Now, of course I realize this is based on the Miss USA pageant in which women have traditionally been required to model swimsuits. But, 1) that is unto itself an incredibly sexist tradition (if I sound like I was for the axing the swimsuit competition, it’s because I am), and 2) even then, it’s under the guise of being about her woman’s “confidence” and “poise”.

However, on this date, the feeling was very much an overt, “you have to wear next to nothing onstage and in front of an audience and you will be ogled and objectified.” Yet, on Bachelor seasons, with the female contestants, such requirements are typically downplayed and portrayed as a natural, circumstantial thing. Like, of course you’d wear skimpy bikinis because we’re on the beach! (Or… walking through the streets on the way to the beach, as on Chris’ season.) Of course you’d wear sequined lingerie because this is Moulin Rouge (Arie’s season)! Of course you’d get naked (or near naked) for a photoshoot because it’s for CHARITY (my season). In that sense, I actually almost (almost!) better respect how the men are treated here—like pieces of meat—versus the faux non-objectifying of the ladies on Bachelor seasons. At least it’s honest! But yeah, two wrongs.

Exhibit B of If The Genders Were Reversed…