By now we all know how much Spike Lee likes to complain about people whose skin looks like his being mistreated or ignored in other directors’ movies. But is he guilty of doing the same thing to other races? It may not surprise you to learn that some people think so.

According to the Guardian:

Bill Dal Cerro, president of the Italic Institute of America based in Rome, has accused Lee of the prejudices he attributes to Clint Eastwood. “Spike Lee is very talented,” he said. “His points about African-Americans are well taken, but, ironically, he does the same thing to Italians in his films.”

The Italic Institute of America has criticised Lee in the past for his portrayal of Italian-Americans in Do The Right Thing and Jungle Fever, and expressed concern about Miracle at St Anna, Lee’s upcoming second world war drama set in Italy.

Is there a Spike Lee movie with Italians in it that doesn’t depict them as a bunch of angry, racist dimwits? There very well could be, I don’t know. Or should the Italic Institute of America shut their faces?

(By the way, I apologize to all Italians everywhere for the headline. Actually, I apologize to anyone and everyone who can read it.)