I’m sure by now that most of you have heard of the popular show on VH1 Rock of Love. The show is very much like the popular show The Bachelor, only with a twist.  The “gorgeous” women compete for the love of one man. If you haven’t heard about the show already, here is a little snippet on what it is all about:

Are you ready to rock, reality TV style? Again? And on a bus? Well, get ready for the third installment of Bret Michaels‘ eternal quest for a rockin’ chick to love, which arrives just in time for the New Year.
This time around, Bret is bringing the women along as he travels America for a month-long solo album tour, Rock My World, to show them what the rock star life has to offer. As Bret rolls into each town in his pimped-out black tour bus, a pink bus filled with beautiful blondes and a blue bus filled with gorgeous brunettes competing for his heart will follow close behind.
In past seasons, Bret made it clear that life on tour with a rock star is not easy and can present unique challenges. So, each time the buses pull into a new city the girls will take on challenges specifically relating to Bret’s life on the road. They may have to greet aggressive groupies with polite smiles, dodge the advances of the warm-up band, or even fill in for mysteriously missing roadies. From ice hockey and Mud Bowl 3 to a sexy dance off and working backstage, the girls get down and dirty, as each one strives to stand out among the rest.
The winner of each challenge will be rewarded with a date showcasing the best of what middle America has to offer–perhaps a toast atop the St. Louis Arch or a romantic picnic in the shadow of the world’s largest chicken. For some, however, the challenges will prove too much and they will have to face eliminations and at least one girl will be left at each stop. Whatever the case may be, these girls will definitely be put to the test to win over Bret and handle the crazy life of a rock star girlfriend. In the end, there is only one VIP pass for Bret’s true Rock of Love.

Now, I can’t say that I am HUGE fan of the show, by any means. But, I do have quite a few girlfriends who watch the show, and because I like to “be in the know,” I try to catch an episode every now and again.
I must say that I was pretty appalled after tuning in to watch the first episode of season 3. Through the first half hour of the show, I just kept thinking “is THIS really what a guy is looking for, is THIS really how a man would want his wife to act, is THIS really want a man would want his wife to look like?” My husband had caught part of the show with me (before he got too grossed out and silently left the room,) so I asked him “babe, you know if that is what men are looking for, you know I could look like that too…dye the hair bleach blond, maybe a few extensions, get the triple D size implants, start shopping in the lingerie store for my every day clothes, etc.” His response was “no that is not what I want you to look like. Not only does that not turn me on, but I wouldn’t be able to take you anywhere outside of the house!”
So, I wondered….is my husband just incredibly different then all of the other men out there? Because apparently THIS is what guys are looking for in a future wife….all F.A.K.E. What do you think guys? Is this what you are looking for? Is this what has become the acceptable standards of beauty today? Or, are shows like this just sending the wrong message of what beauty is?
I realize that you will probably say “oh that is just what Bret likes, you know he is a Rock Star and all, most men don’t like that look at all.” OR “they are just trying to go for the “shock factor” because it is a TV show, and that’s how you get people to tune in.” And yes, I agree that that may all be true. But ask yourselves this… aren’t young impressionable girls watching this show? Is this the message we want to send them…that you have to have bleached hair, fake boobs and hair, and show off your body in order to land a man?
I don’t know about the rest of you, but this scares me. What has happened to natural beauty, or beauty on the inside, or even leaving SOMETHING up to the imagination? If these types of shows are what we are going to see in the future of every day television, then we are in for a rough ride.