[Mr Rogers]

“If you think about Italian food, which I love, it’s just as fatty [as soul food], but it doesn’t have that same reputation.”

It does IF people eat it in horse-sized proportions! I like soda, but I don’t buy it in 2 quart bottles and drink it at one sitting...

[Secret Agent Man]

Thing is when italian women cooked for familes, way back in the horrid, oppressive years of America, they demanded everyone “eat, eat, you’re skin and bones.” then got catty at people when they got fat.

I am from italian background, its typical.

[hinckley buzzard]

This is actually an erroneous and ignorant statement. “Italian food” is not fatty, and it is not as carb laden as most people think. See “Mediterranean diet” for accurate information on why it is healthier than “soul food.”