As premiere night approaches, I'm leaning more and more to not watching 'Finding Prince Charming.' Do we need to subject ourselves to live Grindr / Scruff drama thrown into one house where everyone is zero feet away from each other?
Now some may say I'm not going to watch because the bachelor guy, Robert Sepulveda Jr., was a prostitute / rent boy / someone who sold his emotions and body for profit. And yes, that might be part of it. We all can fake those emotions about love and interest, but how are these 13 guys going to do against a professional? And did Robert think that his sex for hire past wouldn't come up or be an issue? I'm thinking Logo did know, but was hoping for ratings. How would one of the bachelorettes fare if people found out she was a former prostitute? What if we found out he had three kids and was divorced thrice from women? Or do you start dating someone from the here and now and his past shouldn't matter? Let's hope there's no double standard and the contestants aren't judged on their pasts.
I guess we all deserve love and we should give Robert Sepulveda Jr. a chance. But what chance is Logo giving him? It looks like they've narrowed down the field to a handsome fit bunch of guys. Yes, handsome fit, Western looking gentlemen. Did Robert have a say as to what kind of guys he has courting him? I noticed no heavier set men, and no asians. Hmmm, but apparently there are some femme guys and that seems to have become an issue in the household.
According to The Wrap, episode one will seen contestants Robby and Sam clash over the former’s effeminacy.
Flamboyant beauty expert Robby will reportedly attract the ire of rival Sam after shouting “let’s get this party started, bitches,” at the start of the show. According to reports, Sam will be seen to be visibly disgusted, while other contestants will refer to Robby’s “larger-than-life” personality.
Later in the episode, Sam confronts Robby, asking him, “Are you always over the top like this? Is this just who you are?” in front of the other contestants.
“I would never do anything that perpetuated stereotypes that I thought were destructive,” show creator Brian Graden told TheWrap. “What happened was the honest reaction and we thought it was important to explore.” – attitude.co.uk
So no fats, some femmes, no Asians. Good job Logo. But then again there aren't too many big cis girls or asians on the bachelor that often if at all.
I'm just afraid this is going to turn into 'Finding The Best Sex Partner' as opposed to finding love. How would you change the 'Finding Prince Charming' to make it something worth watching?
Sex columnist Dan Savage chimed in on the show and states as it stands, the contestants "could be as attracted to each other as Sepulveda who is supposed to be the prize."
They need to create a supply-and-demand imbalance that isn’t about gender or genitals—and you know what? It really wouldn’t be that hard. Just cast one exclusive gay top as your bachelor and thirteen gay power bottoms as your suitors. Or vice-versa. That’s all it would take.
Cast a hunky older bear as the bachelor and thirteen skinny twinks who are exclusively attracted to hunky older bears as his suitors. Or vice-versa. Or cast a hot leather/BDSM Master as the bachelor and thirteen leather/BDSM slaves as his suitors. Or vice-versa. (No switches!) Or cast one skinny guy into big guys as the bachelor and thirteen big guys into skinny guys as his suitors. Or vice-versa. thestranger.com
What do you think of Dan's approach to Logo's attempt at a dating game?
Do you think there should be a top / bottom pairing? Screw the versatile guys?
What about a twink / bear season?
Will you watch?
I may give in and watch, but it may just be to see which contestant I would choose to date. Better yet, I think I'll watch and play Fuck / Marry / Kill with all 15 gay boys. Can't leave Lance out!
And of course all of the above was my opinion, not the magazine's.
h/t: thestranger.com
they have recently found out
they have recently found out that Sepulveda is racist- a former would be client has said Robert refused to meet him because he was black- and that others he talked to had the same experience.
My husband and I think this
My husband and I think this tv show idea is a joke, we won't be watching for sure
I think a bachelor-type show
I think a bachelor-type show is just silly for gay guys because of the fact that the guys might like each other better than the main guy. Maybe it would interesting to have some kind of speed dating show where there's no main contestant, and they're all trying to find partners.
Honestly, I didn’t read the
Honestly, I didn't read the article because all the things it says are lies.
I think this show must be banned and canceled because it won't be successful.
Just admit it!!: This TV series shows the worst part of gay community.
As the french people says:
Ce programme du TV est une cochonnerie et J'en ai marre des salauds et cons qu'Ils sont racistes comme Robert Sepúlveda qui est un pédé, un con et un salaud.
These shows may be advertised
These shows may be advertised as finding love, but we all know it is more about finding a sex partner. Heterosexuals have been doing it for ages on TV.
I’m a gay man..but from
I'm a gay man..but from promos show the stereotypes. ..where is the guy that work at rona…or a waiter..or a lawyer..guys that live their life but gay is not a 24/7 job.which seems like it is for these men..if that's who they are fine..but that's a small percentage to everyday gay men..
The question I haven’t heard
The question I haven't heard anyone ask is, did Robert have any input as to the selection of guys to participate? Did the producers at least ask him what his particular preferences might be? The absence of certain "types" may just be a response to his tastes, after all . . .
I agree! Maybe that will be
I agree! Maybe that will be answered in the show. I did state in the blog above …
I’m not watching because all
I'm not watching because all these 'reality' shows are so unrealistic. As a gay man who likes men, I don't care for fems but If that's what floats your boat. My adopted, straight, married sons can out flame me any day but even I queen it up when appropriate.
I agree mostly with Dan
I agree mostly with Dan Savage's take except for the top/bottom part. And the one other way I'd like to see it is a skinny suitor and 13 toned or average guys! Despite all the negativity and all hunks no skinny guy's I still plan to watch it.