This trailer of the Jersey Shore relates to several topics which we have discussed in class throughout the year. One of the most obvious things in the Jersey Shore is how obnoxious and hyper-masculine the male cast is. The male cast is continuously doing everything they possibly can to make themselves seem like men. In the show it is very common to see the cast get into fights amongst themselves and other people. In Katz's reading of Advertising and the Construction of Violent White Masculinity. Katz talks about how white working class males are anti-authority rebels and that violence is genetically programmed male behavior. An example of this type of person would be the musician Eminem. Another text that relates to this video is Rakow's Feminist Approaches to Popular Culture. it discusses what type of images of women are present, whose images are they and whom do they serve, and what are the consequences of those images. This pertains to the females in the Jersey Shore because they are so focused on their visual appeal to the public. However, the majority of people who watch the show ridicule their actions and appearances. The Jersey Shore relates to the Judith Butler reading of Imitation and Gender Insubordination. Butler discusses people being homophobic and in the Jersey Shore there is not any direct homophobia, however the cast, both male and female continuously talk about smooshing and having sex.
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