The Italians Are Not Happy With Jersey Shore

Watercooler

By Nads | Monday, March 28, 2011 | 3:22 pm | 21 Comments
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Again, Jersey Shore has offended people. When will this ever stop? The Jersey Shore kids are caricatures of Italian-Americans, and the show is purely for entertainment. An Italian columnist said (reviewing Jersey Shore), “They embody the worst stereotypes of Italians, multiplied by thousands and Americanized.”

The best comment came from a commenter on MTV Italia‘s website…it read: “When I see this, I wonder whether Osama Bin Laden had a point.”

Jesus! Vinny, Pauly D, Snooki and the rest of the crew aren’t terrorist! Way to be dramatic! I’m sure the cast is eating all this publicity up as it’s just helping their show! I can’t wait to see how offended the country gets once The Situation’s abs hit The Leaning Tower of Pisa. And for the record, the way the Jersey Shore boys act on TV is the same way a lot (not all) of the Italian men are on the streets of Italy. If you don’t like what you see on TV, then don’t watch it…simple.

Oh, and P.S. the whole cast isn’t even Italian!!!! Sheesh.

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Although comedy is her profession, Nadine has accomplished a lot in her young age. She is a national champion black belt, a world-class soccer player, and an avid snowboarder. She started playing soccer at the age of 4, and continued playing through college where she majored in Biology, but quickly realized her destiny was to tell jokes, not to wear a lab coat. So she decided to be funny while finishing her Bachelors Degree in biology and continued on to get her M.B.A. Nadine’s comedy style is much like her athleticism, fearless. She’s made her way up the comedy ladder very quickly, and has become a club favorite at many of the country’s top comedy clubs, including the Improv chain. Performing in the Boston Comedy Festival and being noted as the “one of the youngest and brightest up and comers” and traveling to the Middle East to entertain the troops are just a few of her notable accomplishments. These days Nadine splits time between the stage, a radio studio, her computer blogging, and a television studio. Nadine’s TV, Radio, Writing credits include: national commercials, talking head roles on E! Entertainment, Showtime’s Hot Tamales Live, The Skinny: Fat Free News, The Sunny Side of The Truth: Real World Hollywood, TVgasm, Zazreport, Daddy’s Girls, Jerseylicious, celebrity interviews on Mania TV, a weekly half-hour television show that syndicates to colleges across the country for National Lampoon and a nightly radio show on XM Satellite Radio.

21 Comments

  1. 1
    marijai
    Posted March 28, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    Italy gave us the Guidices. It’s only fair we send them Snooki.

  2. 2
    Angela Parisi LaRoe
    Posted March 28, 2011 at 4:07 pm

    I agree with marijai. You can have them.

  3. 3
    nads
    Posted March 28, 2011 at 4:38 pm

    LOLLLLLL. F’n hilarious, and so true!

  4. 4
    Libithina
    Posted March 28, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    Those ‘Jersey’ jerks make me want to kill myself. I mean, I’m the sucker who found a job after college, I die a little inside every time I hear anything about their lives. L’sigh

  5. 5
    kesthemess
    Posted March 28, 2011 at 7:00 pm

    Nads- Um 2009 called and said you need to stop recycling newsgasms. ;)

  6. 6
    Nads
    Posted March 28, 2011 at 7:01 pm

    So mean. I thought this was the year to stop bullying. :(

  7. 7
    kesthemess
    Posted March 28, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    All out of love. Seriously though, how are they still angry about this? Everyone knows most of the cast is not even Italian. I am pretty sure they will have a new target with Mob Wives.

  8. 8
    Robin Robinez
    Posted March 28, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    Thanks Nads. I haven’t seen that Obama quote.

    I am actually looking forward to watching the train wreck!

    TC, Robin

  9. 9
    nads
    Posted March 28, 2011 at 7:34 pm

    Me too!! It’ll be so fish out of water, it’s going to be awesome!!!

  10. 10
    someguy
    Posted March 28, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    In my travels in Italy it is clear they will not be welcome. they will need all the protection they can. Those italian men will not be happy to have truly ugly American visitors. It will be sad, they will be like christopher from the Sopranos.Maybe MTV will make them go see the sights but I see an ass kicking if they act that way and do not have protection.good luck

  11. 11
    Robin Robinez
    Posted March 28, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    @someguy, That’s exactly why I am looking forward to watching it! lol

    TC, Robin

    PS, the first two letter’s on the captcha is VD. How appropriate is that?

  12. 12
    itchy
    Posted March 29, 2011 at 3:31 am

    Silvio Berlusconi.

    I rest my case.

  13. 13
    Classy Drunk classy drunk
    Posted March 29, 2011 at 6:34 am

    But really…are Italians the only ones that are angry with these guys?

  14. 14
    NotWithoutMyTV
    Posted March 29, 2011 at 7:33 am

    Actions speak louder than words. If Italy is really incensed, it should put machine gun-armed police at the airport and just not let the orange fucktards and their MTV crew across the jetway.

    If I was Italian, I would consider that a perfectly acceptable use of my tax dollars.

  15. 15
    LAC
    Posted March 29, 2011 at 8:13 am

    I hope that they do not watch “Mob Wives” on VH 1 – that preview could cause our diplomatic ties to dissolve. :)

  16. 16
    LAC
    Posted March 29, 2011 at 9:21 am

    Robinez, it’s Osama, not Obama…. :)

  17. 17
    Robin Robinez
    Posted March 29, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    Oh SHIT!!! I Swear I didn’t mean anything!!! LOL

    TC, Robin

  18. 18
    LAC
    Posted March 29, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    LOL!! I figured you didn’t. For a moment, I started to google, thinking that maybe the President did weigh in on this show. :)

  19. 19
    Where's My Coffee?
    Posted March 29, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    I don’t watch the show, but I saw the Obama comment, so I had to investigate. lol

    So is that a chiquita banana sticker over that dork’s right boober, or is it some sort of STD rash?

  20. 20
    JudgyWudgy
    Posted March 30, 2011 at 9:27 am

    I love Italy and I love(d) Jersey Shore, but the two don’t mix. Regardless if it’s their “homeland,” which is definitely up for debate, I just don’t foresee the show being any good there. You have to have some semblance of an affinity for arts and culture and these are not those people. I went to Italy when I was a senior in college with a lot of people younger than me who suffered through the historic tours during the day (which was the main reason why I went) and just wanted to go out and drink at night and I felt pretty silly the whole time we did that. It’s just not a big priority there like it is here, which I’m not knocking, I’ve vomited in many a bar bathroom in my day.

    That being said, I don’t understand why people are getting so up in arms. They just look for a reason to hate America. If Italy sent their worst specimens over here to do a show and it was stupid, I just wouldn’t watch. End of problem. Who freakin’ cares?

  21. 21
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted March 30, 2011 at 9:37 am

    Any country led by Silvio Berlusconi is more than familiar with the kind of trash the Jersey Shore will bring to it.

    But, I do see them having the kind of culture shock the Sopranos experienced when they went to Italy. Or the kind of culture shock they experienced when they were dropped in a big American city with a small Italian-American population like Miami. If it isn’t Ed Hardy and Axe body spray, they just can’t relate.

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