ESSAY, POP CULTURE

The Evolution of Gangsters Portrayed in Pop Culture

Why do we like mobsters?

Akos Peterbencze
Vulnerable Man
Published in
7 min readMar 16, 2020

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The Romanticized Mafioso

Let’s face it, men love gangsters. There is the obvious answer why: they look cool, they take risks that we never would, and they represent status, power, and money. The not too obvious answer is because we…

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Akos Peterbencze
Vulnerable Man

Freelance Grinder. Staff writer at Looper. Contributor: Paste Magazine and more. SUBSTACK: https://thescreen.substack.com/