Posted on 02/13/2017 6:32:14 PM PST by SMGFan
After 12 seasons, The Bachelorette is ready for a shake up. ABC has named contestant Rachel Lindsay the first black lead of The Bachelor franchise, sources close to show confirmed Monday to Variety. Though the network has not released an official statement, series creator Mike Fleiss teased a historic announcement will be made during Mondays episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.
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Why not Vietnamese?
Blachelorette.
After seeing her picture, not sure.
Will be interesting to see how this plays out with the males.
Not that I watch stuff like this...
But, why not?
And why is there a need to announce it?
Just do it.
How cares.
Ratings must be down.. let’s try to stir something up. I know let’s cast a black girl and at least a few rednecks racists and film the outcome
When is the gay version? Coming, I’m sure.
Oops, who cares!
Yea, not unattractive but not anything to turn your head either:
Gotta be Rachel Jeantel. Her unstoppable hotness will have the men fighting themselves over her.
What took so long?
Will they be competing to date men in prison?
How did they get away with not having a black one before?
Sponsored by Nicorette...
Why not do an all illegal alien version of the show?
Maria is the bachelorette and her 12 suitors are Jose, Juan, Miguel, Jose, Julio, Manuel, Juan, Carlos, Jose, Carlos, Federico and Miguel.
Will Maria be 12 years old?
Man, everything is referred to as "historic" now.
Does anyone really think people one hundred years from now will be able to tell you who was the first black contestant on The Bachelorette?
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