Second, this paper is a sensationalist rag sold in grocery store checkout lanes,
ah, that explains it.
DrQuickbeam@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
American in Italy here! I am not justifying this, just explaining it from an Italian perspective. First, the paper is not mixing up her Indian heritage here with Native American. They took the idea that she is seeking a white male VP running mate and wrote “hunting for a white man”, which conjured up a funny (to them) homage to native Americans in spaghetti westerns. Second, this paper is a sensationalist rag sold in grocery store checkout lanes, with no expectation for the stories to be good, or free of any number of unsavory isms.
Second, this paper is a sensationalist rag sold in grocery store checkout lanes,
ah, that explains it.
Yes, this about covers it (correctly).
And it is pointing at racism (it’s no secret the “had” to get a white male of certain age).
Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 5 weeks ago
I’m not sure how it is in Italy, but a lot of the older Italians I know absolutely love old westerns (of… Varying quality)
SaltySalamander@fedia.io 5 weeks ago
Spaghetti westerns are called that because they originate from Italy.
watson387@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
Yep. They also created giant groups of people who think the saguaro cactus grows in Texas.
DJDarren@thelemmy.club 5 weeks ago
It…it doesn’t?
sudneo@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Westerns are generally quite liked by the older generation. Leone’s masterpieces are definitely cult movies that most people have watched.