Rep. Steve Israel lowers boom on 'Princesses Long Island'
Four cast members of the new Bravo TV series "Princesses: Long Island" step out. They are (left to right) Casey Cohen, 28, Jericho; Ashlee White, 30, Roslyn; Chanel Omari, 28, Great Neck; and Joey Lauren Brodish, 30, Freeport. Credit: Giovanni Rufino/Bravo
"Princesses: Long Island" suddenly has a new critic -- this time a powerful one. Rep. Steve Israel, the Huntington Democrat who represents the 3rd District, covering a swath of the North Shore, from Great Neck to East Northport, has come down hard on Bravo's reality series, saying in a tough commentary on Huffington Post that the series denigrates Jewish women and perpetrates harmful stereotypes.
A key outtake:
He holds particular ire for a recent episode, saying:
Politicians have whacked at reality series in the past -- perhaps most famously Chris Christie's rhetorical assault on "Jersey Shore" -- but Israel's broadside certainly has a sharper edge.
Bravo now has a statement responding:
"Princesses: Long Island" is a show about six women who are young, educated, single and Jewish living in Long Island, and is not meant to represent all Jewish women or other residents of Long Island."
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