[lbo-talk] in which lbo-talk defends 'the sopranos'

[Marvin Gandall]

John Thornton wrote:


>      The impressions I gathered were from students at community college.
> Mostly 18 to 24 year olds from working class backgrounds. I guess I'll
have
> to tell them that the show does not glorify gangsterism the way they
> describe.
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Gangster envy predates television, and is integral to the culture of
deprivation.

MG