hi sweethearts! i know nobody reads my tweets anymore here, because i don’t tweet anymore and everything, and i’m really sorry about that. but today, as an italian i wanna talk about a very very important issue, so pls read further on this thread ;;
TW// violence, murder, mafia

atm, hundreds of italians are trying to educate a certain account (can’t remember their @ and honestly, i don’t really care, that’s not the point of this thread, on the mafia aesthetic. loves, please, it’s WRONG. mafia is not an aesthetic.
for people in the southern part of italy, mafia is a literal nightmare, if there’s any sicilian moot reading, pls feel free to talk here in the replies or qt rt, i wanna give you your space. everytime i see idols playing the mafia game, i get chills all over my body cause +
i literally can’t believe they don’t know how offensive and disrespectful and triggering that is. and i don’t blame them at all, they literally DON’T KNOW and i hate the entertainment industry so much for making such a serious issue into an aesthetic.
TW// violence, mafia, murder, torture

mafia bosses aren’t some cool ass bad boys full of money and with a strong family moral, they are CRIMINALS who exploit people, torture them, kill them, explode bombs in public places and melt children in acid. now tell me, is this romantic?
people in some parts of sicily are living under their control, others are scared to even go out or to literally live cause you can’t escape them once they focus on you. loves please, help us spread the word, mafia is a serious matter, not an aesthetic for movies, aus or edits.
it’s so frustrating as an italian person to see thw whole twitter community reacting to cultural appropriation and report the issue (which is the right thing to do) but when we italians we tell you that this issue is not only offensive but it breaks our hearts too and it makes +
us feel really bad, then we are told we are overreacting and we should mind our own business. it’s SO FRUSTRATING i’m literally in tears rn cause i can’t believe people are being so insensitive to an issue that scared us italians all the time, i’m scared of it and i live +
far away from the south and have a very low if nor nonexistent risk of having anything to do with them. that’s just how scary mafia is. pls inform yourself, information is our weapon against this issues. don’t be rude to others, there’s no need, just explain carefully and if +
there’s a misunderstanding, feel free to tag me and i’ll try to clear up! i’ll leave here a thread very well-made thread to inform yourself. if you’re curious and wanna know more, pls feel free to dm me, i can suggest some movies, books and docus (hoping they are translated ;;)
https://twitter.com/eeternalsky/status/1298253475898302470?s=21
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