MTV's "Jersey Shore" profits demonstrators lost announcements
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The noise on MTV "Jersey Shore" is as intense as the fiery drama of the show. The controversial new reality series from the chronicle of a group of courageous self-described "Guidos" Living in New Jersey beach house has provoked protests, the volume increased. Now it appears that calls for a boycott impact. The group UNICO Italian-American (who also protested against HBO "The Sopranos") has invited members, advertisers complain MTV. In the last two days, two speakers in the series - Domino's Pizza, and American Family Insurance - pulled from the series. In addition, an important media reported that the offices of MTV New York, have received death threats because of the exposure. The network has rejected it. "(" Jersey Shore "favored) the notion of popular TV Italian-Americans that are the hair gel, the ignorant, thuggish with fake tans, no manners, no diction, tasteless, uneducated, no discretion sexual hairdressers (n) for course no real knowledge of Italian culture, and no ambitions that could be on the extension to steroids and silicone-enhanced body, has criticism of the New York Post Linda Stasi added Monday. "If this program never permitted only if the group were African American, Asians, Latinos, Jews? "The president of MTV programming Tony DiSanto, an Italian-Americans, remained largely mother on this subject, but he said a group of 'The cast is proud of their ethnicity. In fact, it is a major driver, as they link together and identify themselves. They describe themselves as "Guidos" positive. "The former" Hills "actor Spencer Pratt defended the network on Twitter," Linda Stasi, you should change your name to Linda boring if you can not talk of the young Italian-American youth to celebrate and enjoy! "The first set of reviews does not seem to help" Jersey Shore ", which began Thursday in the relatively modest 1.4 million viewers. In addition to the drama of a clip from an MTV-teaser for an upcoming episode of the series is referred to in towers . It shows a man punching a female roommate. But it is not clear whether there is a conflict - on screen or off - the ratings of the show improved.