We all remember the “Eggplant” scene in ‘True Romance.’ It was one of those moments in cinema history. You were laughing and recoiling. It was funny and it hurt. Dennis Hopper, moments from death, baits Christopher Walken’s character, who’s about to kill him, by saying “n*****” and Italians are related. He calls Walken an “eggplant.” Boom! No more Hopper. But the fact is it’s an interesting point, however offensively delivered. Interesting not because it may or may not be true but because it always gets a reaction from Italians. It bothers them, the idea their ancestors are descended from northward migrating Africans. Ask yourself this: How many Italians do you know that voted for Obama?
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