As it happens, I'm actually going to the Jersey shore for a few days. While waiting for my ride wake up, I watched a little TV and stumbled on "Jersey Shore."
Now, I don't live in a plastic bubble anymore. I have heard of the show. But like when the doctor says "just a little further," there's a difference in knowing what's coming and actually experiencing it.
If I was creating the "Jersey Shore" I would have called it "Tan, Stupid and Ugly." Just watching the show gives you a hangover. I'm thinking of having my children watch a full season so they can see the dangers of steorides and inhaling hair spray. Like those movies of car accidents they made us watch in Driver's Ed.
In the episode I watched, Snookie, Cookie, and Puke-ey were modeling outfits they brought at an adult toy store. Puke-ey was sporting an leather bikini that made her look just slightly less slutty than she looked before she changed. Snookie wore some pink monstorsity which, unfortunately, showed off her (be)wares. I mean, I know we all have a tendency to slow down when we see a car accident, but some instincts are better ignored.


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