Modena - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there problems with ethnic, race/racial minorities or religious prejudices? Gender equality?
Italy is a very patriarchal society. They tend to allow male domination, and women are very much seen as sexual objects to be admired. One of their most popular TV shows at the time, was a very serious political discussion show, that had two men- one older and silver haired and the other younger, and both dressed very soberly in suits. However, the beginning of the show always started with two scantily clad women dancing around on the desk. And then they would sit there on the desk during the show. It was just really bizarre. Also, Italians in the north, and especially around Modena, have serious racial issues. My husband is Asian-American, and had several slurs thrown at him, and a couple of incidents where he was confronted by Italians when he was by himself. - Sep 2014
