Thursday, March 17, 2011

Jersey Shore

I just want to put in my two sense on the wonder that is Jersey Shore. Yes I admit I am severely addicted to this chaotic reality t.v. show, but what girl doesn't like a little drama that isn't her own?

Tonight during my weekly ritual of reality t.v., I started becoming more and more angry for the way they are subjecting themselves and the girls in this program. There are two main concerns.

Number 1.
Guido- Why do they call themselves Guido's? The seaside house definition of this term is a person from Italian descent who is immaculately manicured and polished with darkly tanned skin, in other words, A+ hotness and sex appeal. After thinking of what the real definition is, I pulled out the dictionary and this is what I got:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_(slang )
Guido (English pronunciation: /ˈɡwiːdoʊ/) is a slang term for a lower-class or working-class urban Italian-American. The Guido stereotype is multi-faceted. Originally, it was used as a demeaning term for Italian-Americans in general. More recently, it has come to refer to Italians who conduct themselves as thugs with an overtly macho attitude.[1] The time period in which it obtained the latter meaning is not clear, but some sources date it to the 1970s or 1980s

www.urbandictionary.com
A sad pathetic excuse for a male; not necessarily of Italian descent, but most likely; usually native to the New York/New Jersey Tri-State area.

Now my question is, what self respecting person would put themselves in this category? In tonight's episode I was so proud of snooki for sticking up for her self after Vinny so impolitely grabbed her hand and offered to go "smoosh",she said "I am someones first priority". Good for you Snooks!

Number 2.
Grenade:The solitary ugly girl always found with a group of hotties. From www.urbandictionary.com

At first when the cast was using the term "grenade", I thought it rather funny, however after it's repetitious use, I began to feel subjected to the term.
There are many beautiful women they label by this term, and it baffles me. Then I really started to think about it after tonight's episode. There was a larger woman having a good time at the same club the housemates were attending, she seemed to be having the time of her life whereas Pauly D. did everything in his power to avoid and vocally point out her flaws. Any descent human being would take it lightly and be polite to those less fortunate. Why is it that in order to go to a club and have an exciting fun night engaging in dancing and social drinking with friends, needs to be a :bombshell:. There are all types of people in the world, and that shouldn't prevent any of us doing things that we enjoy. These indecencies can really damage a person, maybe she wanted to go out and take a day off from her everyday stresses and just be one of the girls like anyone else.

In conclusion, I have lost a tremendous amount of respect for these people, I can't say boys will be boys, for the simple fact you need to know when to draw the line!

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