ABC Finally Casts First Black 'Bachelorette'
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THIS^^^?
im def not gonna watch but ill eventually find out how it all plays out! sistas are doing it for themselves! yay for sistas and their "bachelorette makes history"
this is the most insulting title ever "MAKES HISTORY" ....?
makes history at what? so they're celebrating , celebrating what? the one who finally is allowed to play in their game to show " how far we've come" ...so insulting.. as if we wouldnt go far if we didnt go on cac dating shows to seek love ..
I give my word that the majority of the niggas will be cacs. She will keep the corniest goofiest lame ducks cacs around but only keep the absolute best model-type rich black man around.
Black women will take the lamest cac but demand the black man be some mega success/baller type nigga.
Black women will take the lamest cac but demand the black man be some mega success/baller type nigga.
she kinda looks like barack's eldest shorty.
nahmena? "FIRST" ?? so insulted! "FIRST" .... "AT WHAT?..... tryin to see if white men will compete for her companionship?
Not the first time,wasnt there some black chick who had to make like a hundred sandwiches for her white boyfriend just so he can propose to her...
chick was fairly attractive had a broadcasting job or something like that..
Rachel Is the Perfect Choice for the First Black Bachelorette
As ABC struggles to address the decade-long diversity criticism of its tentpole reality franchise, a perfect solution materializes
Toward the end of any season of The Bachelor, the talking points are usually the same: Everyone misses the ill-fated, messy villain (push on, Corinne!); everyone is sure the final three is crystallizing. But ever since producers began using The Bachelor as a feeder system for The Bachelorette and vice versa, the conversation of “Who will win?” has been trumped by “Who will be the next Bachelorette?” The future of The Bachelor franchise is always more interesting than its present, kind of like how I start thinking about the NFL draft every year after the Bills lose in Week 8.
So as we near the end of Season 21 of The Bachelor — the finale is exactly one month away! — speculation about the next Bachelorette is imminent. There’s only one right choice. ABC, do not mess this up: Rachel is your girl.
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Maybe you’ve noticed, but The Bachelor is very white. A cursory glance at cast photos is enough to see a history of underrepresentation. In 21 seasons of The Bachelor and 12 seasons of The Bachelorette, there have been only 65 nonwhite contestants (that’s less than two per season). More than half of black Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants have left the shows within two weeks. The problems came to a head in 2012 when the franchise was the subject of a class-action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination (the suit was eventually dismissed). The show has since made a fractional increase in its efforts to be more inclusive — Season 21 features nine nonwhite contestants, more than ever before — but they’ve yet to satisfy a demand that is voiced on a yearly basis.
“ABC would love to do groundbreaking shows and there are moments for that, but they’re also trying to entertain millions and millions of people and paid advertisers and keep my family happy,” Bachelor host Chris Harrison told The Huffington Post in 2013, a statement that suggests only white people are entertained on a large scale. He’s since updated his response to diversity questions to be more of a non-answer: “It’s a good debate, and it continues to change and evolve. So I think it’s a great thing,” he said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporterlast March. The Bachelor is so inept when it comes to representation that it’s become a well-worn joke.
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Along comes Rachel, a 31-year-old attorney from Dallas who I would describe as stunningly normal if she hadn’t signed up to be on a romance-competition television show. She’s smart, charismatic, and has emotional intelligence (a big talking point on The Bachelor this season); she shakes her head and covers her eyes when awkward shit happens, as if she’s the audience’s surrogate. She’s easy to watch — and by that I mean she doesn’t make Nick eat raw hot dogs — and even easier to root for. And she’s beating everyone. Rachel was the first person of color to win the coveted First Impression Rose; heading into Week 7, she’s officially made it further than any black woman before her. Among the six remaining contestants, Rachel might have the best odds, depending on how much stock you put in Corinne’s manipulation skills and ABC’s investment in her and her nanny, Raquel.
But we shouldn’t be rooting for Rachel to all-caps FIND LOVE with Bachelor Nick Viall, since that fate carries years of extra reality-TV commitments, stints on Couples Therapy. There are only two outcomes for Rachel that I will accept. In the first scenario, Rachel would win the whole thing but reject Nick’s proposal on national television (as two women have in the past — literally no one wants to marry Nick). It would be a legendary, dramatic result — a storytelling flourish straight out of Shondaland. Plus, Nick looks like Knowshon Moreno when he cries, and I’m never gonna say no to more man tears.
But an even better outcome — both for Rachel and the show — would be for her to make it to the Hometown Dates week, get eliminated in heart-wrenching fashion, and rise from the flames months later as the franchise’s first black Bachelorette. It’s about damn time. The show has already been beaten to the punch by the satirizing Unreal, which featured — and then botched — a second-season story line about a black suitor, so they’re already playing catch-up. The future is diverse, and The Bachelor would be wise to finally get with the times.
At a Television Critics Association panel in January, then–ABC entertainment chief Paul Lee was once again asked about the franchise’s lack of diversity, particularly when it came to the suitors. “We’re doing a whole lot of tweaks,” he answered. “We have the farm team, right? Which allows us to pick the next one. But I’d be very surprised if The Bachelorette in the summer wasn’t diverse. Perhaps I shouldn’t have said that, but I think that’s likely to happen.”
ABC and The Bachelor have been given a gift in Rachel. Now all they have to do is not screw it up.
