Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso declares he's not white because he's Italian

[cksmithy]

6. Uuwwgh,

my husband is half Sicilian and half German. My father called him a "dirty Mexican." This was in the 1968 to 1971 time period, he had a great tan because he used to surf. We still got married, even though my father never believed his ethnic background. He used to call my uncle a "portagee" (Protegees) who married into my mother's family. He said he didn't believe my uncle was Sicilian, just like my husband. And of course all Italians were "wops" (pardon me) people without papers. So to me, 50-60 years later hearing Italians being questioned about their ethnicity makes me sick. We are all Americans, and what a dumb question to be asked during a debate. I was taught at school we were a melting pot, then we became a salad, a little bit different, but still Americans. Ask about the difference in their political party affiliation not their race/ethnicity.