Dennis Quaid, once a respectable actor in Hollywood has embraced his inner Guido. A professional actor, with a net worth in the seven figures, somehow can't afford afford a shirt.
This is yet another example of Hollywood embracing a very "it" movement started popularly by shows like The Jersey Shore.
But is it evolving into something more than just a trend? Is this fascination with trashy Jersey Guidos and Guidettes turning into a nationwide, if not worldwide degradation of human society?
I moved to South Florida back in 2005 when everything seemed to revolve around South Beach. The MTV Movie Awards, as well as countless movies and TV shows (i.e. CSI Miami and Nip/Tuck) ruled pop culture. It wasn't until a few years later however, that I realized that the center of pop culture would fall even further down the class system ladder and wind up in Seaside Heights.
Seaside Heights is no stranger to popular media. But the Jersey Shore has somehow made the idea of spray-painting your face and dodging "grenades" into something almost romantic. Everyday average Joes will think you look ridiculous, but will still look when you adopt styles reminiscent of Pauly D or Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino.
It seems that we live in a world of excess and materialism. True spirituality and a thirst for higher knowledge and living has been replaced by how much fake bling you can wear and how many cocktails you can pound down the shore in the summer. And now, Hollywood is preaching this lifestyle more than ever.
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