Snooki: I'm Not a Role Model on Jersey Shore!
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There are many sides to Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, though not all of them are shown on MTV's Jersey Shore.
"You see more of the party side of me, which I call Snooki, my alter ego," Polizzi, 23, explained on Today Tuesday. "Right now, you're talking to Nicole, the soft, calm, business-ready person."
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The self-proclaimed "Princess of Poughkeepsie" added that her behavior on the show -- which includes flashing her vagina in nightclubs, being arrested for public intoxication and hooking up with multiple men -- isn't something viewers should emulate.
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"Snooki's definitely not a role model. Snooki's just there to have fun and just live her life," the reality star said. "Nicole, I would say, could be a role model. I'm very strong and independent. I'm just lovable, I guess."
Polizzi appeared on the morning news show to promote her new book, Confessions of a Guidette -- a tome she says will inspire women across the globe.
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"A Guidette is a girl with a strong personality. She doesn't let anybody bring her down. She likes tanning, she's very independent and she likes to be flashy -- like gaudy," Polizzi told host Matt Lauer. "It's a lifestyle. You can be punk, a prep, gothic -- we're Guidettes."
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7Is saying "when I act that way it's my alter ego" really just an excuse to act completely off the wall and inappropriate but take no person responsibility for it...because it's "not the real me" ..
so what r u doing there?
Meant to say 'college" and "except". Fast typing problems. lol
Most of the "cast" isn't even Italian! Snookie is just acting like most colege kids execpt her parents know the truth of what she is doing because she's not hiding it. I give her credit for not being a phoney.
Not a role model ANYWHERE! I caught the re-run the other day and I think she slept with that ugly mut Mike.
She had a totally melt down about Jionni. So her not letting anyone bring her down is already a lie.
snooki isnt trying to be a role model coulda told ya that