The Bachelor: Reasons Not to Watch

ABC’s The Bachelor makes another appearance and only 15 minutes in, I’m reaching for my book. With 7+ Bachelor seasons, it appears that ABC is doing nothing to shake up or ditch this biannual event that portrays women as caddy, cunning and evil all in the name of “love.” Despite this, other reasons exist on why this show should be pulled from the fall ’10 lineup. 1. Host, Chris Harrison claims that “this is the most dramatic rose ceremony ever.” Hello, ABC, this does not work anymore and this is like walking through the airport as the TSA warns us the threat level is orange. No one is listening—we’ve heard it so many times we now tune it out. 2. It’s a racisit show. Have they ever had a black bacelor or...

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Things I Learned from the “Rocky” Marathon

New Year’s Day is typically reserved for football fans or those who need inspiration to lose weight from a marathon of The Biggest Loser. But today, I found my inspiration from the Rocky saga. Even though I had seen them all at one point or another, somehow watching them all back to back brought a new perspective. 1. You may be down, but you’re never out. 2. There’s always someone that believes in you even when you don’t believe in yourself. “Yo Adrian!” 3. You’ve gotta have heart to win the fight and the crowd. 4. Don’t forget where you’ve come from and who helped you along the way. 5. Sometimes the enemy is within you. 6. What’s new and shiny is not always the best way 7.Go out on top. 8. There is a top...

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