A look into why the dating-and-marriage storyline appeals to audiences who are increasingly opting out of the tradition
to keeping politics out of the story can make the show feel disconnected from real life. A glaring shortage of contestants of color eventually gave way to a diversified cast, but race-related scandals have lately roiled the show, leading to the. Even the declarations of love on “The Bachelor” can feel absurd — somehow, it takes a nanosecond for a contestant to determine that the Bachelor or Bachelorette in question is “the one.
Still, throughout it all, “The Bachelor” has managed to maintain a veneer of authenticity, in the sense that nearly every participant seems committed to finding love. Those deemed by fellow cast-members or audiences to be “there for the wrong reasons” — social media fame, for instance — are confronted, shamed and often bullied off the show.
“FBOY Island,” which aired last summer, doubled as a parody of reality dating shows themselves; the rules changed several times midstream, and host Nikki Glaser, a comedian known for celebrity roasts, presided with arch comments and snarky put-downs. Still, the overarching message was strikingly traditional: that monogamous love is far preferable to the unsatisfying treadmill of endless hookups and rotating partners.
“FBOY Island” began by presenting three bikini-clad women with 24 male contestants who had secretly identified themselves as “nice guys” or “FBoys.” When a man was eliminated from the show, his status was revealed — and if he was an FBoy, he was exiled to a dusty thatched hut dubbed “Limbro,” to serve a kind of penance for past transgressions. Eventually, the show revealed the identity of the FBoys and let the women decide whether to choose one anyway.
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