You misspelled the word grossly in your introduction. Untrue in one thing untrue in all. Your website lacks credibility, and is as disposable as my chewing gum wrapper. However the fine writing of Mr. Fosco and Mr. Sparacio. does merit some attention. Pity Mr. Fonseca, as I pity all such benighted vermin who revel in their own noise and never take the time or trouble to educate themselves. Italians have a history of not being united, and he just confirms it. His rantings are scatterbrained and woefully uninformed. Be that as it may, I am not offended by the ad simply because I do not watch TV . Italians will not cry out as a group over the ad because that is not their history. We came to this country to be a part of it, not to militate against it. We sought assimilation and elevation through sacrifice and perseverance.No handouts or whining, even when the conditions were as bad as other segments of the population. For the others who voiced their thoughts, let me just say that , yes, your are correct, there is a sinister. insidious ,unspoken bias astride in this country you inhabit. Italians are fair game . You will not see any other ethnic group depicted in such a disparaging manner. Mr. Fonseca would have you get over it and stop thinking yourself so superior. But then again. he knows so little of his own history and culture, he is content and comfortable to live with with the image portrayed by the mindless, faceless entity known as Verizon. Mr. Fonseca, your opinion is as inconsequential as the mind as that produced it. See Leonardo, Bernini, Vivaldi, Caravaggio, Giotto, Lippi, etc. Turn the TV off. It perpetuates the stereotype because people in those positions of influence want it to.

You are perfect for each other. Good luck!