Showing posts with label new jersey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new jersey. Show all posts

I love guidossss, I love guidos!


When I first heard about MTV's The Jersey Shore, I had no intentions on doing a commentary.  Because what is there really to say?  Stereotypical or not, these people truly exist; it's only way this show can exist.   And as a girl who grew up in New Jersey and now attends classes in Staten Island, the mecca of all things guido, I'm one of the few people who can attest to that. 

For what it's worth, I watched the premiere and I was glued to the TV for the full two hours.  Glued!  Thoroughly entertained doesn't even begin to cover it.  It was hilarious, ridiculous, and just plain fun.  What's more entertaining than watching a bunch of kids enjoy their youth?  That's what MTV was built on, after all.  Not music.  That was a marketing ploy.

Anyway.

This morning on the Hot 97's morning show (or maybe it was Power 105.1, they're like the same channel) Rosenburg (sp?) (also, see: token White boy) was all in his classic, I'm gonna sound like I agree with you but end with how I really feel, that you're wrong and let you ponder on that attitude, saying how he liked it but whined about how the show was offensive.  "How is it offensive if it's true?" The rest of that random ass radio show cast asks.  "Because it attributes negative connotations to a specific ethnic group.  If it were any other group portrayed that poorly, it wouldn't be okay."  Replies Rosenburg in not so many words.

Negative, my Jewish friend, negative.  Those shows do exist and evidently are okay.  In fact, they have their very own network.  Ever hear of BET?

Programs that show all African-American families are comprised of a crackhead mother and equally screwed up children?  Check.  Programs that show an African-American girl's true dream is to be a rapper's baby mother?  Check.  Programs that show African-Americans only listen to hip-hop and R&B?  Check.  Programs that show that once African-Americans get a little money they either go totally bougy, "act white", or both?  Check. **

People eat that shit up with no complaints.  How come you're not mad about that??



<3 always,

tee.
 
**Bonus tee appreciation points to whomever can name the shows I'm referring to!

PS: Lastly, (FTW!) I must point out that I believe 1 out of the 8 cast members was actually from NJ.  One!  All my life I've been trying to prove that people from NJ aren't really like that, rather it's the influx of people from Staten Island and Bensonhurst/Bay Ridge Brooklyn who clutter our shores every weekend.  Sooo, take that haters! 

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The Wow Factor

As a quintessential Taurus who knows how to appreciate some good comfort, there was no way I could not report on this. The hip and swanky W Hotel has recently opened a new facility in Hoboken, NJ. Minutes from the city, the majority of its 225 rooms boast sweeping views of the Hudson River and NYC skyline. The Jersey haters out there, aka everyone not from the underestimated state, should note that Hoboken is actually a vibrant, bustling city worth giving a shot. It’s mostly a young professional commuter city with a budding nightlife scene; in fact locals can now add the W’s Chandelier Room on the list of places to schmooze. And the commute? $1.75 in exchange for a Path ticket will get you out of the Garden State to Wall Street in 10 minutes and 34th Street in 20. Compare that to the $2.25 MTA has the nerve to charge you to move within the city, subjecting you to a jarring, standing room only ride, at the mercy of track fires, service changes, and train traffic.

Not to diss NY. I like it here. But I’m just saying.

The suites range from a cozy 280 sq ft with all the basic amenities to a lavish 1,088 sq ft 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo. Um, I’ll take that one please? Click here to check rates on all the rooms if you’re daring; I mean it is a luxury hotel.









heart always,

tee.

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