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It's my right to enjoy my sex and violence!

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Shouldnt this be in FU forum.

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Why fucking bother

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Rep. Marge Roukema wants AOL Time Warner Inc. to rub out The Sopranos, the Home Box Office hit that the New Jersey Republican said portrays Italian Americans in a negative light.

'Talk about racial profiling: This is ethnic profiling,' said Roukema, who introduced a House resolution Wednesday calling on the entertainment industry to end the stereotyping of Italian Americans as mobsters.

HBO issued a statement defending The Sopranos, which ended its third year Sunday night by garnering about 9 million viewers.

'We are very proud of The Sopranos. We are not alone in our assessment that the show is an extraordinary artistic achievement,' HBO said.

The HBO series about a New Jersey-based Mafia crime family offends her, Roukema said, because her Italian-American parents fought hard to combat prejudice against their ethnic group.

'I am doing this as a matter of conscience and in the memory of my mother and father,' the 11-term lawmaker said. 'If you had this against African Americans or Hispanic Americans, they would be marching in the streets and you know it.'

Some on Capitol Hill are big fans of The Sopranos. Sen. Robert Torricelli, a New Jersey Democrat and Italian American, is so fond of the show that he won't schedule appointments while it is airing, an aide to the senator said.

Roukema said she saw two episodes of The Sopranos, but she refused to watch another.

'I boycotted it, and everything I've read about since -- it's even worse than I thought was,' she added.

Roukema said she has not heard from AOL Time Warner nor HBO officials to discuss her concerns. 'They are trying to ignore me,' she added.

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