MTV is a media network with the reputation of creating pop culture. Young generations tune into the channel for hours everyday to watch new music, celebrity documentaries, and reality shows. One of the most culture shocking shows over the past couple of years has been Jersey Shore. This is a reality show based in Jersey that follows a group of young Italian men and women living in one house together. The label “guido” is now a popular name for fashion forward, metrosexual Italian men and women. There are several ways in which this show has blossomed as an influence on the young American public.
GTL: Gym, tanning, laundry. A schedule pertinent to everyday life. Young men and women have become more obsessed with pumping iron for washboard abs, achieving fake, orange tanned skin, and of course, doing laundry before they go out to the clubs every night in their flashiest, blinged out shirts.
Hairstyles: Jersey Shore has taught us that the blow dryer is the most important tool for male hair styling, while a huge bottle of hairspray is most important to the females. Jersey Shore has taught us to tease our hair half a foot high, and gel it into large spikes. However, the Snooki hairstyle has fortunately not taken over as a huge fad among the public.
Clubbing: The biggest part of the show each week is showing the group out clubbing and partying. They drink excessively, dance on tables, and get in fist fights more than occasionally. The public watches in awe at this unique group of reality TV celebrities and their unreal lifestyle. This show can be seen as a disgrace to American life. We are so obsessed with this portrayed lifestyle that even young kids idolize Jersey Shore! There are so many other media choices but America chooses to tune into this disorder as their entertainment pastime. How many more seasons will Jersey Shore continue before we get bored and need an even crazier show to watch as an outlet from our mundane lives?
