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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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 Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:29 pm Post subject: Are we about to lose Italy as an ally? |
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Italy up in arms over 'Jersey'
Infamia!
People in Italy are already hurling barbs at the hit MTV show "Jersey Shore" -- which didn't even begin airing there until today.
"They embody the worst stereotypes of Italians, multiplied by thousands and Americanized," columnist Roberto Del Bove lamented in the Rome newspaper New Notzie.
A preview of the show posted on an MTV Italia Web page drew some of the sharpest comments.
"When I see this, I wonder whether [Osama] Bin Laden had a point," wrote one nasty poster.
"Slicked hair, exaggerated narcissism, boundless love for the family and outlandish eccentricity" is how Snooki and company were described yesterday in another major Rome newspaper, Corriere della Sera.
A disturbing wrinkle for some Italians is that at least part of next season is expected to be filmed in Italy.
(from the NY Post)
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I've never seen the show and barely know who Snooki is. Is it really as bad as the Italians seem to think? Could it be bad enough that Italy would embargo its spaghetti exports? |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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J-wow (?) and Snookie aren't even Italian (Snookie is from Peruvian parents).
The whole crew is a slap in the face to decency. I'm not surprised the Italians are pissed.
Here's the Korean version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH9l-nKa4bg
The Canadian version was typical. I think it was canceled cause an Iranian girl said she hated Jews. The show was supposed to showcase how lovely TO's multiculturalism is. It worked.
http://www.lake-shore.ca/index.html
Maybe it wasn't canceled. I don't know. |
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:50 am Post subject: |
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| Toronto is the perfect backdrop for this engaging and trendy reality TV show. |
Is this for real? What kind of show actually describes itself as "trendy"?
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| Toronto is the perfect backdrop |
Torontonians talking about how diverse they are always remind me of Fred Flintstone repeating "I love my mother-in-law, I love my mother-in-law!"
And Christ, are they ever laying it on thick...
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| We promise to appeal to the audience's voyeuristic instinct like any good reality TV adventure. |
You're not supposed to admit that that's what you're doing, ya doofuses. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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I love the title of the thread...
I sincerely hope you were being sarcastic...
But then this is Dave's... |
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