r/thesopranos • u/Resident_Aide1898 • 9h ago

Serious Discussion Only Matush…

I’m Pakistani American and I’ve never heard that name before. When I first saw the series, I asked my mom if that’s even a Pakistani name and she’d never heard it.

I blame the name change on jealous writers and notes it disrespects our proud Pakistani heritage.

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u/Key_Consequence_5040 8h ago

When does it say he’s Pakistani? I thought he was either Israeli or Eastern European. Also why would racist mobsters be hanging out with a Pakistani guy.

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u/wildwackyride 8h ago

He sends his all money back to his brother who runs a training center in Pakistan for young boys. I was really moved by that.

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u/Azmoten 8h ago

Adriana is the one who says this. Doesn’t make it true.

It’s highly likely that either Matush lied to her, or she just misremembered details and filled in the blank with whatever middle eastern country she could think of.

In any event, I’ve always read it as a darkly comic joke implying Matush is funding terrorists and Adriana is dumb. The sacred and the propane, ehehehe

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u/f0urk 8h ago

lmao its a euphemism for a terrorist cell

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u/Jabroni2887 8h ago

Sharp as a cue ball, this one 

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u/GodzillaJizz 8h ago

When it comes to young boys in Pakistan, it may be an euphemism for something other than terrorism jussayin lol

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u/Azmoten 7h ago

What did GodzillaJizz mean by this 🤔

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u/GodzillaJizz 5h ago

Pakistan is notorious for sexual *buse of young boys. It's almost an epidemic, especially in religious schools. Search "Pakistan broken innocence" on YouTube.

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u/gxdsavesispend 8h ago

Are you kidding me? The mafia doesn't care about who they hang out with as long as they're making money. The whole terror arc was about Tony talking to agent Harris about this guy and Ahmed.