Tiiiila, I luuuurve you!

Given that I’m unemployed, every morning I leisurely read the paper online for a couple of hours. As I’m skimming the “top 10 most emailed headlines” on the International Herald Tribune’s webpage, much to my surprise, I stumble across this headline: “Tila Tequila and Bobby Banhart Call It Quits; Second ‘Shot at Love’ Season Announced.” A flurry of emotions swirled in my head! I incredulously stared at the computer screen, unable to believe that Tila Tequila was making headlines in one of the world’s most reputable papers. Given my disdain for reality tv shows, one would think that I was furious, correct? Incorrect! I was ecstatic that the IHT also apparently subscribes to the theory that all reality TV is mindless drivel except shows involving Vietnamese bisexuals!
On a more serious note (ok that’s the most misleading transition in the history of ‘blogging’), where does Tila go from here? During the first season, there were a number of reports indicating the show was a sham, but the hopeless romantic in all of us secretly wanted it to be ‘real.’ By the third to last episode, it was painfully evident that Mademoiselle Tequila’s thirst for love would be satiated by no one within a hundred meter radius of Tila, not the horse, not the fromagedick, and definitely not the fireman. It became apparent that this show was nothing more than pageantry, nothing but an egregious ratings ploy, inflating numbers by appealing to the single, horny 18-40 male demographic (ding ding, mission accomplished!). In light of this week’s developments, we the viewers have learned that “A Shot at Love” was unequivocally a sham when Bobby informed multiple media outlets that “she (Tiiiiiila) never called me after the last show and no one would give me her number.” Classy. Here’s my question: will Shot at Love Part Deux be anywhere near as popular since everyone and his pet orangutan knows that Tila will not actually end up with whichever douchebag/douchebaguette/douchebagenderneutral that is selected? Or will people watch because Tila will continue to parade around in next to nothing and make out with mediocre looking lesbians? Probably the latter. God Bless America.
And finally, adorable Domenico (think a jovial Ale) and his ‘consigliere’ Ashli (of “Tiiiiiila, I loooove you!” fame) get their own spin off. Like Ale, Domenico needs a green card, so this one’s gonna be for realz!