The Bachelor to do better when it comes to diversity—even calling it to be affiliated with the series. (She is the show’s only Black Bachelorette.
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Rachel Lindsay is prepared to cut ties with "The Bachelor" franchise. Lindsay, 35, is the only black person to have led a season of "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette," and now she's calling for more diversity within the franchise.
"In 40 seasons, ['The Bachelor'] had one black lead," Lindsay said during a virtual interview for "AfterBuzz," noting that only one of America's presidents has been black. Rachel Lindsay.
The Bachelor to do better when it comes to diversity—even calling it to be affiliated with the series. (She is the show’s only Black Bachelorette.
Rachel Lindsay and Hannah Brown have made amends following the Alabama native’s N-word controversy.The season 13 Bachelorette, 35, appeared on the Wednesday, June 17, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen where she gave an update on her relationship status with Brown, 25.“She reached out to me, she apologized to me, and she actually said something that was great, which let me know she’s really taken the time to figure things out,” Lindsay explained.
Rachel Lindsay was The Bachelorette in 2017 and she revealed to Andy Cohen that she “did have a racist contestant on my season.”
Rachel Lindsay is just one reality star who has been very vocal about racial injustices in the United States after the Black Lives Matter protests kicked off around the world this year. It all started with the death of George Floyd, who died while in police custody.
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Rachel Lindsay is offering a few ideas to “Bachelor” Nation on how to improve diversity within the franchise.
Rachel Lindsay says she's heard from the production team about changes they'd like to make to the franchise, but has yet to see any of those changes actually be implemented. In an interview with ET's Lauren Zima on Tuesday, the former Bachelorette opened up about her powerful blog post on Monday, in which she said she'd cut ties with the franchise if they didn't make real strides toward diversity.
Rachel Lindsay wants the franchise to make a real change. The former Bachelorette — who remains the franchise's only black lead to date — took to her blog on Monday to address her recent comments that she would cut ties with if they didn't overhaul their approach to diversity and representation. Lindsay explained the thought process behind her decision, called for thefranchise to «make a statement acknowledging their systemic racism,» cast leads that are interested in dating outside of their
Rachel Lindsay wants to see real change in thefranchise — starting with a black Bachelor. The attorney, who remains the franchise's first and only black lead in its 18-year history, spoke out in an interview with on Friday, declaring that she can't be «affiliated» with if they don't make real progress. «If we're going around talking about Black Lives Matter and what's important and how we need systemic change … well then let's talk about systemic change when it comes to We got to change some
AfterBuzz on Friday.“If we’re going around talking about Black Lives Matter and what’s important and how we need systemic change … well then let’s talk about systemic change when it comes to ‘The Bachelor.’ We got to change some things there, too,” Lindsay said.Calling the long-running franchise’s output “whitewashed,” the first — and only — black lead in the “Bachelor” universe said, “I think that they have to, at this point, give us a black ‘Bachelor’ for Season 25. You have to.
Anita Bennett editorRachel Lindsay says it’s time for The Bachelor franchise to more closely reflect the racial makeup of the nation.Lindsay, who appeared on season 21 of The Bachelor and was the first African American lead on its spinoff, The Bachelorette, believes the franchise must change with the times.“In 40 seasons, [The Bachelor] you’ve had one black lead,” Lindsay said during an interview on the AfterBuzz TV digital network. “We are on 45 presidents.
Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterAfter 24 “Bachelor” contestants and 15 “Bachelorettes,” the franchise’s sole Black lead, Rachel Lindsay, is ready to dissociate with ABC’s reality series entirely if they don’t immediately address their problem with diversity.“In 40 seasons [‘The Bachelor’] had one Black lead,” Lindsay said on the “AfterBuzz.” “We are on 45 presidents. And in 45 presidents there’s been one Black president.
Rachel Lindsay is absolutely fed up with The Bachelor franchise’s lack of diversity.
—she will not continue working with the franchise if changes aren't made. “I can’t," Rachel said to the outlet.
As fans of Bachelor Nation know, Rachel Lindsay was the very first black Bachelorette on the show ever! That being said, amid fierce protests against racial discrimination in America, the star is demanding more diversity on the show that made her famous. Rachel admitted that she is pretty embarrassed to be associated with a series that suffers from such a serious lack of racial and ethnic diversity when it comes to its cast.
It took until The Bachelorette season 13 for the ABC franchise to cast an African American lead in 2017. Now Rachel Lindsay, 35, is speaking out about how her show — as well as The Bachelor — are “white-washed.” Rachel initially appeared as a contestant on season 21 of The Bachelor competing for Nick Viall‘s heart, and is upset how that show has yet to cast a black male in the title role.