CT Tourism Video Embraces Stereotype

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is what the Central Regional Tourism District coughed up
with regard to Connecticut.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
Yesterday, A Frankie, let's go get some pizza. Oh, what
are you talking about, Jimmy, it's our beast all right.

Speaker 1 (00:28):
So first of all, if either one of these two
guys are Italian, I have a full head of hair
and love and miss my ex wife. If either of
those guys are Italian, never mind how insulting the whole. Ay,
I'm I'm at a point where it's insulting, but we'll

(00:50):
get there.

Speaker 3 (00:56):
That is day when it was bes he the table
over and all the treat we brought the passion and
the culture to this little sound, and now we have
we're words about to be around rain and style, be

(01:20):
sound common taxasye. We got the goods over all. The
neighborhoods just changed rain and style gesus oh down street,
so hustle off beats down Street.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
I meant, I meant siey Okay. So we're halfway through
the Central Regional Tourism Districts knew you gotta come to Connecticut.
And a stunning turn of events. The reason why is beats.
Now everybody's saying I beat s which even that feels

(01:59):
a little look great jobs choreograph. You wrote your little jingle,
and like I said, and you know they've got choreography.
I don't know where they're shooting this thing. I think
Connecticut is so much more than this this one and
can be and should be and was and can be
again so much more than just this one plaid out thing.

(02:19):
But something's going to happen that See, if you're with
me on this.

Speaker 3 (02:26):
Style suns catching cool, we got over on the style
be Sime. It's a hustle up down streets up.

Speaker 1 (02:47):
Hey Jimmy, what are so many favorite pizza joints?

Speaker 2 (02:50):
I like Peppies, Sally's, Abaste and Ernie's or with Dan
new Haven, how about you?

Speaker 1 (02:55):
I like those parties and Mike's in West Haven, the
Matrios and Hampden and Lord Milton.

Speaker 2 (03:01):
Yeah, what about Old World over there in North Haven?

Speaker 1 (03:03):
Oh you know we got grand up beats over a shoreline.
They got tree joys.

Speaker 2 (03:08):
He's forgot about Fox and Park.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
None of the beats and Fox.

Speaker 2 (03:11):
And Fox something with a slice.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
Of our eats in your head. Tree they got tree
over there, and they got tree. They got tree. That's
that's you know, all if I wanted to be, everybody
else gets to be. What kind of a portrayal of Italians?

(03:38):
Is that too? A Jimmy nord Haven? He said nord Haven,
not north Haven. I say north Haven. I say three
over inord Even. Imagine if two African American gentlemen of

(03:58):
the same age, where we're going to celebrate insert here,
you know something cultural in Connecticut. Whatever, Here's how we
want you to play it. Yo yo yo, boozie boo oh?
Is that how we are? Tree? They are tree? Everything

(04:19):
ending with ohway? But I'm not supposed right, I can't.
I've got to find it cute. I gotta find it
adorable and loving and affectionate. Even and the governor will
sign off. I think it's a blast. And even the
whole ibby do you say a beats thing? Any other

(04:39):
ethnic group, any other heritage, any other there'd be bite back, blowback,
but not Italians. Italian's got to be in on the joke.
We've got to be tickled by it. H And I
am getting to a place where okay, enough, already enough, already,
you know, Vinny, because your whole life you're pro he Vinnie,

(05:02):
what is your father in the mob. That's the question
I got asked my whole lot, just by my name
being Vinnie. All I'm saying is, when I was a kid,
it was annoying. Now we live in a day and
age where you get to be offended by that, and
you get to you get to and here comes Connecticut
getting to hang their hat on something like this. They

(05:23):
got treated them over there, who talks like that? And
what other name for me? Any other but Italian's gotta
be in on the joke. Tell me I'm wrong,