Italian Americans Are PISSED Over This Viral Post About Italian Cookies

    Mamma. Mia.

    Matt Stopera
    by Matt Stopera

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Well, there's drama in the Italian American community!

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    This time it's over Italian cookies.

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    What are Italian cookies, you ask?

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    Well, I'm sure you've had a delicious rainbow cookie.

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    Everyone loves a good pignoli cookie.

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    Italian Christmas cookies are addicting.

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    And amaretti cookies are a straight up delight.

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    My mouth is watering just thinking about all of them!

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    Well, apparently, some people have shit taste and don't like nice things!

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    A post has activated the ItalianX community like no other proclaiming that "Italians suck so bad at cookies":

    Italians suck so bad at cookies like walking into a bakery and seeing this kinda ruins my day pic.twitter.com/9iLhU9tcUq

    — annabella (@toebruises) March 19, 2024
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    People are MAD.

    Don’t you ever speak on pignolis again you tasteless loser. You don’t even get it. LOSER!!!!!! https://t.co/wxj9QsrPGc

    — macklin (@saintmacklin) March 20, 2024
    Twitter: @saintmacklin

    Insults are being thrown about.

    Hey you shut the hell up I’ll eat this whole plate https://t.co/z1uxyPBMPV

    — Be Nice Or Leave Me Alone (@miaspaced) March 20, 2024
    Twitter: @miaspaced

    The battle is ON.

    showing this tweet to my nana’s urn so she’ll haunt you https://t.co/R1wONU34eP

    — andrew ketcham (@islafissure) March 20, 2024
    Twitter: @islafissure

    "You simply cannot be trusted if you dislike Italian cookies," this person said.

    You simply cannot be trusted if you dislike Italian cookies. https://t.co/pDtB6wMBrH

    — Sea Slug (@thesluggoddess) March 20, 2024
    Twitter: @thesluggoddess

    "Go eat an Oreo you uncultured swine," another person screamed.

    Imagine hating pignoli cookies…..go eat an Oreo you uncultured swine https://t.co/qkadmTxisc

    — Anthony Carmen (@nthonyCarmen) March 20, 2024
    Twitter: @nthonyCarmen

    Me, personally, I stand with this sentiment: "If you can't appreciate a rainbow cookie something is deeply wrong with your heart."

    If you can’t appreciate a rainbow cookie something is deeply wrong with your heart https://t.co/BinU2yF6lo

    — Mrs. Muffin Hemingway (@n0rthn0rthwest) March 20, 2024
    Twitter: @n0rthn0rthwest

    Let it be known we stand in solidarity with the Italian American community over their cookies.

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    We salute you.

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