How shows like Netflix’s “Too Hot To Handle” tokenize bisexual women

Netflix’s latest reality dating show, “Too Hot To Handle,” features a group of hilariously vapid contestants tasked with finding love while banned from any sexual contact. It was generally enjoyable, if only to scoff at; but unfortunately, I must report that it has joined the trend of mistreatment of bisexual women on reality dating shows. The last few years have seen a pattern on reality TV: a cast full of conventionally attractive straight contestants, with one feminine bi woman thrown in for diversity points. In reality dating shows, there has been an upswing in the inclusion of queer women in every way possible—except for them finding love on the show with another woman. After all, having only one queer woman means none of the contestants will actually get to explore a queer relationship over the show’s run…

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