The Situation and Snooki are both popular but The Situation is popular for positive reasons that make him attractive to audiences of both adults and teenagers. The Situation is known heavily because of Jersey Shore, which is the reason he is popular among teenagers, but the other aspects he is known for all relate to being an entrepreneur. His popularity circles other activities that require “work” such as scheduling meetings with people and working out during the process of filming his workout video. For example, unlike Snooki, this picture of The Situation shows him in a DJ booth but notice there is no drink in his hand.

  He is trying spread the word to people about what he is working on in his life. His workout video and his infamous abs prove that he is in shape and can be a model to people who want to look like him. This is why he is appealing to adults as well. They do not mind for their child to admire someone who is a businessman. Many people would say that being obnoxious is not flattering but this works in The Situation’s favor. His personality means that he is “real” and if he does not like you, then he is going to tell you upfront and not hide it. In other words, he is not “fake” and has an “I don’t care” attitude that you can either love him or hate him for.

           

Unlike The Situation, Snooki is popular for negative reasons that only make her appealing to one audience, teenagers. For example, the show South Park fully took advantage of her unappealing aspects such as “hooking up” with almost every guy in the house and her physique in general (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32xfwUUUUm8). Her latest scandal includes being arrested for disorderly conduct along the boardwalk. It is amusing to teenagers who watch this because it is pure enjoyment but to adults, it is pure stupidity. All of her actions make her form into one unattractive (inside and out) human being. Also, compared to The Situation, all Snooki seems to do is go out to nightclubs and party. She is always photographed with at least one drink in her hand. She is known for doing absolutely nothing and acting in an inappropriate manner unlike The Situation, who is using his publicity to make a bigger name for himself. Both Snooki and The Situation may have different reasons for being popular but their lifestyle is popular on equal levels.



Snooki being arrested for disorderly conduct.



Snooki at the club. Pay close attention to left hand.