The Bachelorette 13 seasons to tap their first-ever Black bachelorette and Rachel Lindsay said the series isn’t doing enough to break down the show’s “systematic racism” and overall lack of diversity.When Lindsay was hailed the first and onlyBlack bachelorette back in 2017, we all celebrated.
But we also side-eyed the fact that it took so long, especially since the series began in 2002.The reality star, who found love on the ABC series, marrying Bryan Abasolo, took to her blog to sound off about the show’s lack of diversity, writing that Black women interested in going on the series “know historically and presently that the show is not formatted for their success.”“I knew that I wanted to be a trailblazer in this franchise to diversify the.
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