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[–] GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

True. But what I meant is, does he come off as a stereotype, caricature, normal, etc.? Does he automatically feel like a character who is trying too hard to be Italian, or does he blend in?

[–] stripper_toucan@feddit.it 0 points 11 months ago

I don't think anyone is offended by it, I guess people simply don't mind the stereotype.

[–] quasimagia@feddit.it 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Italian here.

We see Mario as a caricatural character; for us, i the typical way as a non-european thinks about italians. It's not an offensive stereotype, it's nice and funny. Italians are offended about stereotypes about mafia, Berlusconi and mandolino, not about Mario.

[–] Bbacc@feddit.it 0 points 8 months ago

about Berlusconi, we may as well get offended but the nation itself kinda deserves to be made fun of for it 😂