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Jersey Shore. Information to Consider. Guido: a male from Italian descent Guido: (urban dictionary) A sad pathetic excuse for a male; not necessarily of Italian descent, but most likely; usually native to the New York/New Jersey Tri-State area.
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Information to Consider • Guido: a male from Italian descent • Guido: (urban dictionary) • A sad pathetic excuse for a male; not necessarily of Italian descent, but most likely; usually native to the New York/New Jersey Tri-State area. • NATURAL HABITAT: Known to frequent Tri-State area malls looking for club gear to waste their week's pay on • Guido: (Jersey Shore) a person, not necessarily from Italian descent, who likes to take care of themselves, look good, have fun, and party
Questions • Have you seen the Jersey Shore? Do you love it? Why or why not? • Why does this ‘controversy’ matter, if at all? • Should other racial ethnic groups care about this? • Do you think these people truly represent the Italian-Americans? (think of what represent means) • What does this suggest about the power of language as a form of discrimination? • Try to explain the disparity in definitions for the term. Would you feel comfortable using it in public to describe someone else?