the amish and the shitty

Last night's premiere of UPN's Amish in the City revealed not a horrifying exploitation of sweet young hillbillies as feared, so much as a glance at reality show casting gone so very wrong. The six "city kids" chosen to live in Los Angeles with five Amish teens on rumspringa represent every over the top Bunim Murray created stereotype and then some. Take, for example, Ariel, the vegan raw food waitress who is "considering attending college." After hearing her remarks on cows, dairy, and Abraham Lincoln (to paraphrase: "I bet he died young."), there's little question that few colleges will be considering her back. Or gay club-promoting diesel-jean-happy Reese, who hits on Kevan, then hits Kevan, and then pulls himself together to perform the most amazing feat of spazzed out speed shopping ever witnesed by man.

It's really sweet to see Mose and Ruth experience the beach for the first time, or Jonas take a stand against the city kids trash-talking ways. I want to put them in my pocket and keep them tucked away from those mean urbanites. Had this not been shot months ago, I could probably locate their modern hillside abode above Ventura Blvd. (Laurel Canyon? Fryman?) and do just that. Sans-wayback machine, I'll have to content myself to watching in amazement, and shedding a solitary tear for my Amish peeps under fire. I liked your beano stick Mose! Resist the peer pressure! Wear a life vest!

Comments

I didn't wanna do it, but I was sucked into this show like a ping-pong to an Asian whore vagina. I hate the "city" kids with their know-it-all attitudes and Ventura keen fashion sense. What's with the fake New Yawk busboy? He's so too cool for Amish school. Why did they have to pick the most queered out flag twirling homo to introduce the Amish to the gay community? I felt bad for Kevan getting smacked in the face with a queer sock. That was until Kevan made fun of Mose for almost dying. When we all know you shouldn't make fun of someone until they're actually dead.

[Linda]

I really like your views on this show. Being from Amish Country, Ohio,(us in ohio call it that)which is the largest Amish settlement in the world I can realate to the Amish kids. I also left and moved away 5 yrs ago. I moved from Holmes Co to NYC and then to CA after becoming a flight attendant.
The only thing that is bugging me is that the show claims that Mose invented the "beano stick" I was playing with it when Mose was in diapers. My grandfather had one. In fact, I have been sellig the beano stick for quite some time. An amish friend of mine from Ohio makes these by hand for me.
Thanks for listening!

[Barb]

My response to the beano stick? I love it. I bought one from ebay. I actually found one when I typed in amish toy. It really did do what mose claims. I think I will buy more. check it out!!!