Are you guys getting all these "Italian Heritage--Live it, Love it, Celebrate it" commercials on CNN

[Critters2]

or is it a local thing?

I'm beginning to wonder why Italian Americans are so insecure. I feel kind of bad for them.

Critters
The mongrel American heritage--livin' it, lovin' it, celebratin' it!

[Lavender Brown]

1. I haven't been seeing them on CNN in NY

:shrug: Do the ads say who is behind them?

[Critters2]

4. Yeah. The National Italian American Foundation. niaf.org

It's like EVERY commercial, all through the debate.

So, maybe it's only metro-Chicago Italian Americans who need affirming.

They've had all kinds of Italian Americans--Martin Scorsese, Eva Longoria, Tony Benett, others talking about how proud they are to be Italian American. Interesting, but I got the point after the first commercial.

[Lavender Brown]

7. Eva Longoria?

That's so weird. I don't think she's Italian-American.

[Critters2]

8. Yeah, that's not who I meant. After a while, I was only half-paying attention.

I think it was Lorraine Bracco.

My eyes were glazing over after a while.

[KitchenWitch]

2. Nope, but here in SoCal is not a hotbed of anything ethnic that is not Mexican or Asian

[Connonym]

3. You suppose it's a Columbus day thing? I haven't seen anything here

but I usually fast forward through commercials on the Tivo

[Critters2]

6. That might be. Hadn't thought of it.

Too busy celebratin' my kraut heritage, sippin' a beer.

And celebratin' diversity by playin' Mah Jong. Thank you, Chinese Americans! :hi:

[old mark]

12. That would be it. nt

[LeftyFingerPop]

5. I am Italian-American, and I am NOT insecure...

now where did I put my wool blankie?

[Critters2]

9. No offense intended, philboy!

My ancestors haven't discovered anything. Heck, some of my direct ancestors intended to go to Canada and ended up in New York. If they had been looking for a short route to the Spice Islands, they'd still be looking! :hi:

[Book Lover]

10. Insecure?

I know it usually escapes people's notice because the point of the holiday is obscured by the very real tragedy of how Europe crushed the indigenous population, but the Italian version of St Paddy's Day was just celebrated this week.

[LeftyMom]

11. It's for Columbus day. FWIW, I'm secure enough in my Italian heritage to point out that Columbus was

just about the last person in that heritage that I'd want to associate with myself, my family or my culture.