Personally, I think that these Italian people who get offended by the show and claim that it portrays a negative stereotype of Italians are being ridiculous. They must be insecure people.
Of course not all Italian people act that way. Any logical person knows that. But growing up in the neighborhood that I grew up in, I can tell you that there were some mob guys who acted the same way that some of these Soprano characters do.
It's comedy for God's sake. These people need to find more important things to squawk about.
Don Cardi