Boy, sure is a good thing we covered the duff heard ’round the shore. The “edgy” and “extreme” “music” “television network” has decided that reality got a little too real for TV, and has cut the infamous Snooki face-punch scene from this week’s episode of Jersey Shore. Here are some reasons why this is dumb:
- They already aired the good part, hundreds of times.
- It’s all over the internet.
- It happened. In the same way Buffalo Bills lineman Eric Wood’s leg bone isn’t going to retract back into its joint after CBS decided not to air replays of the (really very very bad) injury*, Snooki is not going to be un-punched by MTV putting the lid on this. The difference is the Wood injury was way gross, gross enough that CBS would’ve probably been flirting with legal exposure by replaying it; the Snooki punch was just hilarious**.
- The guy who did the crime is already getting his professionally; MTV should have the backbone to let this play out publicly.
*Fair warning: if you’re planning on clicking through to the Eric Wood injury article, know that it contains video.
**Look, I don’t know if this is a necessary disclaimer, but this blog doesn’t condone violence of any kind, particularly the gigantic-musclehead-dick-punches-diminutive-woman kind. Having said that, we still think the incident — taken in context, which doesn’t totally absolve Snooki from the altercation — is hilarious. The Internet has wired us to believe any fall, spill or physical mishap is funny. The people have spoken.
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This reminds me of the all those old-fogey Germans claiming that they were at Disneyland from 1933 to 1945 — okay, only “Argentinians” say that. But burying your head in the sand won’t help things. It already happened, and the GIF has made the rounds on the internets. Pulling the plug on airing that one part is disingenuous to say the least. MTV have already made mad money from airing the promo (the second episode’s viewership was up 50% from the first episode — where the promo for Snooki’s duffing originally aired).
Maybe MTV should start a task force about drunk gym teacher on petite bump-it* queen violence? Or, more seriously, donate the money to a women’s shelter(s). Yes, all several million dollars worth of exposure the punch scene around the world solicited.
But getting back to the Germans. Jesus Christ! It is so awkward when the grandchildren of these Disneyland denizens apologize to me for something they had nothing to do with. It happens more than you think.
*bump it+violence=funny