Word is out that Roberto Martinez is in as the next Bachelor on The Bachelor, but is Roberto really a good choice? The Bachelor franchise has been getting a lot of flack lately for their failure to cast anyone of any ethnicity in the leading role of the hit reality show. So the choice of Roberto as the first Hispanic Bachelor seems interesting and a bit convenient in light of all the criticism and the impending discrimination lawsuit. But is Roberto really a good choice?
I say no and it has nothing to do with his ethnicity. I said, back in December, that I saw the break-up of Ali and Roberto coming from a mile away. My concern from the beginning was that Ali would grow bored of Roberto. No doubt Roberto is super hot, BUT he is an insurance salesman! And it’s not that selling insurance isn’t perfectly respectable but it’s not exactly what every little girl dreams of when they are imagining their fantasy husband. And it’s fine for actual reality but this show is about fantasy reality.
The Bachelor is supposed to be such an uber catch that 25 ladies will quit their full-time jobs and leave their young children (if they are single moms) for 9 weeks just to see if they have a chance. He’s supposed to be a risk-taking entrepreneur, or a medical doctor, or an accomplished entertainer, or even a non-profit creator. He’s not supposed to be a nice guy you’d meet on Match.com with a safe middle-management career.
But aside from being an insurance salesman, there is another major concern. Roberto also has serious anger management problems according to Ali. That is not exactly a quality girls are looking for in a future life-partner. And it’s not exactly a problem that a few visits to The Bachelor therapist (that apparently lives next door to The Bachelor mansion) can fix in a mere 9 weeks.
In an interview with former Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky in People magazine back in December, Ali shocked readers when she revealed why things didn’t work out between her and Roberto. The magazine says this:
A source close to Ali says one of their biggest issues was Roberto’s temper-which was often triggered by arguments over his traditional, conservative values. “Roberto seemed bothered that Ali was career-minded and had a social life. He is very old-fashioned when it comes to a woman’s place,” says the source. Ali concedes that she often tried to play the part of dutiful helper: “I helped him build his business, and I’d bring him lunch all the time,” she says. “I was so supportive of him.” Even so, their fights had intensified lately. “In the past six months he kind of lost it,” says the source. “He’d be really good and sweet in public, but their fights could be explosive.”
People will say that is just one side of the story. True, but the alarming allegation should concern producers who are looking to cast the ultimate fantasy husband — a husband that should above all else be a “gentle”man.
So is this producers succumbing to pressure from various groups? I think so and I think it’s a big mistake. Producers need to give viewers more credit than that. We aren’t going to watch or not watch the show based on the ethnicity of the lead. We are going to watch because the lead is someone we really like and wanna root for, someone that epitomizes what every girl wants, someone that is very self-actualized and healthy, someone that inspires us just by their mere presence and someone for the love of God that can handle a situation!
If producers really want to cast a Hispanic lead that’s great, but put a little effort into finding one! There are plenty of charismatic, attractive, healthy Latino men out there. Recruit one of those super hot charismatic guys from a Spanish Telenovela! That would be awesome!! But please don’t destroy another season by choosing a lackluster lead that doesn’t get us pumped up every Monday night!!!
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