What did this show prove?

That nice guys always finish last?

That women (at least Marlena(sp?)) will pick a retard that has no future, no goals, and no income because he is good looking. Over someone that would have been perfect for her.

Yeah that's such an "eye opener" isn't it? LOL
That people would rather be around attractive people than unattractive people.
Duh

We learned that in kindergarten. I never believed that crap about "be yourself and everyone will like you."

Even being a millionaire is less appealing than being good looking. But maybe Adam can take his money and go buy a good plastic surgeon.

Now THAT would make for a good show.

A couple years from now after he has been transformed into a handsome hunk he should come back and throw everything back in that whore's face.

:-)

I did not have the time, or the urge, to watch this show, but I caught a few moments here and there during its run. From the moment I heard about it I knew it was an atrocious idea, but was not surprised seeing where television has ventured these days (Paris Hilton and Master P have their own reality TV shows?!). Living in South Florida, AKA Hell, I have pretty much given up on dating until I can move to another part of the country, as nearly 99% of all women down here are self-absorbed, ignorant, uneducated (until it comes to fashion), immature, and more plastic than a Barbie doll. I always hoped that when I moved to another part of the country I could find a nice, intelligent, well-read, wholesome, attractive girl with a great sense of humor, etc etc. Well, this show (as well as others) has really caused me to fear that women across the country are like this, after all, this girl was from Kansas City, which is not nearly as notoriously superficial as L.A. or Miami. On another note, how in the world does a person get rid of Tareq Kabir? He is a 21-year-old college professor with a doctoral degree! The fact that a 21 year old has a PhD is nearly unheard of! Maybe it’s just me, but if I were a female, I would rather date a man who is exceptionally intelligent and motivated, over a man who is a dumb jock but "cool" or a guy who only relies solely on his good looks to get by. By the way, the final choice came down to a "nerd" who was a millionaire and a "hunk" that wasn't even that good looking? OK, so the choice is a lot of money or looks; in my opinion both are disgustingly superficial and materialistic, which I thought was the whole premise of the show, finding out if a beauty would choose an “Average Joe“, not a “Joe Millionaire” or a “Bachelor“.

in this new average joe hawaii i have a question about larissa. she was crowned Miss Missouri a short while ago and is very good looking. Why does she need help finding a guy, she cant on her own. most models and beauty queens have guys always hunting them down. Maybe it was just for popularity, she wanted to be rocognized

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1) You are blaming people for the way they look by saying it's their "fault"? Remember that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that many of the "substandard" guys in this show (maybe on this board too) generally have good or exceptional qualities other than looks. Unfortunately, looks won out again and your trying to say "don't blame it on women" even in the face of the fact that the choice ultimately comes down to women. Do I need to tell you how childish and ignorant your reasoning sounds?

2) Money would at least make a more respectable choice than good looks. At least money can give a woman security, peace of mind, stuff, whatever, but good looks, what does it get you? Don't tell me a better looking child, unless your looking to have children with every person you have sex with. Nope, good looks is only good for a night or two, and that just proves it too be even more shallow/selfish for the fact that there's even less of a reason to desire it so much.

3) I realize this post is late, but it's more for the reading pleasure of those who happen to have come across this board. And, sorry, but I don't think this one will be deleted by administrator.

It's not surprising, Kimberwyn, that you would defend the woman on "Average Joe".
Imagine yourself as the successful, final contestant on a fictional, "Average Jane" reality-television show. Then three, beauty queens show up and your handsome bachelor has to choose between keeping you or one of the beauty queens.
Kimberwyn, how would you feel, if on national television, in front of millions of viewers, in front of your parents, relatives, and girlfriends, had the handsome bachelor ditched you and instead selected one of the beauty queens? We all know that being dumped and humiliated can be emotionally traumatic for women. It's wise that the show's producers did not contemplate an "Average Jane" reality tv show. Having to deal with potential suicides of humiliated average Janes and the resulting costly litigation from surviving parents and relatives would have been astronomical.

This show was a demeaning, deceptive, and cynically cruel reality illusion. The show's producers knew what they were doing. They were cynical enough to anticipate that the young women they choose would ultimately select a handsome hunk over the average Joe. Why they chose to add that final, cruel, unnecessary element is anyone's guess. They assumed that we viewers are shallow and cruel enough to enjoy watching innocent people get hurt and humiliated on national television.

I don't know if you're an attractive or average looking woman. But if you're the latter, come on, you understand reality. Attractive people are going to almost always choose another attractive person. Women are no different than men. And for women, the choice of a beefy, hunky stud might actually be behaviorially ingrained in their genes on a primal, subconscious level dating back to Paleothic times. A strong, muscular man ensured a woman's survival in an environment filled with large dangerous predators. 12,000 years ago there was 101 ways to die out on the North American continent. One's worst Hansel-and-Gretal nightmares roamed throughout the continent. Large, sabre-toothed cats (smilodon fatalis); short-faced giant bear (ursus arctodus); large dire wolves (lupus caninus dirus); the large American lion (felinus panthere); all combined to genetically shape today's women's mating behavior. Nice guys finish last because they easily become sabre-toothed cat food. Nasty, brutish, muscular hunks are the choice of mate because they can defend you and sire similarly strong offspring.

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on a personal level i felt offended by Average Joe. This show is the story of my life, im 19, i've been hanuted by this since i started high school, only 2 credits i have to life is i have had 1 girlfriend, ive been kissed, and im not a virgin. But as of today (1/3/05) i cannot remember when i was kissed last (i dont ever recollect getting kissed in 2004), its been a real long time since ive had a girlfriend, its pathetic. And im no rude inconsiderate slob, im not shallow, i dont refer to women as a bitch or a hoe or a slut, but what good has it done for me?