‘The Bachelor’ Franchise Showcases What’s Glaringly Wrong With American Dating Culture
All is fair in love and war…except on “The Bachelor.” When it becomes less about commitment and love and more about competition and likes, it makes a girl wonder. The franchise’s dramatization of dating games could be showing how some toxic relationship themes are already socially accepted.
First, The Bachelor. Then, The Bachelorette. Then Bachelor in Paradise. And now? Two bachelorettes. This franchise unsettles me more and more with each new season. Don’t get me wrong, the first season I watched was Emily Maynard, and it was magical. After that, I rooted for Sean and Catherine. But I could barely sit through Juan Pablo’s season and stopped watching during Andi’s. The TV show that got America wearing rose-colored glasses when it came to dating over 20 men or women at once in order to find Mr. or Mrs. Right now showcases what’s glaringly wrong with American dating culture when it comes to being a bachelor or bachelorette.