Tourist Politics by the Shore
Friday, August 31, 2007
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Franklin Pickett, Patrick Guaschino and Peter Perea (left to right), of the group Benny Go Home, prepare a silk-screen T-shirt print that reads, "Locals Unite--Benny Go Home." (Corey Takahashi)
New York, NY –
Benny. It’s a derogatory slang term for tourists at the Jersey Shore. Locals use it to describe an unpleasant out-of-towner who clogs their beaches and freeways. It’s the Shore’s version of the "Bridge-and-Tunnel crowd," and a summer variation on "Town-and-Gown." As the tourist season winds to a close, some residents prepare to celebrate, and Corey Takahashi explores tensions between Shore insiders and outside visitors from North Jersey and New York.
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