The Jersey Shore’s Mad Fame Essay -- Television Reality TV

It is evident that MTVs The Jersey Shore is playing on the television when ace hears the pervasive lyrics of the opening credits. The song, Get Crazy by LMFAO, awards exactly what the show stands for, stupidity. A verse of the song states, I got the goose very hale ok, Im feelin loose alright ok, she love the beat alright ok, we love them Ds. The Ds stated in the song refer to the size of a charwomans breasts. The song continues to discuss matters such as drinking, partying at clubs, women as whores, and the continued reference to womens breasts. The opening song of a show commonly invites the viewer in and presents a general concept of what a specific show is about. The Jersey Shore, a show mostly known because of its infamous characters, presents a different perspective on life, as the show follows eight immature adults and their life of partying, drinking, sex, and idiotic views on life. Their carelessness has influenced viewers, especially the younger population, to follo w their footsteps and lively carefree lives by turning to alcohol, parties, and sex as escapes. Not only do they embarrass the younger population (mostly ages 17-27), but degrade women as well by portraying them to be easy and by being judged exclusively by their looks. These issues do have a solution though. One way my peers and I can address this problem is by not encouraging the ratings of these shows by not watching them and rather doing something productive with our time. Since these shows are generally watched by young adults and intended for them as well, another way my peers and I can address this problem is by requesting media companies to produce real shows with real people instead of shows that portray shocking views of young adults. Issues pr... ...n as a Model for Social Network Site Behavior. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 54.3 (2010) 508-525. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 8 Nov. 2010.This study, overly conducted by the Journal of Broadcasting, f ocuses on the effects reality based television programs have on the social networking behavior of people, primarily younger viewers. The study dedicates one section to how the behavior of a particular age group correlates directly with the type of reality shows they watch. Reality television programs, according to the study, portray nonprofessional actors as ordinary and regular people. People therefore confuse the behavior of these actors as normal and ordinary behavior. Behavior shown in the Jersey Shore can be easily misinterpreted as behavior of ordinary people and can induce people to do the same.