Okay, I'll admit it - I am a huge fan of The Bachelor on ABC.

I missed the first season but haven't missed one since and although I don't necessarily think there will be a love connection each time, I think it is one of the best comedy shows on television.

This season with Andy Baldwin and Tessa Horst, I felt like they really did have a connection and in the end he proposed.

All season long their thoughts and concerns were voiced on national television and then debated in chatrooms across the net.

On May 26 in an article on MSN Entertainment News Andy opened his mouth and put his foot in it so far that I doubt he'll ever walk the same again.

Here is the excerpt:

As Baldwin answered questions about his cheesy lines on the show, one reporter asked Horst about her ethnic background. Horst is of Chinese and Polish ancestry.

"I always say the mutts are the most exotic and beautiful," Baldwin joked.

The reporter must have moved on - not wanting to touch that line with any politically correct pole, because no further mention was made, but OH MY GOSH.

A mutt?

Once again, A MUTT????

With the "forever" nature of the Internet their grandkids will get to see what he thought of his beloved 50 years from now, that is if Tessa is able to move on from that comment to continue a relationship.

Did he think the words "exotic" and "beautiful" would negate the MUTT comment?

We have all said something we wish we could take back. Many may have even put it in writing. And the sad thing is - we will do it again in the future.

Question - with the Internet being so permanent - has it changed what you say? Do you think before you blog or write articles: gee is there a way this could come back and bite me a few years down the line?

We've told the young over and over that what they write about as junior high and high school students on MySpace will still be there 10 years from now when they look for a job and employers Goggle their name.

Have your behaviors changed?

Should they?

Deborah Chaddock Brown
Professional Writer, Having Trouble Getting Past The MUTT comment
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