THE BACHELOR IS TRASH REALITY TV; THE BACHELOR IS A SCRIPTED EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABLE WOMEN THAT FEEDS INTO TOXIC TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES; THE BACHELOR IS A SOCIAL COMMENTARY ON CLASS, RACE, AND GENDER THAT UPHOLDS WHITE SUPREMACIST PATRIARCHAL VALUES WHILE FALSELY CLAIMING TO BREAK DOWN RACIAL BARRIERS AND EMPOWER WOMEN; THE BACHELOR IS A COMEDY