I feel like I woke up in the worst episode of The Sopranos this weekend. Apparently, my Italian-American heritage amounts to nothing more than a reason to enjoy the erasure of the *real* history of Columbus' arrival in the Western Hemisphere and an excuse to disrupt traffic.

I really don't understand why people in this poorly maintained, underdeveloped, post-industrial disaster area of a town feel any kind of pride in anything around them. Maybe if the roads were less of a nightmare and there were actual signs of development to suit the needs of a population of human beings living in the current century, it would be easier to go along with the charade that is the local flavor of stupidity. Unfortunately, that is not the case, and we are still surrounded by badly maintained three-deckers, maintained by the city not for historical value but because nobody feels like spending the money to bring things that people live in up to modern building codes.

Anyway, I think we should cancel the Italian Heritage Festival until the roads are capable of bearing the weight of the dump-trucks and horse-drawn carriages used to ferry people around the congested city.

Comments

rbcarter101 t1_irro2xa wrote on October 10, 2022 at 3:02 PM

#70,466

Youre gonna get shit on or lauded as the new king of Worcester depending on the userbase mood this fine Monday.

Wbcn_1 t1_irrq0ac wrote on October 10, 2022 at 3:16 PM

#70,559

Protip: move

albalfa t1_irru1ft wrote on October 10, 2022 at 3:43 PM

#70,721

Replying to rbcarter101 (#70,466)

That sound you hear is half the userbase scratching their heads and wondering if this means Columbus=Good or not.

[deleted] t1_irrx07v wrote on October 10, 2022 at 4:03 PM

#70,856

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sarah1nicole t1_irrxqny wrote on October 10, 2022 at 4:08 PM

#70,895

from one italian to another - if u wanna celebrate our history, worcester is not the spot

also fuck columbus. lots of us know the truth but have been silenced by a bunch of 4th gen italian who don’t know our history.

Hate_Gatekeeping t1_irs0rur wrote on October 10, 2022 at 4:28 PM

#71,061

Is this a rant? Some of the big brass in Worcester are italian and they dont care about anyone but themselves, really.

Look at the far-right lunatics in city hall, they fall under the banner of "Colorio"

The police union is stewerded by Sgt. Anthony Petrone, an abusive landlord and columbus fanboy.

He also made sure to post very far right insanity in the now-defunct IBPO local 504 FB page.

There is very little difference between lauded members of the Italian community here in Worcester and the Proud Boys community nationally.

Basically they parrot eachother.

[deleted] t1_irs575p wrote on October 10, 2022 at 4:57 PM

#71,295

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christohfur t1_irs7u1u wrote on October 10, 2022 at 5:15 PM

#71,434

Replying to albalfa (#70,721)

Yep.

Hate_Gatekeeping t1_irs8mld wrote on October 10, 2022 at 5:20 PM

#71,467

Replying to Wbcn_1 (#70,559)

Ah yes, rural and suburban America. Warm yourself by the burning crosses and freshly used meth pipes.

Diamond-Hard Pass

NovelNo87 t1_irt7b8z wrote on October 10, 2022 at 9:16 PM

#73,067

Replying to sarah1nicole (#70,895)

Exactly. I’m actually 4th generation Italian and it was never even a celebration in my family. I never understood why some feel like their entire heritage hinges on celebrating one man from the 15th century.

NovelNo87 t1_irt7trl wrote on October 10, 2022 at 9:20 PM

#73,100

Replying to rbcarter101 (#70,466)

Yeah I’ve gotta say it is interesting. I can’t tell whether the people dropping ethic slurs are anti-Columbus and wanting to just sht on the whole heritage thing or pro-Columbus also shtting on it because they didn’t get what they wanted lol

NovelNo87 t1_irt8b44 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 9:23 PM

#73,124

Personally don’t care, although I do find it funny how you basically want to throw the entire thing out because you didn’t get what you wanted. I liked the Italian heritage celebration and don’t see how one man from the 15th century should define my heritage. I also celebrated Indigenous peoples day by going to Mohegan Sun and losing a couple hundred bucks lol. You’re either going to be happy or miserable depending on how you look at things. The choice is yours.

CoolAbdul t1_irt9fo2 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 9:31 PM

#73,201

Columbus Day makes no sense to me. Italians already have St. Joseph's Day which is a much better holiday because it revolves around zeppoles.

CoolAbdul t1_irt9ye8 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 9:35 PM

#73,223

Replying to [deleted] (#70,856)

Aren't dagos Spanish?

Hate_Gatekeeping t1_irth0wh wrote on October 10, 2022 at 10:27 PM

#73,548

Fun Fact: Columbus Day as a yearly National Holiday was lobbied for as late as 1966 in New York. Before then it was merely an observance.

