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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't have cable and I don't think the show has started, but I did check out most of the video clips at Bravo. I find it tacky the same way I find Jersey Shore stuff tacky and I have Persian and Italian friends and they are nothing like any of the reality star people-my friends are much classier and more down to earth :). That said, I find the Shah program more concerning because of what is going on with Iran right now. The last thing we need is a show that portrays Iranian people in a negative light. [/quote]

Really? I haven't watched the show either, but I think that these type of negative stereotypes might even be helpful in a way. Most Americans know nothing about Iranian culture, so if people see that they can be as vapid as Real Housewives or Jersey Shore characters, it might be more like 'oh, they're just like everyone else, not some completely foreign concept.'  I think it might humanize people from that culture a bit. No one thinks Jersey Shore represents all Italians or even many of them. [/quote]

I agree with this sentiment.  Really, we're all more alike than different.[/quote]

I think this is basically right, too. The risk is that if you don't know other Iranian/Persians, you might start to think that this TV show is actually representative.[/quote]

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