I've been diligently following "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" for years now, and I think I've reached the epitome of expertise. I can predict the outcome of most rose ceremonies and can even see right through Chris Harrison's "the most dramatic season yet…." (he says it every time). And as an expert, I was looking forward to Rachel's season's catchphrase. Each season has it, a word or statement that is said an unwarranted amount of times. It's used over and over and over again by nearly every cast member, almost as if the producers feed it to them through an earpiece. Fitting all that criteria, this season's word is "disingenuous," or as some contestants say, "disingenuine" (not a word).
Merriam-Webster defines "disingenuous" as "lacking in candor" and "giving a false appearance of simple frankness" which is a strange definition if you ask me, but what’s important is that the contestants were basically using it correctly. Well, as long as they were actually using the word "disingenuOUS" and not it's nonexistent, shame-of-the-family cousin, "disingenuINE." It’s hard to insult someone when you’re insults literally carry no meaning. But unfortunately, there were a lot of people that needed insulting.
There was Whaboom Guy whose real name was Lucas. He was "disingenuous" because he "wasn’t here for the right reasons" (a one-liner that is often most associated with Nick Viall, the bachelor who swooped in unexpectedly on Kaitlyn’s season and caused some major drama). There was DeMario who forgot to settle things with a previous relationship before coming on the reality show. Pretty disingenuous if you ask me. And then there was Lee, a master at the art of fabrication.
And I’m sure there will be more to come. It sucks for Rachel, it really does, but when you put a bunch of guys in one room for hours on end with only alcohol and cheese plates to preoccupy them, not to mention they are all vying for one person’s heart, someone is going to be disingenuous. I just wish they would invest in a thesaurus one of these days so they can all get a little more creative.
