Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Writes His Thoughts About The New Bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the legendary NBA star—wrote a column about the current season of The Bachelor and the lead for The Hollywood Reporter.

And it’s pretty safe to say he’s not a fan of the new Bachelor.

Here are some of the highlights from his blog.

On Arie: “The Arie they present, especially following Rachel, comes across as shallow, bland, stiff and inarticulate. Every woman is ‘amazing,’ especially when he dumps them.”

On his interest in 22-year-old Bekah: “Arie’s mind is blown by the most clichéd observation to come out of every freshman dorm or stale fortune cookie. The fact that she’s 14 years younger and yet much more lucid and has a greater sense of humor than him only highlights his inability to engage.”

On why the kissing is troubling:

“Kissing is an important part of the dating process because it is crucial to find out if there is any physical chemistry. But Arie’s eagerness to get right to kissing as quickly and often as possible in lieu of, rather than a result of, talking seems to indicate he’s incapable of or uncomfortable with extended conversation.

The effect is a high-schoolish immaturity that is detrimental to the show because it lowers the romance bar. More important: It’s tone deaf to the times.

Even though the women are all willing participants and know what they’re getting into, viewers see women clamoring over someone who seems more interested in jamming his tongue in their mouths than listening to the words coming out. Lauren S., whom he took out on a one-on-one date, apparently talked too much and instantly got the boot.”

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