Dating violence and the Jersey Shore

As everyone knows, Jersey Shore is an extremely popular television series that airs on MTV. People enjoy the entertainment that the show's cast members bring to the program, some viewers even follow the message the show sends out about "GTL" meaning gym, tsnning, laundry, and imitating the fist pumps shown by the cast in dance clubs, but do the cast members send out another message?

Dating violence among young men and women; is this the message that MTV's series Jersey Shore wants to promote?

A perfect example of how Jersey Shore sends out this message is simply by watching the relationship between cast members Ronnie and Sammi Sweetheart (shown above) evolve from the beginning honeymoon stage, to the wicked verbal and physical fights the couple encounters throughout their relationship.

Whether it is a mix of alcohol and mixed tensions between the couple, it does not change the fact that millions of viewers are watching the battles between these two, with the possibility of sending a message saying, "Girls it's ok to hit your boyfriend," and "Guys, if you're drunk, it's cool if you hit or scream at your girlfriend."

I was lucky enough to find a blog writing specifically about vionlence in relationships using Ronnie and Sammi Sweetheart at the prime example.

The Grumpy Sociologist: Contextualizing Dating Violence in Jersey Shore



Above is a video briefly summarizing the fights seen in Jersey Shore between Ron and Sam.