And Speaking of New Comedy Online… The Jersey Shore (MTV)
The Jersey Shore on MTV
Or maybe I just heard about it because, while not being guido (or guidette), I am from Jersey (and New York) and I am Italian.
But it seems to be making a lot of hooplah and I can see why…
Aside from it just being outrageous in its portrayal of Italians and New Jerseyites, MTV’s The Jersey Shore brings up a lot of social questions such as “Is it ok for a population to use derogatory terms, such as guido, in a positive way when it’s self-referential? Does it negate the negative connotation of the term eventually? Is it ok because they are proud they embody the characteristics the term suggests?”
Many people are comparing this to the conversation of African Americans using the N word.
So I should totally hate this show, right?
Um… well sometimes I do, but most of the time I find it quite fun to watch.
Sorry for not being all P.C., but if I laugh out loud a few times during a show, I will watch it again…
And, to be honest, I have seen girls and guys like these at the Jersey Shore when I hang out there in the summer.
And I don’t judge them. It’s just not my style. (And I give them credit, because a lot of them are in really great physical shape.)
But still can resist looking through a comedic lens. Or find others looking at things through a comedic lens…
So here is Bobby Bottleservice’s audition tape for next season at The Jersey Shore:
And here are a few more articles about MTV’s The Jersey Shore:
Paul Farhi on Pop Culture: MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore and the guido controversy
Another day at the ‘Jersey Shore’; MTV staff receives threats, advertisers bolt
MTV ‘Jersey Shore’ sucker punch pulled from show: ‘Snooki’ seen in Los Angeles
PS to Actors: Being on a reality TV show is NOT how to become an actor. (Unless you are Bobby Bottleservice.) Well, I have one friend that turned his stardom in reality TV into an ok career, but generally, you will always be known in the public as that guy on __________ (insert name of reality show here).
