Why are Polish Americans mocked in the American media?

I do - it's called being of peasant origins and having a major problem with it.

I mean, look at Europe. We mock the French and Germans constantly, we've started to mock Poles and Russians are forever portrayed as the bad guys. Normal British perspective of the world - along with the image of Italians, Spanish and Greeks being terribly lazy.

I dare say we get mocked just as much in return.

Everyone's happy, and no-one screams about it.

Funnily enough, it only seems to be insecure Americans that actually get offended - despite all the nonsense about "Free speech".

From a purely practical point of view, I'd expect a Polish American to have some insecurities about his unclear origins, problems with religion vs work, plus a strong sense of loyalty to his family (sometimes to his detriment).

Oh that you are...who would forget the "mocking wars" at football games between our BILD and british SUN and Daily Mail! :):):)

Why are Polish Americans mocked in the american media?

Who cares? Have you taken a good look at American media?

This is true. Hollywood loves Russian gangsters and portraying Russian women as either spies or heartless gold diggers or both.
No one protests..so it will continue.

But..Italian Americans are up in arms about Jersey Shore. They're shooting season 3 in Italy. I don't think they will get a key to the city.

On a lighter note, the brainiac in the cartoon, Penguins of Madagascar is named Kowalski. Seems goofy but it does have a positive effect on next generation.

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haha...omg, you aren't watching it, are you.....

It's like a Train wreck, hard to pass by without staring in disbelief.

because American ruling elite have evil intentions on all Slavs

Here we go again.
If you have natural resources that we can exploit, ( oil, gold, diamond mines, cheap labor etc) then hell yea!
Why should you be exempt?

Why are Polish Americans mocked in the american media?
The Polish Americans mocked in the American media are exclusively male. Polish American women are portrayed as desirable such as Kelly Kapowski on Saved By The Bell. Decades ago the ridicule may have been due to Jewish media people getting a bit of revenge for the slights their parents, or grand-parents, suffered at the hands of rude Poles back in Eastern-Europe on market days, but now the Polish-American male as strong and virile, but dumb, is conventional, and it is doubtful that many authoring such depictions are doing so out of Semitic malice. We do tend to grow quite tall and robust here in America. Our vigor is bound to cause some jealousy.

You are right , I have never met a Jewish man to be strong and desirable as Polish:)

really?

it doesn't mean they don't exist...

of course not, but I doubt that Monia met them;)

on the other hand if Monia hasn't, then they don't exist - Monia knows what she is talking about.

I guess not too many.

Polish guys look definitely more sexy and are better build and taller . Those Jewish whom I`ve met were all inconspicuous . I am talking about those whom I have met but also what I could notice from my personal experience .

Of course all men in my family are 190cm and taller, pretty well built too. Little scrawny Jew boys are jealous.

True Jews control the media in this country any chance they get to mock Poles they take it because of what we in their imagination did to them during WWII. I've read a few article in the last year or two from Jewish survivors who came out and said that most Poles didn't do anything wrong and tried to help them. It's kind of irritating and demeaning that you have to dance the way they want you to or else.

Has anyone mentioned Detective Jaruszalski on Law and Order Los Angeles? There have been many characters on television through the years that have had Polish last names and that were portrayed as well as anyone else but they don't really get recognition.

OMG,theres more of them to come? Chrikey,thats Channel 5s weekly sched filled now :)
Bring back George Dzunda !!!! :)

How about Prezbo in The Wire?
Ok,lets just forget about the corrupt PolAm senior cop and all the dodgy geezers in the cargo yard.....but, Prezbo was a very cool charector.

If you leave out the bit about being a complete numbnuts as a Cop....a great teacher :)

Really?

Why don't they mock Jaroslaw Kaczynski senseless then?


Actually, a lot of the bad feeling comes from other incidents, such as what Poland did in L'wow.

How about Vince Vaughn and Vincent D'Onofrio as Polish American brothers in The Break-Up, which also starred Jennifer Aniston?

The Chicago Code with Jennifer Beals also has some Polish American characters, including the lead character, but I've never watched the show.

There was also a Polish character in Last Chance Harvey with Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson, but he was only known as the Polish neighbor.

As a kid in Britain shewolf,I think I like most first heard of Poland and Polish people through American TV, I dont remember them ever being the " dumb polacks" people seem obsessed with round here. They were always Cops,or cool,or both.....

Oh, I do remember these from my teens, a classic American cop show...........honest ;)

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and its follow up dealing with Heroic PolAm NYPD officers taking on Italian American gangsters
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Now there is a prize dipstick....!

They would have to explain to the eyeballs who this dude is first. And even after extensive explanation half of the public would still think its unabomber.


Quit explaining Polish history. It's not your forte.

I loved Vince Vaughn in his Polska/white eagle T-shirts. I don't think it was mocking by any stretch. The characters lived in Chicago, tried to grow their business. I thought that entrepreneur aspect was great.

He was ok, just bit immature :)

Does anyone watch "Real Housewives of New Jersey"? Some Italian fanatics could probably say that the show mocking Italians. To me it's just a bunch of dumb nouveau riches who happened to have Italian ancestors.

Never saw any episode but I watched heated discussion on Oprah about this show. Opinions were split evenly.

that pretty much sums it up....

what about "Basketball Wives" ? the wives of wealthy basketball stars fighting like ghetto trash.

The problem is that too many people have red light go on when they hear the name of their country. And if it's something negative that red light shines on the whole perception of that situation. I would say in 99% cases it's not the intention to mock the country. The name of the country just happened to be said without further connotations.

It's definitely getting some people's attention. I guess nobody likes to be portrayed in negative lights. Especially if they think they were already presented unfavorably.

To go bit off topic:
I remember some years ago Madonna started taking kabala classes but said that she's not going to switch to Judaism. One commentary in the press said "Jewish people are so relieved". I guess nobody likes nuts in their ranks.