The Bachelor and Bachelorette have had 40 seasons combined. Out of 40, there has only been one Black lead.On June 5, Rachel Lindsay, first-ever Black , , noting "it's embarrassing, honestly," to be affiliated with the franchise at this point.“We have now casted for 40 seasons—even though they haven’t started Clare [Crawley’s],” she said in the interview with amid worldwide protests. “There’s been one person of color in 40 seasons.
We have 45 presidents. There has been one person of color. We are literally on par to saying that you are more likely to become the president of the United States than you are to be the lead of this franchise.
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