True Guidoism

When comparing the article written by Troy Patterson and the one in the Washington Post, there is no big difference. The Washington Post basically describes what New Jersey Guidos do while Patterson's article just bashes the Guidos' behavior. Neither article seems to be speaking about these Guidos and Guidettes in a positive way though. Each article goes out of its way to describe the daily routines of the Guidos and Guidettes as a life of stupidity. The articles make it seem like being a Guido is pointless. Unfortunately, the Guidos and Guidettes think otherwise. It does not even seem to bother them that a Guido is seen as a negative stereotype most of the time. Moussa, the guy in the article from the Washington Post, feels like being a Guido is not a stereotype but an actual culture. I am pretty sure a majority of Italian Americans probably do not agree with Moussa's beliefs. It is like Moussa is not representing a stereotype but is representing how all Italian Americans act, and if they do not act like him, they need to. According to Moussa, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being a Guido. Too bad the world thinks differently, except maybe the viewers of Jersey Shore. Moussa's website, NJGuido, probably represents everything MTV's Jersey Shore is all about. Moussa would fit perfectly into the cast. He even believes in fist pumping. Moussa also claims that Guidos are suave and sophisticated. Unfortunately, there is nothing suave or sophisticated about the guys running around on Jersey Shore. In fact, most people would say they are the complete opposite. Many Italian Americans have a problem with being called a Guido, but not Moussa. He truly believes that he is a Guido and there is nothing offensive about it. According to Moussa, one does not even have to be Italian. Being a Guido is just "a state of mind." Moussa is trying to break the idea of the Guido stereotype by making people believe that being a Guido is really culture. Let's see how many people follow.