Particularly on the 300th & 400th anneversary of the first landing.

It was signed into legislation as a federal holiday in 1968 and was first observed as a national holiday in 1971.

During the height of the Mafia's Power.

Makes you think that this is all politics either way and italians just want a holiday like st. Patricks day.

They should have picked somebody better, like Dean Martin.

legalpretzel t1_irtkkpk wrote on October 10, 2022 at 10:54 PM

#73,708

Replying to NovelNo87 (#73,067)

I’m second gen and not one member of my family has ever attended that parade or paid any kind of weird tribute to Columbus.

Based on Spectrum News reporting, it was mostly attended by Candy Mero-Carlson, children on floats, and boomers with thick Worcester accents.

CoolAbdul t1_irtm1gh wrote on October 10, 2022 at 11:06 PM

#73,782

The comments on the Truth About Worcester Facebook page are straight cancer.

Wbcn_1 t1_irtpimm wrote on October 10, 2022 at 11:33 PM

#73,955

Replying to Hate_Gatekeeping (#71,467)

I moved to Southborough. I don’t see any of that shit here.

Hate_Gatekeeping t1_irtwhir wrote on October 11, 2022 at 12:29 AM

#74,307

Replying to Wbcn_1 (#73,955)

Why would they show you? Youre white.

NovelNo87 t1_irvy44e wrote on October 11, 2022 at 1:28 PM

#77,386

Replying to CoolAbdul (#73,223)

As I understand it’s an ethnic slur towards Italians that originated when early immigrants had to travel by day for fear of being lynched, hence the name day-goers which evolved into Dago. Could also have applied to others but I’m not sure. Apparently Reddit is perfectly fine with slurs being thrown around at us, so 🤷🏻‍♂️

CoolAbdul t1_irw255n wrote on October 11, 2022 at 1:59 PM

#77,592

Replying to NovelNo87 (#77,386)

I wouldn't worry about it. It's mostly the micks doing it.

sunshinepills t1_irwdxh6 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 3:21 PM

#78,262

Replying to Wbcn_1 (#73,955)

It hides in plain sight in Southborough.

albalfa t1_irwhbiq wrote on October 11, 2022 at 3:44 PM

#78,419

Replying to NovelNo87 (#77,386)

> Apparently Reddit is perfectly fine with slurs being thrown around at us, so 🤷🏻‍♂️

I thought it was just me. Take the slurs in this thread and replace them with slurs for Jews, African-Americans, Polish-Americans, etc. and I would think the ban would hit so fast that there'd be skid marks.

NativeSon508 t1_irxaz4i wrote on October 11, 2022 at 6:56 PM

#79,849

Replying to Hate_Gatekeeping (#71,467)

Move out of the country if you hate everything around you so much. Move to Zaire. I hear there’s no Italian festivals to ruin your commute

Hate_Gatekeeping t1_irxcew4 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 7:06 PM

#79,934

Replying to NativeSon508 (#79,849)

Wow, you are one triggered melty little snowflake. I bet you arent even from this city. "Native" my ass 🤣

rbcarter101 t1_irxlqbn wrote on October 11, 2022 at 8:04 PM

#80,377

Replying to NativeSon508 (#79,849)

Is there ever a comment you'll make that isnt vitriolic?

Wbcn_1 t1_irxrlh1 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 8:42 PM

#80,650

Replying to sunshinepills (#78,262)

Where do you live?

[deleted] t1_iryq8qb wrote on October 12, 2022 at 12:57 AM

#82,540

Replying to rbcarter101 (#80,377)

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rbcarter101 t1_iryqblt wrote on October 12, 2022 at 12:58 AM

#82,546

Replying to [deleted] (#82,540)

Of course, Im merely curious.

slum_life_frownface OP t1_is523ul wrote on October 13, 2022 at 11:05 AM

#92,518

Replying to NovelNo87 (#73,124)

congratulations on eating all that bread and having so much fun at the circuses; some of us weren't able to make it to Mohegan Sun or any kind of celebration because of the aforementioned traffic. I could choose to enjoy traffic, I guess, but it's not really a reasonable thing to do. Thanks for being another member of the Worcester community who tells people to just grin and bear it instead of actually advocating for change or expressing opinions! with people like you, no wonder the city council loves itself so much--you silence critics by telling them they're just not enjoying failure properly. Sorry, but it's the 21st century and these are actual problems that impact people's lives. "Choose to be happy instead of choosing to be miserable, you miserable loser!" is one of the worst takes you can possibly have, but it's the only one that is acceptable around here.