That being said, I've determined that Daniel Franzese is our most succinct, poignant, vivid point of reference.
Yes, it's funny. I know. But it's really not funny at all.
Within mainstream American culture, Italian American women do not feature prominently anywhere: literature, film, television, politics; the more you think on it, the more disturbing it really is.
So I suppose it's time for me to address us collectively: the over 10 million Italian American women in this country: we make up almost 6% of the population. With all the ethnicities represented, and the split in numbers because of gender, that's a much larger representation than it may seem. It's time for us to give one another something that America herself will not give.
As the saying goes, "You're Italian - do it right!"
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