I never planned to get into this, but Jersey Shore season 2, which is set in Miami is on Netflix instant watch. I mean. Come on, I don’t have to say it right? Its gross! I know it’s gross I watched the entire thing in one day. Has there been an article written about these people yet? I’m talking about a scientific article in a psychology publication about their bizarre sexual behavior. For all of Joey D and Mike the Situation’s talk about loving women, these two guys have fetishized sexual politics to the point that I’m not convinced they need women or even physical contact- I think they just need to hang out and plan their sexual conquests together and occasionally watch each other perform sexual acts. It’s by far the kinkiest relationship I have ever seen portrayed on television. I don’t think it would fly in any context other than reality tv.
Also- I’m not a person who believes that reality tv documents things that actually happen. But I also believe that the people on Jersey Shore are as bizarre and fucked up as they appear- while simultaneously being less charming and interesting. Somehow their boring, scary and erratic personalities are disassembled and then reconstructed into a Frankenstein of a weak but present narrative arc. To me, this is actually kind of genius.
Basically, this is fun to watch when you are kind of sick and or hungover on a weekend day and may or may not be worth having an opinion about. Especially since everyone else saw this and got over it like two years ago.
