F-Boy Island host Abbie Chatfield has shed some light on what viewers can expect in the Australian debut of the American reality show.
The premise of F-Boy Island is a group of men who are competing to date three women. The men are divided into two groups, self-proclaimed ‘f-boys’ and ‘good guys’.
In the US version of the show, if the women choose a ‘good guy’ they will split their prize money with their pick. If they choose an ‘f-boy’ then the man gets to take home all of the money.
Former The Bachelor contestant Laura Byrne previously labelled the show “misogynistic“, however, Chatfield has told Daily Telegraph that it’s empowering.
“We are calling them [The f-boy male contestants] what they are,” Chatfield told the publication about the new reality show. “I feel like the show itself, in calling Fboys what they are is calling out the poor behaviour. The whole point of the show is that when people do things that are a bit cooked, I call them out in real time.”
She continued, “We are not The Bachelor or Love Island, and we are not pretending to be a political documentary about feminism,” Chatfield said.
“But as far as reality shows go and the scope of that, it is pretty feminist as we call out the FBoys constantly and the women are in control. We do it in a humorous way and we are not pretending to be a serious show. Everyone knows what they are getting into. It is like we are all in on the joke.”
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Chatfield reflected on her own experience with dating, and said she has tended to pick men who didn’t treat her right.
“I don’t have the best track record,” she told the publication. “Not FBoys, I just date men who are accidentally manipulative, undercommunicative, and then that makes me feel shit. I am dating, the roster is full. I am still seeing people but just not getting into a relationship.”
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