AHEPA Calls on MTV to Cancel 'Growing Up Greek' Show

I haven't seen this show, but 99 percent of what MTV puts on the air is crap, so I'm not surprised that a leading Greek-American group is unhappy with the way the show portrays Greeks.

Phillip T. Frangos, president of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), issued the following statement calling for the cancellation of the show:

"'Growing Up Greek' is a gross misrepresentation of the experience of growing up in a Greek American family and within the Greek American community. The show is problematic because it portrays characters as being representative of the Greek American community based upon negative stereotyping. If anything, the characters are more suited for an episode of The Jerry Springer Show than portraying what it is truly like to grow up Greek. In the spirit of 'Jersey Shore,' MTV is aiming to exploit raucous and unruly behavior for a ratings boost and the merchandizing potential that comes with it.

“‘Growing Up Greek’ is a gross misrepresentation of the experience of growing up in a Greek American family and within the Greek American community. The show is problematic because it portrays characters as being representative of the Greek American community based upon negative stereotyping. If anything, the characters are more suited for an episode of The Jerry Springer Show than portraying what it is truly like to grow up Greek. In the spirit of ‘Jersey Shore,’ MTV is aiming to exploit raucous and unruly behavior for a ratings boost and the merchandizing potential that comes with it. - See more at: http://usa.greekreporter.com/2014/12/04/ahepa-calls-mtv-to-cancel-growing-up-greek-show-asks-sponsors-to-withdraw/#sthash.qqWR5NQo.dpuf

Frangos is also asking for an advertiser boycott.

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