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

It is evident that MTVs The Jersey Shore is contend on the television when one hears the pervasive lyrics of the opening move credits. The song, Get unfounded by LMFAO, portrays exactly what the show stands for, stupidity. A verse of the song states, I got the goose delicately ok, Im feelin loose alright ok, she love the beat alright ok, we love them Ds. The Ds stated in the song fix to the size of a womans breasts. The song continues to discuss matters such(prenominal) as drinking, partying at clubs, women as whores, and the continued reference to womens breasts. The opening song of a show usually 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 panorama on life, as the show follows eight young adults and their life of partying, drinking, sex, and plastered views on life. Their carelessness has influenced viewers, especially the younger populat ion, to follow their footsteps and live punch-drunk 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 vigorous by portraying them to be easy and by being judged alone by their looks. These issues do have a solution though. One expression 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 in general 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 reliable 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, also conducted by the Journal of Broadcasting, focuses on the effects honesty based television programs have on the mixer networking demeanor 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 quotidian and regular people. People therefore confuse the behavior of these actors as formula and ordinary behavior. Behavior shown in the Jersey Shore can be easily misinterpreted as behavior of ordinary people and can allure people to do the same.