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Former Blade Staffers Launch 'DC Agenda'
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Controversy Over Rhee Now to Include Sex, Congress
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“The charged atmosphere of Washington D.C., the center of our country’s social and political change, will provide an electric setting for this next season of ‘The Real World,’ said Tony DiSanto, President of Programming, MTV. “We are thrilled to be filming our classic franchise in the heart of where history is being made…it adds a whole new dimension to the great characters and drama our viewers expect and love from ‘The Real World.’”
"Charged" and "electric," eh? Maybe they'll be working for Pepco.
Even Mayor Fenty got in on the PR lovefest:
“In a time when our country has witnessed the impact and spirit of our nation’s young people, it is a pleasure to welcome MTV and ‘The Real World’ cast to the District of Columbia as they utilize the immense opportunities that the District’s backdrop will undoubtedly provide,” said Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor of Washington D.C.
We're relatively certain that any debauchery during the show's next season in Cancun will be difficult to top inside the boundaries of the District proper. For what its worth, MTV seems to already realize this, dubbing D.C.'s Real World "a different lifestyle" than the forthcoming Yucatan season. Uh, you think?
In related news, the Dupont Circle ANC is meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the DCJCC to address The Real World house. A representative from the Mayor's office, and maybe someone from MTV, will be there to "provide an overview on what's planned re Real World and answer questions." Hilariously, the ANC intends to try to enforce a "no parties" rule inside the house. How would that work, exactly?
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DC has gotten so lame. It hurts me to say it. They're having an ANC meeting about a group house? They want to enforce a now party rule? Who are these lame people that have taken over my home town? What is wrong with them? Who do they think they are? They are uptight, self entitled people who can't just leave others alone. Learn to live in a city or go back to the burbs where you were born geeks.
We're just upset that nobody is inviting us to any fun parties. Or getting (semi)famous for acting like tools.
Spoken like a true 20-something who just moved here six months ago.
Live through a few next door all-night bad-rave-music and puking EuroTrash parties culminating in a knock-down drag-out fight ending with high decibel profanity and a promise to 'go 'n get my gat!" and then come talk to us.
I hope they make them all intern on the Hill.
C'mon....enough with this shite.
I have to admit, I havn't seen The Real World since Puck got kicked out of the house in San Francisco, but does anyone really care about this? Really? Does it really affect any of us? Have any other cities had such a NIMBY reaction? Has there been any evidnce of harm in any of these cities? I didn't think so.
To each their own, but sure, other cities have had NIMBY reactions, most notably Seattle, where The Stranger let the anti-RW vanguard.
Personally, I find the whole thing fascinating. And while it's probably just festering resentment over my now-total disconnection from youth culture, I do (and, fwiw, always have) really hated the Real World. It's a pretty vile show full of pretty vile people.
...and let's not forget the whole date rape debacle in San Diego which was quietly hushed away by MTV. Granted, it may have been someone trying to take advantage, but just the idea that it could have happened is enough for me to want to fight each of these idiots in a parking lot.
...but you know... you're going to watch it regardless of all of this snark.
I blame Obama and his hipness for this….