The Bachelor, an Intersectional Case Study of Reality TV Romance

Flashcards covering key concepts from the lecture on 'The Bachelor, an Intersectional Case Study of Reality TV Romance'.

INTERSECTIONALITY

An integrative mode of analysis that elucidates how race, gender, class, sexuality, dis/ability, and citizenship mutually constitute one another, serving as a critical perspective and way of thinking.

MISOGYNOIR

A term coined by Black feminist scholar Moya Bailey that names the intersection of anti-Black white supremacy and patriarchal misogyny as its own oppressive force, referring to racialized misogyny directed towards Black women and femmes.

Harem trope

A Western construct envisioning non-monogamous sexual customs of non-Western cultures as lascivious and 'exotic,' functioning as a fantasy at the intersection of race, nation, and sexuality, as analyzed by Dubrofsky regarding The Bachelor.

Dubrofsky's analysis of The Bachelor

Argues that despite increasingly diverse casting, The Bachelor's framework consistently produces a white heterosexual monogamous union, where women of color are narratively used to facilitate this union rather than regarded as viable romantic partners.