and are actually following the example of Lucky Luciano himself. Of course they are racist..they don't like anyone in that world who isn't all Italian...
Lol
Uncle ben rice made this nikka have a stroke
Couldn't handle the thought of his daughter getting banged by something non white
The depiction of the black folks were one dimensional and no substance except the cop who gave Tony the ticket. But the premise of the show isn't to show black representation of any sort..its about a twisted soul who is more committed to his crime life than his own family..which is the whole point of la cosa nostra.
True, but didn't they even have a story or episode about Italian heritage that addressed that "not all Italians are like this and they hate how they're portrayed in the media", but black people didn't get anything of the sort and just for constantly shyt on
It's nothing less than what I'd expect, but I'm just sayin.
Fill Collins
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OP proves herself to be a dense retard yet again
And @Ghost Utmost as far as LOTR goes, Orcs have been closer to working class englishmen, read the Hobbit, and the Far Haradrim are Black people
Wtf did you expect from an adaptation of a story written in the 50s based on British mythology?
And @Ghost Utmost as far as LOTR goes, Orcs have been closer to working class englishmen, read the Hobbit, and the Far Haradrim are Black people
Wtf did you expect from an adaptation of a story written in the 50s based on British mythology?