As ABC struggles to address the decade-long diversity criticism of its tentpole reality franchise, a perfect solution materializes
Toward the end of any season of The Bachelor, the talking points are usually the same: Everyone misses the ill-fated, messy villain (push on, Corinne!); everyone is sure the final three is crystallizing. But ever since producers began using The Bachelor as a feeder system for The Bachelorette and vice versa, the conversation of “Who will win?” has been trumped by “Who will be the next Bachelorette?” The future of The Bachelor franchise is always more interesting than its present, kind of like how I start thinking about the NFL draft every year after the Bills lose in Week 8.
So as we near the end of Season 21 of The Bachelor — the finale is exactly one month away! — speculation about the next Bachelorette is imminent. There’s only one right choice. ABC, do not mess this up: Rachel is your girl.
‘The Bachelor’ Recap: The Worst Beach Volleyball Game Ever
Nick breaks hearts after a day at the beach crushes the women’s spiritstheringer.com
Maybe you’ve noticed, but The Bachelor is very white. A cursory glance at cast photos is enough to see a history of underrepresentation. In 21 seasons of The Bachelor and 12 seasons of The Bachelorette, there have been only 65 nonwhite contestants (that’s less than two per season). More than half of black Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants have left the shows within two weeks. The problems came to a head in 2012 when the franchise was the subject of a class-action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination (the suit was eventually dismissed). The show has since made a fractional increase in its efforts to be more inclusive — Season 21 features nine nonwhite contestants, more than ever before — but they’ve yet to satisfy a demand that is voiced on a yearly basis.
“ABC would love to do groundbreaking shows and there are moments for that, but they’re also trying to entertain millions and millions of people and paid advertisers and keep my family happy,” Bachelor host Chris Harrison told The Huffington Post in 2013, a statement that suggests only white people are entertained on a large scale. He’s since updated his response to diversity questions to be more of a non-answer: “It’s a good debate, and it continues to change and evolve. So I think it’s a great thing,” he said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporterlast March. The Bachelor is so inept when it comes to representation that it’s become a well-worn joke.
Is ‘Coupled’ the Moral Corrective to ‘The Bachelor’?
Mark Burnett is attempting to right the reality TV dating ship with his own showtheringer.com
Along comes Rachel, a 31-year-old attorney from Dallas who I would describe as stunningly normal if she hadn’t signed up to be on a romance-competition television show. She’s smart, charismatic, and has emotional intelligence (a big talking point on The Bachelor this season); she shakes her head and covers her eyes when awkward shit happens, as if she’s the audience’s surrogate. She’s easy to watch — and by that I mean she doesn’t make Nick eat raw hot dogs — and even easier to root for. And she’s beating everyone. Rachel was the first person of color to win the coveted First Impression Rose; heading into Week 7, she’s officially made it further than any black woman before her. Among the six remaining contestants, Rachel might have the best odds, depending on how much stock you put in Corinne’s manipulation skills and ABC’s investment in her and her nanny, Raquel.
But we shouldn’t be rooting for Rachel to all-caps FIND LOVE with Bachelor Nick Viall, since that fate carries years of extra reality-TV commitments, stints on Couples Therapy. There are only two outcomes for Rachel that I will accept. In the first scenario, Rachel would win the whole thing but reject Nick’s proposal on national television (as two women have in the past — literally no one wants to marry Nick). It would be a legendary, dramatic result — a storytelling flourish straight out of Shondaland. Plus, Nick looks like Knowshon Moreno when he cries, and I’m never gonna say no to more man tears.
But an even better outcome — both for Rachel and the show — would be for her to make it to the Hometown Dates week, get eliminated in heart-wrenching fashion, and rise from the flames months later as the franchise’s first black Bachelorette. It’s about damn time. The show has already been beaten to the punch by the satirizing Unreal, which featured — and then botched — a second-season story line about a black suitor, so they’re already playing catch-up. The future is diverse, and The Bachelor would be wise to finally get with the times.
At a Television Critics Association panel in January, then–ABC entertainment chief Paul Lee was once again asked about the franchise’s lack of diversity, particularly when it came to the suitors. “We’re doing a whole lot of tweaks,” he answered. “We have the farm team, right? Which allows us to pick the next one. But I’d be very surprised if The Bachelorette in the summer wasn’t diverse. Perhaps I shouldn’t have said that, but I think that’s likely to happen.”
ABC and The Bachelor have been given a gift in Rachel. Now all they have to do is not screw it up.
she look like a Azelia Banks with manners
The best move ive made in my life was removing the TV MSM(media) AND PRINT NEWS from my life.. Music is next to get the boot.. Anyway, the bachelorette can get on tv and kiss all the white ass she wants.. Its sad to see these people cooning for sum useless money and bullshit fame!! Bros and Sistas, if you can cut your cable and go without local media,,,, DO IT!! Its one of the best freedom a person can enjoy!!
maine, i cut loose that bullshit and ALL social media about twenty years ago forever.
Lurking like a muthafucka ...
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If you want to know why we have it so hard in amerikkka look no farther than the media. EVERYTHING has racial elements to it. And not favorable to us either.
And worst of all are the Black people co-signing the shit.
And worst of all are the Black people co-signing the shit.
Peace,
Oh yeah. And this chick is funny looking.
Oh yeah. And this chick is funny looking.
ray j version count?
Some but a lot of white guys don't even notice black women.white america only wants to fuck black women....
This the type of bitch you stick it in her ass by "mistake."
I feel like about 5 or 6 of the last 8 or 9 guys are going to be white. Black Twitter is going to start criticizing her and it's going to become a situation where white people say see how racist black people are.
Anybody got any episodes of this?