The television show the bachelor is based on stereotypes. The contestants are stereotyped from the beginning when they are introduced to the viewer. They are portrayed into certain stereotypes such as the southern girl, the model or the crazy one as examples. It is not necessarily who they are but the persona they take on for the show. The show always has younger contestants so that they fit in with the typical viewers’ age demographic. The bachelor is also stereotyped as the all American man. He is always portrayed as successful, charming, and good looking. He is made to seem to be the man that every woman wants.
The show is made to entertain the viewer as the contestants and bachelors true personalities come out after the show has aired. The show has rituals it follows every season such as exotic locations for dates, overnight dates, the date with the singer and jewels, and they always start out in the same house every season. The rose ceremony is a ritual they have on every show. They do these rituals to stay consistent with what the viewer is used to. This show and the bachlorette show are on every year and they are consistently set up the same way with those things becoming rituals. When I actually examine the show and not just watch for entertainment I found it to be primarily a show about supposedly finding love if you are good looking, white and have money. This is what I have found the show to be based on in my opinion.
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