Author Topic: is mario offensive? (Read 22302 times)

rubberducky · « **on:** May 22, 2006, 06:08:21 PM »

is mario a stereotype of italians? i kind of think he is.

MaxVance · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2006, 06:30:03 PM »

No. It's not every day that you see a fat Italian guy stomping turtles and eating mushrooms that make him big. What normal stereotypical Italian would do that?

yoshimastar · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2006, 06:54:30 PM »

He has an Italien accent, and is pudgy.

I think somebody here's a little racist...

The Blue Toad · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2006, 07:39:01 PM »

And there's also the mustache. And I've got to admit, he does look like a face that would be smiling back at me from the surface of a pizza box. However, I like that he's italian. It simply distinguishes him in some way.

The Chef · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2006, 07:43:32 PM »

I wonder why the public hasn't noticed this yet. The Italian community had an outcry because the sharks from the movie Shark Tale were a parody of the mob in the movie The Godfather and they thought it was an Italian stereotype. Mario is probably more stereotypical than this.

SushieBoy · « **Reply #5 on:** May 22, 2006, 07:45:57 PM »

I agree with that Blue Toad, Mario would make agreat mascot for an italian pizza company. Who knows?He might alrady be!

Koopaslaya · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2006, 07:46:07 PM »

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I know it's been done before, TEM, but I just couldn't resist.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2006, 07:47:07 PM »

They haven't noticed because it's not a stereotype.

SolidShroom · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2006, 07:58:03 PM »

Just something to think about.
-Is CJ (GTA:SA) a stereotype of most lower class african-americans?
-Is Otacon (MGS) a stereotype of most anime fans?
-Is Peter Griffin (family Guy) a stereotype of most New England men?
-Is Scarface a stereotype of most Cuban people?
Think about it, most very popular characters are stereotypes of groups. This isn't always meant to be offensive though. It may be so that more people can relate to the main character.

The Chef · « **Reply #9 on:** May 22, 2006, 08:37:15 PM »

I think those characters are the source of the stereotypical traits.

smfan1085 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 22, 2006, 08:39:09 PM »

I cannot even believe that this topic was made. The idea of Mario being offensive because he's a cartoonish Italian stereotype is so outside the realm of reason that I can't imagine anyone on earth could really think that.

Insane Steve · « **Reply #11 on:** May 22, 2006, 10:16:43 PM »

Everything anyone does is offensive to at least one person or group of people nowadays.

Vidgmchtr · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2006, 10:57:58 PM »

No, he's not.

yoshimastar · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2006, 11:06:20 PM »

Dear God somebody lock this already!

Vidgmchtr · « **Reply #14 on:** May 22, 2006, 11:16:37 PM »

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

*Does the Sign of the Cross on himself, and hops into bed*