« A question for Ahmadinejad ... | Main | Beware of Disney brides! »
April 06, 2007
MTV picks winners
MTV, never known for picking role models for its young viewers, has nonetheless given notoriety to two characters whose value to the human gene pool is in doubt. Vincent "Don Vito" Margera of "Viva La Bam" fame and Jason Wahler of "The Hills," have had some particularly disturbing run-ins with the law.
According to The Smoking Gun, "Don Vito" is accused of groping teenage girls during an autograph session, then harassing female police officers. Lovely.
Jason Wahler is one of the over-priviliged (and apparently under-the-influence) stars of "The Hills," which documents the debauchery and vacuous conversation that occurs amongst Hollywood's younger crowd. He's actually going to serve two months in jail for attacking an L.A. city worker and tow truck driver when they blocked him in their truck. He also yelled racial slurs at the African-American men.
Actually, two months in jail isn't bad, considering I always figured tow truck drivers were armed. I wouldn't want to tangle with the ones I've come across... it's just not a job that lends itself to cuddly folks.
In any event, MTV would do well to feature programming with people who aren't likely to become jailbirds in the near future. Some of their shows actually examine issues important to young people, but much more of it is a celebration of the worst in people. I've never seen a network that gave its viewers so little credit by showcasing ridiculous behavior in their generation.
It would be like National Geographic sending a coloring book to its subscribers, and then when you opened it, it read, "You're stupid."
Posted by Greg Sidor at April 6, 2007 03:09 AM