Last summer I decided to watch Jersey Shore. The reason why I chose to do that was mainly because I don’t like to be in the dark about things. If there is a show that everyone is talking about, I want to be able to join in the conversation with a perspective of someone who has actually watched it and then maybe my opinion about it will have more validity.


So, Jersey shore is a show on MTV, a channel that targets an audience of people who are anywhere from 14 to 25 years old, so before you even watch it, you’re not expecting to hear very many deep philosophical, political or religious discussions. You are expecting to see things from a younger more worldly perspective. So I think that if you go into a Show like Jersey Shore with a really mature way of seeing things you will be completely disgusted with the behavior of the characters in the show. But, if you go into it with a perspective that the people that you are seeing are young, don’t have the gospel of Jesus Christ and are trying to make it in the world the best way that they know how, you start to notice (surprisingly) some good things.

For instance, the people on the show have standards. They might not be my standards but they are standards nonetheless. They have to work very, very hard to uphold their Italian ‘guido’ lifestyle. Most of them spend hours a day tanning and exercising and getting ready for their nightly job of partying.