The good news for MTV, at least, is that its latest critics aren't complaining that the cable channel doesn't show enough music videos anymore.
On Thursday night, MTV broadcast the first episode of its reality series "Jersey Shore," which follows the exploits of a group of young adults during one summer in and around the vacation community of Seaside Heights.
Before viewers could even see the ! show, it had already been protested by the Italian-American organization Unico National, which objected to the use of the term "Guido" in the "Jersey Shore" press materials and its stereotypical depictions of Italians. (Andre Dimino, the president of Unico, told The Newark Star-Ledger, "Trash television sells.")
Now that the program has started airing, it has drawn the ire of the Jersey Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In a statement on Friday, Daniel Cappello, the bureau's executive director, said, "We're flattered that MTV thinks we're an interesting enough destination to warrant an entire reality series. But the national TV audience is hardly getting the full story."
The statement continued:
MTV is providing a one-dimensional, dramatized version of a very small group of visitors' summer experiences in one Jersey Shore town. We have many spectacular ocean and bay beaches in Monmouth a! nd Ocean County, from the Atlantic Highlands down to Long Beac! h Island , and countless choices for people of all ages and walks of life to enjoy year round.
The Jersey Shore's world-renowned legacy speaks for itself. There's a reason why millions of people have made us their primary vacation destination for two centuries. People who escape to other destinations once in their lives return to the Jersey Shore for a wholesome family experience year after year, from generation to generation. We welcome visitors to come here, even during the holiday season, to enjoy a cultural diversity that in no way reflects what is seen on MTV.
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