Ok so MTV just started to air “Jersey Shore” on Thursday nights and it’s been getting a lot of negative criticism… why, I do not know. Before I get into that however, let me give you the skinny on the show incase you are one of the four (Tear) individuals who haven’t watched yet tuned in. The show follows four girls (Jenni “JWow”, Sammi ”Sweetheart”, Nicole “Snooki”, Angela “Angie”) and four guys (Vinny, Pauly D, Mike “The Situation”, and Ronnie) who are living at a shore house in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. They basically work at a T-Shirt shop during the day and party at night. This goes on for the entire summer and is basically the same formula MTV uses for the Real World, except replace “8 strangers of different ethnic backgrounds, beliefs, religions, and sexual orientations living in a house” to ” 8 strangers of Italian-American decent representing a Guido/Guidette style living in a house”. Now I would personally like to say that this has to be one of the greatest shows ever presented to a viewing audience. The show is like a guilty pleasure, being able to watch eight people just act as ridiculous and care free as possible. Now one of the main criticism’s I’ve been hearing, being from New Jersey I’ve been hearing a lot by the way, is that the show represents the state in a negative lite. Well I’ve lived here my entire life and sorry but we’ve had our reputation way before this show was ever conceived. We are a bunch foul mouthed, family oriented, hard-working, bridge & tunnel using, beach laying, world’s greatest driving individuals who are used to people referring to our beloved state as “The Arm Pit of America”. But that’s where our pride comes from. Always being hated on has allowed us to develop our thick skin because we know we are better than the majority of the other states out there. Let’s face it, we wouldn’t have the highest population density if people didn’t want to be here. Anyway, for all those haters who make this claim I would like ask you a question? Have you actually ever been to the Jersey Shore in the summer. Wait, wait, let me rephrase that. Have you ever been to Seaside Heights, New Jersey (where the show takes place) in the summer? This show is AN EXACT REPRESENTATION OF EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON THERE. It may actually be the first reality show that is scripted or set up. The shore is where you go to act as the Guido’s of our fine state do. I’m not a Guido, not by a long shot, but I personally admire their attention to detail when it comes to their appearance. But I clearly once again digress. This show portray’s a portion of New Jersey that is real, but people are too ashamed to acknowledge. Deal with it. It’s always been around. Guido’s haven’t just discovered the Jersey Shore, they’ve claimed it a long time ago. People now just have something to bitch about so they choose too. On another note, all of those Italian-American groups out there who are claiming that the show portray’s us (yes that’s right, I said us, I’m 100% pure-blooded Italian) in a negative manner are once again just bitching for the sake of bitching. A.) The vast majority of today’s youth acts in the manner these eight individuals do and B.) if some uneducated, ignorant, easily influenced person can actually believe that every Italian-American acts like this based off a sample group of 8… well, then I personally feel for them. Oo and a personal note to Domino’s who has recently pulled their ads from the show claiming that “I doesn’t represent what they are about”… you do realize that around 90% of those people at the Jersey Shore will, under the influence of alcohol and exhaustion from clubbing, order several of your imitation pizza’s. You really shouldn’t bite the hand that feeds you. I like this show and I will defend The Situation and his merchandise till the end of the series. I would like to leave you with a quote from Angela who stated “I a bartender. I. Like. Do. You Know. Great Things”. Damn Right Angela, Damn Right.
JWow
* Also, JWow, if you actually read this, know that your awesome and for some reason I find you to be the most entertaining person on the show. Mostly it because, in a drunken state, you stole Pauly D’s shirt, wandered home, all just to feed your hunger from Ham and Water. <3. If you ever read this, hit me up on facebook ;] *
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