tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10581466.post8257231435955532702..comments2023-10-29T05:33:19.321-04:00Comments on Murder and Mayhem: Why can't The Bachelor....Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10581466.post-27342544947111793472007-10-13T18:14:00.000-04:002007-10-13T18:14:00.000-04:00The little I saw of the show has made me wonder wh...The little I saw of the show has made me wonder what is wrong the bachelor?<BR/>The only way to find a woman is to go on tv?<BR/>Then I wonder what is up with these women? They are beautiful, accomplished and successful in their own right and they are chasing after a guy who is ????<BR/><BR/>I am cynical enough to know that if the show does put use a man of color, he won't be worth 2 bits.<BR/><BR/>TerriTerriMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060027478924329629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10581466.post-23183522295063114062007-10-08T11:51:00.000-04:002007-10-08T11:51:00.000-04:00I tune into the Bachelor during the first week to ...I tune into the Bachelor during the first week to see if that lone black woman they always choose will remain beyond week one. So far, no go. I laugh about it, but it is a bit sad. The thing is, it isn't only black women getting mad at black men running around with white women--white women get angry too. <BR/><BR/>When Evangeline on One Life to Live was embroiled in a love triangle with two of the show's most beloved male characters (Christian and Todd), so many white female viewers sent in hate mail that they axed the storyline and the actress too.<BR/><BR/>When Julian Mcmahon's very promiscuous character on Nip/Tuck got more serious with Sanaa Lathan's character than he'd ever gotten with any other (white) woman (he wanted to marry her), fans sent in hate mail for that too and Sanaa's character was turned evil and was axed from the show. <BR/><BR/>I'd love to see a black Bachelor. A Hispanic Bachelor. An Asian one. Just switch it up. The way this show only uses white men follows the same harming trend of Disney fairy tales: that being swept off your feet and love and romance and roses belong only to white people.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966857087349643364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10581466.post-26702118817797942562007-10-03T11:44:00.000-04:002007-10-03T11:44:00.000-04:00I've already jumped on that bandwagon!I've already jumped on that bandwagon!Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10581466.post-908481409577490222007-10-02T17:28:00.000-04:002007-10-02T17:28:00.000-04:00"You know, girls with more cleavage than sense who..."You know, girls with more cleavage than sense who spend however many weeks either throwing themselves at the Bachelor or playing coy. And then being catty about each other."<BR/><BR/>That's EXACTLY why I have never watched this show. <BR/><BR/>You raise a good point though about the absense of black bachelors. Judging by the female fan base for black actors like Denzel Washington and Jamie Foxx a good looking black bachelor would have just as many women of all races fighting over him as a white bachelor.<BR/><BR/>But racial relationships are still viewed as taboo for whatever reason. Although I always thought the best way for black women to get over their constant annoyance at the thought of white women stealing black men is for black women to start dating us white guys :) <BR/><BR/>Paging Janet Jackson...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com