Here the writers put the same ethnocentric attitude Tony Soprano expressed in the video above in another goomba’s mouth, and they have Soprano instead tell us how unimportant groups are. Soprano invokes old Westerns starring Gary Cooper as an ideal, which the other goomba dismisses as Hollywood make believe.

The Sopranos – “We’re soldiers”

I remember seeing a very similar rant against WASPs in The Godfather, and Goodfellas I think, and maybe Casino, and …

The only time I’ve ever heard guidos rant about WASPs is in Hollywood productions. Not one I’ve actually known has made such a whine in my presence. If some of them do feel this way maybe it’s because they’ve seen the same movies.

There is another group however that I do regularly find venting grievances against WASPs in print media and the internet. Their complaints are much like Soprano’s, but more subtly delivered. There’s less shouting and profanity, more snark and woe-is-me. These people nurse their grudges for centuries. They also have a great deal of influence in Hollywood.

Guess who.

Nope. Not the Irish. Though we’ve all seen those movies too.

Technically you are correct. But it was the non-technical(and no less important) aspect of the matter that I was pointing to.

It would be more accurate to say Sicilians are from semites…

Dream on, White boy.

Hollywood productions aren’t exactly known for their accuracy on racial issues.

And Nerdicists aren’t exactly known for their accuracy, or probity on sub-racial issues.