I already said my piece on the matter, and I try not to post things more than once.

I'll just say this: If people want to believe in the myth that guys who are half-Italian never slip through the cracks, that's on them. Because enforcing that rule is kind of like enforcing the "no drugs" rule. Don't ask, don't tell.

Plus, the "blood lines" are more and more watered down today. The average third of fourth generation "Italian American" today is likely partially of another ethnic demographic as well. With the disappearance of the Italian neighborhoods, marrying outside of "your own" is becoming more and more common.

And for the record, that kid brought Richie and Tore enough cash for a normal person to retire to Arizona on. They would have proposed him if he was half-Nigerian.