BACHELOR IS BACK LADIES AND GENTS! Woohoo!!!!! I will be the first to say that I am an avid fan of the Bachelor franchise, and I would categorize myself as a part of "Bachelor Nation." However, when you think about it, the concept is kind of bizarre. 25-30 women (usually WAY younger than the bachelor) vying for the heart of one man. Huh.
We pick our favorites, criticise the girls we dislike and cross our fingers that some sort of major drama will explode. Again, I have my favorites (Bekah K, Bekah M, Maquel, and Caroline) and I cannot stand some of the women *cough cough* Krystal and Chelsea *cough cough* It's what the show is all about... well and finding love?
I naturally pick out the women who are annoying, funny, fake, rude, sweet, boring, and of course "not there for the right reasons." This is exactly what the producers want you to do. They are a "cast" that they worked hard on grooming to produce the most drama that they possibly can.
Doesn't this seem just a tad bit wrong? No? Just me?
It truly is the ULTIMATE guilty pleasure.
Like okay, if you were to explain this concept of pitting women against each other to
Let's not forget about the abundant amount of passive-aggressive (and sometimes even physically aggressive) drama between the women. Like, yeah, it's very entertaining, but if you think about it, it's kind of sad.
Once again, I still watch the show and thoroughly enjoy every minute of it. So what exactly am I trying to say here? I guess I just think it's ironic that we praise this show for doing something so unconventional. And hey, I'm sure that's why it gets so many views.
In the end, however, there is always the hope for love and the extremely romantic dates that the women get to go on. I love seeing actual (to a certain extent) relationships form, and all the exotic places they get to travel too. I also love seeing all the fancy dresses the women wear.
The Bachelor franchise is obviously doing something right because they have an extremely loyal fanbase, and three very successful shows – soon to be four including The Bachelor Winter Games. And that's just in the US! The Bachelor airs all over the world, so that's pretty cool.
The Bachelor is a part of our culture, and I'm okay with that. The girls who sign up for it know what they're getting into, and hopefully, they are strong and can handle that environment, and maybe even find love!
Let's just keep the whole judge-y and competitive thing between women for our enjoyment on TV, and not translate it over into the real (non-TV) world!! Build each other up!! Make others happy and feel loved!! and all that good stuff!
You'd all get my rose, for sure.
