<em>The Bachelor</em> Gets Political

This post reveals “plot” points of episode 11 of The Bachelor season 21.

In November of 2016, just after the U.S. presidential election had been completed, Michael Moore, filmmaker, firebrand, and progressive activist, gave an interview to New York magazine. He talked about the president-elect. He talked about his film Michael Moore in Trumpland. He also talked about The Bachelorette.

Moore watches that show, he told E. Alex Jung, along with American Idol and Celebrity Apprentice. And “I think more people on the left should pay attention to what America watches,” he said.

And sometimes it’s entertaining. Kaitlyn [on ], everyone thought she was Shit happens in this country. It’s a large country with lots of different kinds of people. And you can choose to live in the country, or live in your bubble. I understand why people live in the bubble. It’s comfy in there. It’s cozy, it’s warm. It smells like cinnamon.