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I'm confused by what seems like pretentiousness when it comes to Fieri.
He is who he is ....or what he PRETENDS to be.
He gets paid for what his bosses want him to do.
We can take it or leave it.
Fieri didn't ruin Food Network — Food Network ruined Food Network — just like MTV ruined MTV.
I have no reason to hate — or even dislike — the guy based on the role he 'plays' on silly TV. 
I'm confused by what seems like pretentiousness when it comes to Fieri.
He is who he is ....or what he PRETENDS to be.
He gets paid for what his bosses want him to do.
We can take it or leave it.
Fieri didn't ruin Food Network — Food Network ruined Food Network — just like MTV ruined MTV.
I have no reason to hate — or even dislike — the guy based on the roll he 'plays' on silly TV.
