in defense of snooki and jwoww

i didn't want it to come to this. i'm not a fan of 'jersey shore.' i've never sat down and watched an episode. i'm totally not interested.

and i'm quick to cast negative judgment on most reality stars. the whole concept irks me. people become obsessed with these shows and these people on these shows and it seems like a whole lot of undeserved idolatry. and usually, that makes me not wanna like the thing that's being falsely idolized.

but most of the time it's not their fault. sure, in a perfect world for josh, there'd be no reality tv at all... but that's not gonna happen.. so i gotta realistically deal with the world the way it is. reality tv is huge. and while most reality stars seem like people i wouldn't wanna connect with in the real world, it's not entirely their fault.

everyone's to blame. most of the blame should go to the people who watch these shows. you're the reason reality fame is possible. snooki and jwoww can get on the cover of magazines cuz people go out and buy those magazines. there's a demand for it... why should snooki and jwoww not cash in?

recently snooki and jwoww have moved to jersey city, a neighboring town that's home to a ton of friends and acquaintances of mine. and it seems jersey city for the most part (or at least the people i know from jersey city) is up in arms about these two filming a show here.

but how many of those complaining watched 'jersey shore' before they ever considered a spin off in jersey city? you can't cheer for something that's far away and then get uptight cuz that same thing that was a source of entertainment for you is now in your backyard.

and ok fine, maybe a lot of you hated 'jersey shore,' so that whole last paragraph doesn't apply to you. and now you're mad at snooki and jwoww and wish they'd disappear. but why shouldn't they be in jersey city? i'm sure those two didn't look at a map and say, 'we wanna go here.' jersey city is most likely the choice of tv producers and market research. for whatever reason, jersey city has something that makes it a viable option for this spin off.

snooki and jwoww are just two opportunistic people who are probably making the smartest decision of their lives right now. mtv is writing them checks so the two of them can "be themselves" on tv. meanwhile, i gotta wake up at 7:30am tomorrow to go bury myself in excel spreadsheets for what has gotta be a fraction of the pay that they're receiving.

snooki and jwoww have no logical reason to say no to this. the only reason they should say no is cuz a ton of people don't want them there. but who cares? that'd be the most illogical reason for them to turn it down. they're polarizing figures and whether you love them or hate them, you've suddenly filled your facebook news feeds and twitter time lines with their names... over and over and over and over...

and there's no such thing as bad publicity. the mtv money machine's not gonna break down cuz a couple of jersey city hipsters wanna cry about the purity of their beloved city on the internet.

casting negative emotions onto them will get you no where cuz they're going no where. if you're not into it, you'd be better off turning around and pretending it's not there. any acknowledgment, positive or negative, is a win for them....

says the dude who just wrote a goddamn blog post about them.