anyone here a fan of the reality TV shows "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette"?

[ReneeIW]

3 hours ago, Equippers said:

how does it degrade women? or men as in Bachelorette's case

It pits women against each other and reduces them to their looks and their ability to impress someone.

I think every woman is unique and God chooses our mates for us. A woman shouldn’t  have to compete with twenty other  women, or however many there are, for a man’s attention. Not to mention the going out  on a date with a guy you like and then knowing he’ll be with another girl the next day and then yet another one the next night. And doing what with all of them?

 

[missmuffet]

10 hours ago, Equippers said:

if there are enough of us likes the shows, i think i might open a thread where we can discuss the shows.

 

I would not reply because I don't have a television and I think the show is very worldly. 

[Neighbor]

27 minutes ago, ReneeIW said:

It pits women against each other and reduces them to their looks and their ability to impress someone.

I think every woman is unique and God chooses our mates for us. A woman shouldn’t  have to compete with twenty other  women, or however many there are, for a man’s attention. Not to mention the going out  on a date with a guy you like and then knowing he’ll be with another girl the next day and then yet another one the next night. And doing what with all of them?

 

Good points!

Maybe we ( men) should be rutting  and combating each other head first on a dead run like elk eh? Winner take all.

No I guess not. Winning might then be worse to win than losing,- perhaps. Likely a disappointment all around.

But it is rather natural for the young to burn with passion is it not? Better that they marry than to burn.

Kind of nice for young men as well as young ladies to do so with some decorum and respect one for another and to God especially.

I suspect decorum and respect for one another, and  especially to God might be low priority on  "reality" shows if they are based upon titillation and display of flesh. 

ps- BUT maybe there is something to be learned by watching?

[Jayne]

5 hours ago, Equippers said:

there are several couples made on the shows actually got married and is currently happily married.

in Trista and Ryan's case, they have been married for 16 years.

Why would a woman want to marry a man who wanted to take 24 other women for a "test drive" before he settled on her?  The show is demeaning to me.  Same with it's counterpart.  Both men and women are displayed in worldly manners.  Cheap and definitely not uplifting. 

[Sower]

12 hours ago, Equippers said:

if there are enough of us likes the shows, i think i might open a thread where we can discuss the shows.

 

Guess I'm just an old coot.
I still strive to avoid what would cause me to holler cuss words, or heavy objects, at the TV.
I get upset seeing air time taken up for the $. So dumb.
I would rather watch another season of reruns with Archie and the meathead..........
(Hope I'm not out of line, but was amazed with this topic was on Worthy.)
There is so much "screen time" today, TV - cell -  PC,  there is no time left for
face to face time. Getting really desperate out there! Just Pull the plug.

[frienduff thaylorde]

I had sooner drink a gallon of turpentine and wee on a brush fire than watch that stuff .     Its all dead to me .    The only thing worthy of  anything and that holds any flavor is the bible and anything that pertains to holiness .

Edited February 7, 2020 by frienduff thaylorde

[frienduff thaylorde]

9 minutes ago, DustyRoad said:

Blergh. The last time my eyes witnessed portions of modern "entertainment" programming it struck me as thinly veiled pornography. No thanks, I avoid that swill!

I'm just visiting here in this world of men until the Lord comes!  

   PRAISE THE LORD DUSTY .      music to my ears .      Lambs love truth and anything contrary they have no taste for it . 

[creativemechanic]

I HATE reality tv.

1. Its clearly faked -multiple stories come out about how lots of situations are faked or set up to "lead " along the plots but then made to  make people think its realistic.

2. society. Once, to get on tv, actors would have  talent and to  work for years to get a job. Now, any and everyone can get a  show- has been actors, people doing things they shouldnt.  Some are just embarassing. I cant believe the ads ive seen for shows- Preacher's Daughters,  Real Preachers of L.A???? Real Sidechicks of Charlotte. All my Baby Mommas.

 

3.It creates an "attention whore" mentality.People then do any and everything to get a spot on tv. My cousin loves them and at her house  I overheard/saw plenty scenes where people behaved crass, loud and embarrassing. I even saw a scene on acebook where a man  was a dog breeder and his wie had a new baby . os they were filming introducing the new baby to their pet. a MASSIVE pit bull. They literally put the baby down next to the dog and filmed it. One bite and that baby would been killed . even one lick as dogs are prone to do and it couldve given him an infection. But... we wanna get on tv so.....

[Neighbor]

52 minutes ago, creativemechanic said:

I HATE reality tv.

Can't say I hate it, but I don't "get it" for sure. There is less on tv today with cable and 24/7  presentations than there was back when there were but two  Networks  ( In the USA ) and they were only on the air after 6:15 PM PM until 11:PM

Why the local "Farm Report at 5 AM"  weekdays had more content than  most any reality  program of today.

 I am struggling with myself to cut cable altogether. It is time to do it, for I am too often just inviting Satan's minions into my home by having it.  I have been hedging my bet so to speak by not having  any at  our mountain place of retreat. I do believe I do much better when  there than I do  at the city where I still have cable, which is  a time stealer and a mind musher.

 

[Neighbor]

Ha, I just remembered the prophecy of Edward R. Murrow. He testified that TV would become the opiate of the masses. At the time I didn't really know of the word opiate, and I thought masses were for Roman Catholics. Turns out he was really paraphrasing Karl Marx on religion. Morrow was saying tv would become our religion. And the way to dumb us down into a passive compliant "mass" to be easily ruled over.