Since the premier of the new reality television phenomenon, Jersey Shore, on January 28, the guido hair style has unfortunately made a comeback among many college students. Even worse, many girls are trying to replicate the infamous poof worn by Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snookie" Polizzi. The poof has been around since the early 1950's and has experienced many changes throughout the decades. The big hair obsession and the poof peeked in the 80's but was finally reined in to a more sleek and sophisticated style by the mid 2000's known as the bump or the yorkie.
Snookie, along with the rest of the cast of the Jersey Shore, seems to of somehow managed to convince several college students that gelled and product laden hair is still sexy and that the bigger, and more ridiculously shaped, the better.
The Towson University student body is largely populated by people from New York and New Jersey. Although not all students from these areas fit the stereotype, popped collars, nasally voices, bleach blonde hair, and blinged out accessories are a commonality seen throughout campus.
Like Twilight, The Hills, and True Blood, Jersey Shore seems to be one of those teen sensations that are so bad that people become obsessed and cannot get enough of it. Television is shaping most of our generation into walking advertisements and guido looking vampire fashionista wannabes.
I admit that I wear my hair in a bump sometimes when going out and drool over designer labels, but when hair more resembles a beehive, tanned skin has an orange glow to it, and sucking blood is the new diet trend, I draw the line.
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