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Perhaps in a bid to improve the natives' self-esteem, a British network will soon bring "Jersey Shore" to televisions in Knifecrime Island. This primer on what the show is about ("The eight guidos and guidettes (the female of the species) in Jersey Shore wear the badge proudly – appropriating this derisive term for themselves in the same way that some Afro-Americans have taken possession of the N word.") cracks me the hell up. It's like a "Masterpiece Theater" explanation of guinea minstrelsy.
Does that mean when I'm trying to explain Jersey Shore it's okay to say 'nigga'?
You know? I actually think of the "G" word as being "guinea" – guido isn't that offensive to me, but if you aren't a member of my family and you refer to me as a guinea? You're getting kneecapped. (SEE WHAT I ETC.?)
Maybe guinea is now "The OG Word"?
May I tell you, Jolie, that the Irish side of my family used to call me "The Skinny Guinea"? I had no idea that this was pejorative in any way until, like, college. (And apparently, back in the day in Irish Westchester, a sub was a "guinea wedge" and red wine was "guinea red.")
Is dago kosher?
I assume wop is no bueno?
I might be the only sentient, English-speaking human left who still gets a kick out of a good "shore" pun.
Ugh, somebody change the Channel Islands.
It must be pointed out that Canadian English has a far superior ethnic epithet for Italians: Gino. Why is it superior? Because the feminine Gina is right there and credible.
We also have the epithet Porkchop for Portuguese.
Guida is a real name, and the feminine of Guido. STOP YOUR CANADIAN VAUNTING. (Porkchop? Really?)
We just call Italians Eye-ties in England which, surprisingly for us, isn't all that offensive really.
But then we tell jokes about Italian tanks going backwards.
What sound do Italian helicopters make?
Wopwopwopwopwopwopwop
My Scottish m-i-l went off about daygos once. That was fun.
PowPowPowPowPowPowPow when it's going backwards.
And here I thought you were talking about 21 shillings.
No, that's really what I thought.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO8x8eoU3L4
Does this guy still have a career?