By KINSEY SEACORD
My fellow peers, you have been jipped. For years now MTV has been host to one of the most fake shows that has ever aired on television, Jersey Shore.
Sadly, America has chosen to take the bait the larger than life cast has offered. Jersey Shore has taken over the nation, yet what these pseudo fist- pumping Italians have yet to mention, is that their program is about as authentic as they are New Jersey-an’s.
Do not get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoy seeing drunk 20-year-olds as much as the next person, but what is unnerving is that some viewers actually believe that this form of entertainment is true to reality. It is sad that America has forgotten that reality TV is merely a projection of ridiculous situations life throws at people.
This MTV series is meant to entertain and make trashy people feel better about themselves; it is not meant to exhibit reality. Spoiler alert: Jersey Shore is scripted.
The show, now based in Italy, has had numerous European citizens confess the whole show is a sham.
From staging fights and rehearsing dialogue, this cast is about as real as JWoww’s chest. The car “accident” caused by cast member Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was recently outted as scripted by an Italian police officer who reported to the scene in Florence.
According to The Daily Beast, he said the car was moving at an extremely low speed and a camera crew just happened to be set up. Not to mention the car she bumped into was her personal police escort, how convenient.
The Daily Beast additionally reported MTV had bought out O’Vesuvio’s pizzeria, the establishment which is currently pretending to employ the cast.
The people who are shown as customers are, in truth, extras. Actual customers who are under the age of 30 and who are relatively attractive, are bribed to sign numerous confidentiality agreements in exchange for free pizza.
But fear not die-hard fans, there is some truth to this story. Eight people can live together, go out for drinks and party every night with one another. They can also get in fights regularly and suffer from alcohol addictions. But this is not called Jersey Shore, this is the Animal House Fraternity.
Some of the situations on this show could happen in real life. For this reason it is labeled reality TV. Again, do not confuse this for Jersey Shore being real, these actors are merely portraying what would happen if eight trashy guidos intoxicated themselves every night.
Ponder this for a second, say the cast did not earn their $100k an episode and a camera crew did not stalk their every move. This would leave eight raging alcoholics earning minimum wage who somehow are able to afford bachelor pads with jacuzzis. This situation would never be applicable in today’s economy.
The Jersey Shore cast only glamorizes certain parts of life. MTV sweeps the boring technicalities, like payroll and taxes, under the rug. This fabricated show is plaguing our generation into thinking people really do live like this. In addition, these actors are convincing Europeans that all Americans are either steroid using idiots or that they all need to be immediately sent to rehab.
So the next time raunchy guidettes pop up on the screen, know that it is alright to indulge in this show, as long as a sense of reality is kept.
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