Festering American Hellhole Claims To Be Marginally Less Odoriferous Than Generally Acknowledged

Festering American Hellhole Claims To Be Marginally Less Odoriferous Than Generally Acknowledged

“Deserved or not, making fun of New Jersey is practically an American tradition. And a crop of recent TV shows that revel in Garden State stereotypes, such as MTV’s Jersey Shore and Bravo’s Real Housewives of New Jersey, hasn’t helped matters. But now, some in the so-called Armpit of America are fighting back with ‘Jersey Doesn’t Stink’ — that’s the name of a month-old campaign that aims to dispel the “Dirty Jersey” stereotype. Its centerpiece is jerseydoesntstink.com, a website that features videos of impassioned New Jerseyans standing up for their state; form letters protesting Jersey Shore, Real Housewives of New Jersey, and the Style Network’s Jerseylicious; and a ‘digital fight kit’ that includes T-shirt iron-ons, fliers, and picket signs that read, ‘We Smell Better Than You Think.’” [Via]