MAJIDE!!! WTF is this $***?!!!

"Majide?! Kore wa nan desu ka? Totemo baka desu yo!!!" Translation: "Majide?! What is this? This is really stupid!"

Yeah, that's what I would say if I chose to use only my grade-school-level, basic Japanese. My wife pretty much said the same thing, albeit a bit more eloquent than my butchered lingo (and yes, she is Nihongo). One would think that a nativ-er (if that's even a word) would be proud to see this show air in the U.S., but hell nooooo!

Great! Another show displaying misconceptions about the Japanese. Stereotypes galore to ensue I'm sure. But the funny thing is...it's produced by the Japanese mega-producer Toho Studios themselves. Of course, it's not indicative of the entire Japanese population. But just to give a perspective of the other side of the fence; imagine if you will (quick Twilight Zone reference), a small village in Tibet...families crowded around the TV...watching an episode of MTV's Jack-ass...laughing...then some couldn't wait to visit the U.S. Then they arrive. Yeah, I'm sure you know what happens next.

"Showing your country's best." My wife says she's not proud of it, but unfortunately shows like these are part of normal prime-time television in her homeland. Some of which are equal to the same "majide-ness" of MTV's Jack-ass. Is it representative of Japanese culture as a whole? (Say "yes" and I'll put a blight on your microwaved lunch.) But like any corporation with delusions of grandure to expand overseas, only the craziest of shows will do...I suppose. I guess it can also promote tourism, but man...what a way to freakin do it by televising "majide".

So...I'm using my American freedom. Where's that remote? *CLICK!* "Welcome to MTV's Jack-ass!"