‘GoodFellas’ Hit With the ‘Pit’ by Ethnic Coalition
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NEW YORK — The widely acclaimed film “GoodFellas” today led the list of movies, TV shows and commercials to receive “Golden Pit Awards” for ethnic insults.
The award, a gold spray-painted peach pit, was presented by William Fugazy, the honorary chairman of the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations.
Fugazy called “GoodFellas” “the worst movie that ever came out as far as portraying the Italo-American family . . . particularly in showing the family participating in crimes.” He called it “absurd.”
Commercials advertising the Mazda Navajo also were slammed.
“This shows a lack of respect and understanding towards American Indians throughout the country by exploiting their image and culture,” Fugazy said.
Other “awards” went to the films “Mo’ Better Blues” for stereotyping Jews, and “A Show of Force” for making an American reporter the hero instead of the two Puerto Ricans in real life.
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