Call me Lenny/LeniHow do Italians view Mario (from Nintendo)?
Gandalf the GorsedWith their eyes I guess
True. But what I meant is, does he come off as a stereotype, caricature, normal, etc.? Does he automatically feel like a character who is trying too hard to be Italian, or does he blend in?
I don’t think anyone is offended by it, I guess people simply don’t mind the stereotype.
quasimagiaItalian here.
We see Mario as a caricatural character; for us, i the typical way as a non-european thinks about italians. It’s not an offensive stereotype, it’s nice and funny. Italians are offended about stereotypes about mafia, Berlusconi and mandolino, not about Mario.
about Berlusconi, we may as well get offended but the nation itself kinda deserves to be made fun of for it 😂