Vent Out Loud

The other night I was in the kitchen cooking dinner.  I usually have the TV on for some background noise.  I don’t know why I feel it is necessary to have something in the background but I do.  I’ll have to research that.  As I was saying…  I was busy cooking when I heard a commercial for a reality show.  There was a guy in his 20s telling telling a group of women that something was important because the “winner” of the show would be his wife.  This reminded me of one of my recent posts, “Bi-Ventual”.  In “Bi-Ventual”, I discussed Proposition 8 which changed the California State Constituition and eliminated the right for same sex couples to be married.  The commercial for the reality show made me realize that while same sex marriages are not permitted in California, game shows are allowed to be produced and broadcasted around the world which turn marriage, love and intimacy into an international spectacle.

While most of the reality shows which involve relationship-building / competing involve heterosexual men and women, shows such as “A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila” and “A Double Shot at Love” showcase both, men and women, contestants.  Shows such as “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette”, while completely heterosexual, end with the winner marrying the main character.  A mockery of the institution of marriage at the least, these shows rate fairly high with viewers, some of which probably voted against Proposition 8.

To all of the same sex couples out there.  If you want to get married I advise you hire a screenwriter when making your plans.  If you are able to sell the script to a studio, get a pilot made and receive good ratings, then you’re dream at being legally wed to the person you love may come true.