The Bachelor Should Remain One

Warning: I am on a rant. A justifiable rant, in my opinion, of course. I am not a fan of reality shows, The Biggest Loser and Dancing with the Stars being the only two exceptions. Most reality shows leave me thinking, “I hope these poor fools are getting a ton of money to humiliate themselves in front of basically the entire galaxy.” I know I can change the channel or turn the TV off when this junk comes on, and that’s usually what I do. But for some reason last night I momentarily landed on the show “The Bachelor” while channel surfing. As far as reality show premises go, this has to be the most degrading, mentally unhealthy show there is. Why these women would subject themselves to this whole notion of finding true love while making out with some doofus after he made out with at least a dozen other women is beyond my comprehension. But like I said, I hope they’re getting a lot of money. Last night The Bachelor apparently was down to his last three choices, and part of his strategy to choose his wife, his life long partner and soul-mate, was to have random sex with all three of them on three consecutive evenings. Uh, yeah. Isn’t love grand? So, with absolutely no discussion, disclaimer or admonishment from the executive heads (and I use that term loosely) at ABC regarding the several dozen STD's one can transmit or receive, not to mention the physical, emotional, spiritual or societal consequences of something completely irresponsible, to say the least, like this, The Bachelor proceeded to screw all three women to determine which one was the best lay and therefore most qualified to become his wife. There is just so much wrong with this on so many levels, I can’t even begin to cover it all. How very proud the parents of these women must be to see their precious daughters used up and spit out like this for all the world to see. And how good these women must feel about themselves! I don’t know about you, but I expend considerable maternal capitol trying to instruct my son that this kind of behavior is everything he should try NOT to achieve. Why am I always swimming against the tide?! OK, rant over, for now. If you feel as disgusted, infuriated, and revolted as I do, here’s how to contact the producers of the show to voice your displeasure. If anyone knows of other contacts, please let me know. Network = Anne.X.Sweeney@abc.com, netaudr@abc.com Local network KJCT affiliate = ksantiago@kjct8.com