Princesses: Long Island

Did You Know?

• The series chronicles six young Jewish American Princesses from the Boomerang Generation who reside at home with their parents in various communities on Long Island.
• 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."

Reception

The A.V. Club's Eric Thurm described the series as "obsessively watchable" while noting its appalling aspects, giving it a "B" for entertainment value and a "D" for how appalling it is. Thurm, who identified as a Nice Jewish Boy, found the princesses' attempts at Judaism funny and acknowledged knowing people from the area who were worse. Religion News Service's Corrie Mitchell reported that rabbis and Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) denounced the show for promoting anti-Semitic stereotypes. Lilit Marcus of The Jewish Forward argued that anti-Semitism predates reality TV and will outlast it, comparing the show's impact to that of Jersey Shore on Italian-Americans and The Real Housewives of Atlanta on African-Americans.