Gentle Reader, have you seen much episodes of the reality television game show The Bachelor and it's spin off The Bachelorette? I'm not sure if anybody who qualifies to appear in the reality television game show The Bachelor /The Bachelorette actually qualifies to get married to anybody. The Bachelor/The Bachelorette is an exercise in superficial emptiness Not only does it depict love and romance in the most superficial sort of manner, but it encourages deception, lying and backstabbing as mandatory requirements for winning. The most ruthless in deception, lying and backstabbing gets to marry either the Bachelor or the Bachelorette. Yes, such behavior is great for winning a reality game show, but it's lousy for an actual wedding between an actual married couple where truth, honesty and loyalty is the most important. Also, all of the Bachelors and all of the Bachelorettes are always white. 98% of the contestants are also white. Ok, you might see a Hispanic-American here and there. But such contestants are never taken seriously. You'll never see an African-American Bachlor/Bachelorette with almost entirely African-American contestants in African-American related settings. Also, catch phrases such as, "I think I'm really falling in love with the Bachelor/Bachelorette," or "I'm really interested in taking this to the next level," keeps getting thrown around every ten minutes or so. I'm interested in seeing if such catch phrases were ever intended to be taken seriously or if it's only being said to stay in the competition.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
IT'S TUESDAY? I THOUGHT IT WAS MONDAY!
Gentle Reader, have you seen much episodes of the reality television game show The Bachelor and it's spin off The Bachelorette? I'm not sure if anybody who qualifies to appear in the reality television game show The Bachelor /The Bachelorette actually qualifies to get married to anybody. The Bachelor/The Bachelorette is an exercise in superficial emptiness Not only does it depict love and romance in the most superficial sort of manner, but it encourages deception, lying and backstabbing as mandatory requirements for winning. The most ruthless in deception, lying and backstabbing gets to marry either the Bachelor or the Bachelorette. Yes, such behavior is great for winning a reality game show, but it's lousy for an actual wedding between an actual married couple where truth, honesty and loyalty is the most important. Also, all of the Bachelors and all of the Bachelorettes are always white. 98% of the contestants are also white. Ok, you might see a Hispanic-American here and there. But such contestants are never taken seriously. You'll never see an African-American Bachlor/Bachelorette with almost entirely African-American contestants in African-American related settings. Also, catch phrases such as, "I think I'm really falling in love with the Bachelor/Bachelorette," or "I'm really interested in taking this to the next level," keeps getting thrown around every ten minutes or so. I'm interested in seeing if such catch phrases were ever intended to be taken seriously or if it's only being said to stay in the competition.
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