The Godfather does not really denigrate Italians, let’s not be extreme. However, the choice to exclude it from such a festival is a good one.
It absolutely denigrates Italian Americans as it makes us seem like a bunch of womanizing, whoring thugs.
My problem is not with the Godfather, or the Sopranos for that matter, its the double standard and the faux outrage when certain groups are mentioned (Seinfeld’s Puerto Rican Day Parade anyone??) while awarding this type of broadcasting when it focuses on other groups.