Prior to the series debut, Unico National formally requested that MTV cancel the show.[185] In a formal letter, the company called the show a "direct, deliberate and disgraceful attack on Italian Americans."[186] Unico National President Andre DiMino said, "MTV has festooned the 'bordello-like' house set with Italian flags and red, white and green maps of New Jersey while every other cutaway shot is of Italian signs and symbols. They are blatantly as well as subliminally bashing Italian Americans with every technique possible."[187] Around this time, other Italian organizations joined the fight, including the NIAF and the Order Sons of Italy in America.[188][189][190]