The Bachelor first aired on March 25th, 2002 and is soon to air its’ twenty-first season in January 2017 on ABC (Fame10). The Bachelor is a serial episodic television show which casts about twenty-five eligible women stunners who believe that “they are there for the right reasons” (Weiss), which is to fall in love and fight for the bachelor’s love over a course of a short six weeks. The reality television show is such a hit that there are many spin-offs including “The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, Bachelor Pad, and Ben and Lauren: Happily ever After” (Fame10). According to Kraszewski, reality TV is established through, “selective participation, overarching and mini narrative structure, location, and editing” all of which could not be
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Othering is seen in all different aspects of media. Othering is defined as uniqueness, “anyone is who not like us”. Othering is especially seen in The Bachelor, and is spread through the of showing unacceptable behaviors to single out the women in the house. Broadcasting othering is controversial because it shows how it is acceptable for girls to become so envious of each other, and talk negatively about each other over a man. For instance, in season twenty episode three, when Ben Higgens chooses Jubilee as a one-on-one date, while all the other girls watched their date from the house. During the date, a nervous Jubilee fired some jokes and sarcasm the other girls at the house did not appreciate. Before the rose ceremony occurred, a cocktail party took place where Jubilee tried joining a group of women who immediately rejected her and walked away. They singled her out and talked bad about her behind her back (Fallon). However, it is the producers that strive for this drama to appear on the show, as an us versus them scenario. All in all, othering in The Bachelor shows a negative environment for women who are competing for a man’s …show more content…
The representational casting decisions have not changed drastically since season one, regardless of controversy surrounding the show. Production has stuck with its ideal cast. As Kraszewski beautifully analyzes, "media that attempts to document reality actually shapes it”. This directly correlates with the Bachelor and its depiction of love. The Bachelor also portrays an idea that on top of allowing behaviors such as jealously, being conniving, and hurtful, it shows an unrealistic portrayal of falling and being in love. The Bachelor ultimately does what it has to do in order to get the millions of viewers that it does, but simultaneously inaccurately portrays love, and does not depict the ultimate feeling of falling in love as it deserves, but do not worry: Everyone is there for the right
Othering is seen in all different aspects of media. Othering is defined as uniqueness, “anyone is who not like us”. Othering is especially seen in The Bachelor, and is spread through the of showing unacceptable behaviors to single out the women in the house. Broadcasting othering is controversial because it shows how it is acceptable for girls to become so envious of each other, and talk negatively about each other over a man. For instance, in season twenty episode three, when Ben Higgens chooses Jubilee as a one-on-one date, while all the other girls watched their date from the house. During the date, a nervous Jubilee fired some jokes and sarcasm the other girls at the house did not appreciate. Before the rose ceremony occurred, a cocktail party took place where Jubilee tried joining a group of women who immediately rejected her and walked away. They singled her out and talked bad about her behind her back (Fallon). However, it is the producers that strive for this drama to appear on the show, as an us versus them scenario. All in all, othering in The Bachelor shows a negative environment for women who are competing for a man’s …show more content…
The representational casting decisions have not changed drastically since season one, regardless of controversy surrounding the show. Production has stuck with its ideal cast. As Kraszewski beautifully analyzes, "media that attempts to document reality actually shapes it”. This directly correlates with the Bachelor and its depiction of love. The Bachelor also portrays an idea that on top of allowing behaviors such as jealously, being conniving, and hurtful, it shows an unrealistic portrayal of falling and being in love. The Bachelor ultimately does what it has to do in order to get the millions of viewers that it does, but simultaneously inaccurately portrays love, and does not depict the ultimate feeling of falling in love as it deserves, but do not worry: Everyone is there for the right