"Christmas Time in Bensonhurst"

Somethings are just wrong. The "N" word, when used by anyone, but especially by non-African Americans. An Italian-American politician calling a Jewish-American politician a "shmuck". Or, for that matter, when any non-Italian-American speaks in a broken English, Italian immigrant or Bensonhurst Goombah accent for satirical purpose. Somehow, only insult-satire-parody-sarcasm within ethnic groups is really acceptable and avoids bodily injury. There are other angles of course, that are more acceptable, such as when John Tuturro described working with Spike Lee on Do The Right Thing, and providing a litany of insulting Italian-American euphemisms for African -Americans that apparently Spike and company had never heard before but when told in the right context by Tuturro, had filmmakers rolling in the aisles and made it into the film. That is just an example that when it is done right, in the proper context, it can be very funny. So in keeping with the holiday buildup, Sal "the Stockbroker" Governale, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal_the_Stockbroker , part of King of All Media Howard Stern's stable, presents a Christmas in Bensonhurst. Enjoy (but only, if, like me, you are 100% Italian-American on both sides for three generations or more). The rest of you, look away.

CHRISTMAS IN BENSONHURST: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCNR4UtrQzc