In the show Jersey Shore the cast demonstrates a number of stereotypes such as gender roles, a difference between male and a female, the behaviors of Italian American and the lives of young adults’. Some might think Jersey Shore is a good show to watch; however it shows the negative behavior and attitudes towards men, women and young adults in many ways. The show also sets a poor example for viewers by presentation these stereotypes in a negative way. After reading the Academic research and the article “The Reality Television of Reality Television” by Mark Greif it exposed me why these stereotypes are not good for the cast as well as for the viewers.
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The show describes Italians as loud, obnoxious, very tan looking and associated with mob. These are the stereotypes that Jersey Shore portrays about Italian American’s that doesn’t mean that they are really like that. To make the realty shows one of the top rated shows in television they show this kind a stereotypes. My research from the academic search complete also supports my perspective by explaining the meaning behind Guido “The "Jersey Shore" kids call themselves Guido’s or Guidette’s because the word and stereotypes associated with it have lost their power to control them. They crave the easy meaning of the stereotypes that most Americans have drifted away from, because without them, they're just as boring and predictable as everyone else. Such attributes do not a reality-TV sensation make” (Stephen). Thus, I would say that in today’s generation there is a very large population that want to be Guido or Guidette these days without knowing the full meaning of what it even means. So, I think that the show is a harmful attitude for viewer because it shows all the negative stereotypes of Italian culture and also embarrass the Italian American people in