Why Is the Canadian Flag Blurred on The Bachelor? Details

'Bachelor' Blunder or Hidden Agenda? Viewers Demand Answers to the Blurred Canadian Flag

Jan. 23 2024, Published 10:forty six a.m. ET

Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers for the Season 28 premiere of The Bachelor.

During the Season 28 premiere of The Bachelor, our rushing main guy Joey Graziadei meets 32 fabulous girls, all vying to comb him off his toes and earn the coveted identify of his fiancée! Among these contestants is Maria Georgas, a 29-year-old executive assistant from Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada.

As she steps out of the limo, Maria proudly waves a tiny Canadian flag. In a pleasing twist, she arms it over to Joey, who tucks it into his go well with jacket pocket. But grasp on — The Bachelor mysteriously blurs out the flag.

What's the maintain this unexpected edit? Fans are humming with curiosity and a hint of sadness, so let's dive into the juicy details at the back of this blurred Canadian flag fiasco!

Why is the Canadian flag blurred on 'The Bachelor'?

After eagle-eyed viewers spotted the blurred flag, a lot of them flocked to X (formerly known as Twitter) to call out The Bachelor producers for this conspicuously obtrusive and reasonably impolite blunder.

"Is the Canadian flag controversial or something? What is up with the blur?" one particular person asked.

A 2d X consumer wrote, "Soooo... am I the only one who didn't know that the Canadian flag is so offensive that it has to be blurred on American television?"

"I never figured the next Canadian-United States war would begin with the Bachelor blurring out the Canadian flag, but here we are," a 3rd Bachelor fan joked.

A fourth added, "WHY DID THE BACHELOR CENSOR THE CANADIAN FLAG? THAT'S MAPLE LEAFPHOBIC."

"So many Canadian ladies on this show, and they can't even show the flag?" another person questioned.

Someone else agreed, tweeting, "We can cast multiple contestants from Canada, but we have to blur the Canadian flag??? Make it make sense."

A fan threw in a cheeky recommendation, speculating that the blur was because of a budget crunch, claiming that the Bachelor manufacturers "spent their entire budget" on cherished singer Billie Eilish's hit music "When The Party's Over," which played at the beginning of the episode.

But, plot twist! Turns out, the Canadian flag is trademarked. According to the Canadian Government, "The National Flag of Canada is protected by the Trade-marks Act against unauthorized use for commercial purposes. Other official symbols, such as the Canada Coat of Arms, are also protected."

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