Staying on the topic of the Jersey Shore, they again, are a prime examle of Celebrity Culture, but as a distraction from important issues of economics and power of the ruling class. In my previous post I had shown how they have gone from "average" to "celebrities," and with this comes power. As part of being able to stay at the shore house, the cast is required to work for Danny, the owner of the Shore Store; although, in season 3 we see its more like Danny works for them. Now celebrities, the cast has upped their status and power, leaving Danny without any control over them. Illustrated in the pictures below, the cast often sleeps during work, leaves without permission to go to play games on the boardwalk or go to the bar, and even shows up in the same outfit from the night before. Personally, I think it's ridiculous how they can get away with this. By having the cast work at the store, it has brought huge publicity and profits, and because of this, Danny really doesn't have an option, but to let them do what they want. Obviously aware of this, the cast takes full advantage.
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ReplyDeleteI feel the same way about celebrity culture. I’ve been watching this season of the Jersey Shore and in the beginning, every time the cast members did something rebellious while they were at work, I always expected Danny to punish them severely. Instead, Danny just let the Jersey Shore cast walk all over his feet and he always put up with their bad behavior. Eventually, this routine happened so much that it was just always expected that when the cast would mess around at work, Danny would just sigh and go on with his life. This just goes to show the power that celebs have. Most bosses that I’ve had in the past would never tolerate any bad behavior. Celebs, on the other hand, are worshipped by the public and their bosses, as in the case of the Jersey Shore, are just happy to be in the spotlight and will let the workers do whatever they like.