The New York Daily News reports more protest about Italian stereotypes have risen upon its release to DVD. “[Tony] Avella, who heads the 12-member Italian-American caucus of the City Council, was joined at a press conference outside City Hall by several other Council members and representatives of Italian-American organizations. ‘All too often, the media, especially the entertainment industry in Hollywood, portrays Italian-Americans as related to, part of and members of organized crime.’ [Councilman John Liu] added, ‘We’re not talking about censorship… what we’re talking about is sending a very strong message to media companies that enough is enough, that we don’t want to tolerate this anymore.'”
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