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Yo, Cliffside Post,
Y'hear about these so-called "Italian-Americans" who got agita over the "Jersey Shore" show on MTV next week?
Lemme tell ya somethin': These mooks are just jealous. They wish they had guns like some of the cugines on MTV's "Jersey Shore," or a pair of how-ya-doin's like the babes (this one chick -- madonn! No way they're real).
Not for nothin', but if I was one of these mamalukes, I'd drop the subject entirely before somebody ends up goin' to slip and fall school, if y'know what I'm sayin'. CONTINUED.....
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I enjoyed your tongue-in-cheek take on this issue. But you miss the point of UNICO's protest. The point is that Hollywood employs a one-dimensional caricature for portrayal of the "Italian-American" that is singularly the mafioso, guido, tough talking, uneducated fool. There is no balance. The vast majority of us bear no resemblance to this "guido" caricature. Yet, time and again, this is the only way TV and film present us. It's getting tiresome an boring.
When are these stupid pointless shows going to end, hey MTV, start showing what you did when you were actually a cool network, music videos!
This show is going to be awesome! People who don't realize they're makeing an ass of themselves are entertaining.
The issue isn't about the show. Rather, the issue is that MTV went out of its way to characterize the Italian cast as 'Guido.' Guido is undoubtedly a derogatory term to Italians and we all know derogatory terms would never be used to market a show featuring other races/ethnicities. That a massive corporation would deem it appropriate to call Italians, 'Guidos' on national television ads without flinching is reprehensible. MTV needs to be taken to task on this.
this show is freakinn funny....stupid itialians
Entertaining? Yes! Only because they are such IDIOTS,and when you are watching this show you can't believe there are really people this stupid.I am italian american and have been to Italy, these people are an abomination of the culture. The way they try to use Italian words is funny. What they are saying is basically Italian words that have been turned into american slang.If you said them to a real Italian in Italy, they would say, HUH?
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