The Gondolas Are Heeea!!!

You can run, you can hide, you can possess some final shreds of sense of self worth and morality left in you but there’s no denying the Jersey Shore has infiltrated American pop-culture like perhaps no reality show has ever done. Ever since the show began airing sales of hair gel, gym membership and Jacuzzi disinfectant have gone through the roof. Being Italian…ok half-Italian…alright they enjoy eating at Olive Garden, you would think the real Italians, the ones that live in the country, would embrace the newfound Mount Rushmore of Italian culture in American society. Apparently, real Italians aren’t as keen on embracing the show as Uncle Sam has been. One columnist wrote, “They embody the worst stereotypes for Italians, multiplied by thousands and Americanized.” That’s how I always felt about Little Caesar but they’re entitled to their opinion.

The cast was set to film the fourth season in their homeland but there’s been a delay because producers have been having difficulty finding clubs that will allow the cast to be filmed partying in. They say it’s not that they don’t want them there it’s just that the prime minister doesn’t want to be on tape while hiring his underage hookers. He’d have to do a lot more than redefine the word “is” to get out of that one.

Also Snooki, The Situation, Paul D and J-Woww (no immediate relation to Bow Wow) are holding out on their big money contracts until deals are finalized for them to film in Italy. Really? Snooki, you have better offers that you don’t want to take off the table only to find you’re not going to be able to traipse the Italian country side looking for “juiced guidos”? If that movie about the holocaust victim who was born deaf yet can sing beautiful German opera is calling, I’d go ahead and take them up on that offer. Honestly, these kids are getting paid to basically party, sleep with each other, and maybe fall off a balcony or something every once and a while. They should slow down, reflect and just be happy they get to do what they love.