- Source: Princesses: Long Island
Princesses: Long Island is an American reality television series on Bravo that premiered on June 2, 2013. The series later was canceled after airing only one season.
Synopsis
Princesses: Long Island chronicles six young Jewish American Princesses from the boomerang generation who reside at home with their parents in various communities on Long Island. It follows the group as they go out on the social scene, look for their future husbands, as well as drama within the group. Cast member Chanel "Coco" Omari says in the premiere episode that "when you are Jewish, live on Long Island, are 27, and are still living at home, it's time to panic."
Cast
Amanda Bertoncini — Age 27: Resides in Great Neck
Ashlee White — Age 30: Resides in Roslyn
Casey Cohen — Age 28: Resides part-time in Jericho, part-time in Manhattan
Chanel "Coco" Omari — Age 28: Resides in Great Neck
Erica Gimbel — Age 29: Resides in Old Westbury
Joey Lauren — Age 30: Resides in Freeport
Episodes
Reception
"As horrifying as it is in most ways, Princesses is actually obsessively watchable", The A.V. Club's Eric Thurm wrote: "As someone who has in fact been described as a Nice Jewish Boy, it’s easy for me to find most of the princess’ attempts at Judaism funny. I’ll admit, I know a few people from the area who are in fact worse than any of the princesses". Thurm concluded that "Princesses is probably a 'B' for entertainment value but a 'D' for how appalling it is".
Religion News Service's Corrie Mitchell cited rabbis and other Jews, including Representative Steve Israel (D-NY), who denounced the show for allegedly promoting anti-Semitic stereotypes of Jews. Lilit Marcus of The Jewish Forward wrote that "Anti-Semitism existed long before reality TV ever did, and it will probably continue existing when reality TV is a relic of history ... Italian-Americans survived Jersey Shore. African-Americans survived The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Vapid pharmaceutical sales reps survived The Bachelor. We’re going to be just fine".
References
External links
Official website
Princesses: Long Island at IMDb
Princesses: Long Island at TV Guide