TIME Magazineのインスタグラム(time) - 9月30日 23時00分

Sept. 28 was the season premiere of #TheGoldenBachelor, a new show from The Bachelor franchise featuring Gerry Turner—a 72-year-old widower with two daughters and two grandchildren.

When asked by the host, Jesse Palmer, if he believes he’ll find a love like he had with his wife, Turner remarked, “What I look for at the age of 70 is different than what I looked for in high school and college.”

This piqued the interest of columnist Myisha Battle. But she wondered: What does the show say about desirability as we age?

"Based on who has made the cut, it’s clear that the producers chose contestants who defy what we imagine when we think of senior citizens," writes Battle. "But is this casting move breaking stereotypes or reinforcing harmful expectations for people over 60 to be thin, with very few wrinkles, and mostly gray-hair free?"

Accept the rose at the link in bio and find out why the latest #Bachelor franchise is a mirror of our culture’s beliefs about aging.

Photograph courtesy ABC/Brian Bowen Smith

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