Kareem Abdul-Jabbar doesn't like 'The Bachelor'

Last night, "The Bachelor" aired the first episode of its 21st season, much to the chagrin of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Abdul-Jabbar wrote a quest column for The Hollywood Reporter yesterday, saying that 'The Bachelor' is killing romance in America. "The shows’ mantra repeated by most castmembers that “everyone deserves love” ain’t necessarily so. You’re not even in the running for love unless you fit a very narrow ideal of Ken and Barbie doll physical beauty." "The cruel result is people on these shows are so anxious to be in a relationship that they trick themselves into thinking they’re in love." "Contestants on these relationship game shows are competing for a prize, the same as contestants on The Price Is Right. But is that prize love or a relationship?" He also addressed the lack of racial diversity, saying that black contestants are generally kept around for a few weeks as a courtesy before being eliminated.