Jersey Shore...No More... Some Wish

The fire is burning and doesn't seem to be going out for MTV's latest reality show Jersey Shore. MTV is currently on Season 2 bringing back the original cast members after skyrocking ratings from the previous year. A little background on the show is they brought together 8 strangers all of Italian decent from the Jersey/Staten Island/Rhode Island area to spend the summer under one roof, in hope to survive and work together. They  are all young adults over the age of 21 trying to enjoy their summer on the shore, and currently now in Miami for Season 2. Like many of MTV's shows there will arise times when a group if not all individuals in the house will run into issues with each other. Their actions unfortunately not always the great but in the end it is a reflection of who they are.

ALL HAIL THE PIMP ROYALTY: NJ PIMP "PRINCE" SENTENCED

This story was brought to my attention recently because of the hilarious nature of the photos that were in the article. I was so busy laughing and asking "God why?" that it took me a good 10 minutes before I even read the article. I am sure that you are laughing too and have probably sent the link to a few friends, posted it on your facebook or blog and shared a few "Girl that's a mess, you see that" statements with your friends. What disturbed me about this piece of news was more than the photograph (I know bad right?).

The man in the photo is Allen E. Brown aka Prince a New Jersey pimp who was recently arrested and convicted on a laundry list of charges for human trafficking, prostitution, racketeering etc etc. Not only was he arrested but many of his family members were said to be in on the business too, including his mother Tecora Brown.  Ok wait, his mother? Yes his mother. [Insert SMH here] That makes me sad to no end! What if they had opened a legitimate legal family business, taking all their combined power, influence and opened something that the community could have been proud of? What could they have accomplished? I am sure there are many who will say it's all apart of the ghetto mentality and it speaks on a plethora of social and economic issues that face our world today - but that's a whole other blog for another day. I am happy that he did get sentenced and will be locked away for a long time, but will his mentality change? Will his conviction change the minds of the people, family and friends who worked with and for him change? Will they see why what they were doing was wrong? I can only hope and pray so.

Just Some Of My Thoughts
MeaLee

The Full story and more photos after the jump