‘Bachelorette’ Star Rachel Lindsay Calls For Racial Diversity On ‘White-Washed’ Franchise — Watch
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hollywoodlife.comIt 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.
She says that the franchise needs a “systematic change,” similar to what the U.S. is going through now with the racial injustice protests following George Floyd‘s horrifying police-custody death. “It’s been asked of me will I continue in this franchise if it continues in this way.
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