New Nickelodeon Movie : Italian-American org . Demands Boycott

An Italian-American group is denouncing "Nicky Deuce," a Nickelodeon movie set to air on Monday, claiming it plays up "hurtful" stereotypes of Italian-Americans as gangsters and criminals.

"Nicky Deuce" stars Noah Munck of "iCarly" as an ordinary teenager who transforms into a mini-mobster when he goes to stay with his uncle in Brooklyn (watch the trailer below).

The movie includes several actors from "The Sopranos" and mafia-related themes.

Now the advocacy organization Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition is slamming Nickelodeon for "irresponsible" broadcasting, calling on parents to boycott "Nicky Deuce."

"These trash-television purveyors now want to brainwash a new generation with this insidious and hurtful stereotype of Italian Americans," said the group’s president Manny Alfano. "We are appealing to all parents – please, don’t let your children watch this garbage."

Calling "Nicky Deuce" "gutter television," Alfano added, "It is beyond reprehensible that a children’s network like Nickelodeon would so grossly abdicate any semblance of corporate responsibility and target young children with a racist, stereotypical movie on Italian Americans."

Nickelodeon is brainwashing your kids to think Italians are all bootlegging mafiosos and it MUST be stopped -- so says a pissed off Italian-American advocacy group, demanding parents BOYCOTT Nick's new flick.

The Italian-American One Voice Coalition -- a major national org. fighting against negative Italian-American stereotypes -- is peeved over the TV movie, "Nicky Deuce" ... set to bow on May 27th.

FYI :The flick is about a dorky Italian-American teenager who transforms himself into a mobster (to be cool, duh) ... just like his Italian-American uncle, who has mafia ties. Like "The Sopranos" with kids.
But One Voice tells TMZ ... this "trash television" is an affront to their culture, meant to "brainwash a new generation with an insidious and hurtful stereotype of Italian Americans."

"It is beyond reprehensible that Nickelodeon would so grossly abdicate any semblance of corporate responsibility and target young children with a biased, stereotypical movie."

They add, "We are appealing to all parents to not have their children watch this garbage."

Now here's the trailer. You decide ...