{"id":4019,"date":"2020-06-08T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rachel-lindsay-says-shell-quit-the-bachelor-franchise-unless-diversity-improves\/"},"modified":"2020-06-08T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T15:30:00","slug":"rachel-lindsay-says-shell-quit-the-bachelor-franchise-unless-diversity-improves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rachel-lindsay-says-shell-quit-the-bachelor-franchise-unless-diversity-improves\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Lindsay Says She&#8217;ll Quit the &#8216;Bachelor&#8217; Franchise Unless Diversity Improves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Rachel Lindsay Says She&#8217;ll Quit the &#8216;Bachelor&#8217; Franchise Unless Diversity Improves<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div><span>Let\u2019s get it together, <\/span><i><span>Bachelor <\/span><\/i><span>producers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rachel Lindsay, like many fans of <\/span><i><span>The Bachelor <\/span><\/i><span>franchise, wants to see real diversity when it comes to casting the very popular reality show and she\u2019s calling out producers for only casting one black lead over the course of the show&#8217;s 40 seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In fact, the former <\/span><i><span>Bachelorette <\/span><\/i><span>star revealed she will no longer be affiliated with the franchise unless it decides to cast a black Bachelor for Season 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 35-year-old opened up about the show\u2019s lack of diversity during an interview with <\/span><i><span>Afterbuzz <\/span><\/i><span>on Friday, June 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou\u2019ve cast for 40 seasons and in 40 seasons you\u2019ve had one black lead. We are on 45 presidents and in 45 presidents there\u2019s been one black president,\u201d Rachel explained. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C-kIunV7hgw\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><span>\u201cYou\u2019re almost on par to say you\u2019re more likely to become the president of the United States than you are [to become] a black lead in this franchise. That\u2019s insane.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rachel then explained that in order for there to be real change within the franchise, it has to start with casting a black leading man. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;If we&#8217;re going around talking about Black Lives Matter and what&#8217;s important and how we need systemic change \u2026 well then let&#8217;s talk about systemic change when it comes to <\/span><i><span>The Bachelor.<\/span><\/i><span> We got to change some things there, too,&#8221; she shared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;I think that they have to, at this point, give us a black Bachelor for season 25. You have to. I don&#8217;t know how you don&#8217;t.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She continued, \u201cAnd it&#8217;s been asked of me, will I continue in this franchise if it continues in this way? I can&#8217;t. I have to see some type of change. It&#8217;s ridiculous. It&#8217;s embarrassing. At this point, it&#8217;s embarrassing to be affiliated with it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-NpNXbnwBU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Rachel became the first black lead of any Bachelor Nation show when she was cast as <\/span><i><span>The Bachelorette <\/span><\/i><span>back in Season 13. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Many fans wanted to see Mike Johnson, who was a contestant on Hannah Brown\u2019s season of <\/span><i><span>The Bachelorette,<\/span><\/i><span> as the Season 24 Bachelor, but the gig went instead to Peter Weber. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Do you think producers will cast as black Bachelor for Season 25? 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