It seems that you cannot turn on the television these days without seeing a "dating show". Rock of Love is in its third season, contestents from previous shows are getting their own 15 minutes of fame, and yet no one seems to be able to find "love". Well, I shouldn't even call it love. These shows make a complete mockery of the entire institution known as "love".
How is it possible to find love with these random strangers. And since when did the dating process include embarassing "challenges" desinged to get rid of the weakest links. For example, on one of the latest episodes of Rock of Love Bus, the ladies were told that to win a date with Brett Michaels they would have to make over these plain-jane looking women into "rock stars". Since when does someone's ability to make-over a complete stranger mean that they are worthy of being Brett Michaels' girlfriend?
As a society we have really dumbed love down. There is no romance anymore, only ridiculous antics to get ratings. And, what happens to these women when they "win"? Do they ever actually date these men? I know that they must be separated until the reunion show, so, can you really call that a relationship?
From I Love New York to a Double Shot at Love, it seems that we aren't creating these shows as a way to find love for someone, but rather as a way to launch a whole group of otherwise undeserving people into their 15 minutes of fame. Why else would these men and women make complete fools of themselves on television?
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