Emmanuel Acho on Bachelor: After the Final Rose special: It breeds discomfort . Emmanuel Acho says the Bachelor Season 25 s After the Final Rose special "breeds discomfort" for viewers.
Emmanuel Acho said the "Bachelor: After the Final Rose" special with Matt James will have the "most uncomfortable" conversation in the franchise s history.
The Bachelor Star Matt James Speaks Out After Episode Featuring His Father
Courtesy of Craig Sjodin/ABC Too often, we see dangerous stereotypes and negative depictions of Black fathers in media, said ABC s first Black Bachelor, in part, on Monday night.
Matt James has a message for viewers who tuned into
The Bachelor on Monday night: Watch with nuance, care, and also an understanding that there are real systemic issues at play.
ABC s first-ever Black Bachelor took to social media shortly after Monday s episode began to air to address a conversation he has with his estranged father that airs early on in the two-hour show.
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Matt James Addresses Dangerous Stereotypes of Black Fathers as The Bachelor Features Vulnerable Reunion With His Estranged Dad
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Matt James, this season’s star of “The Bachelor,” took to Twitter during tonight’s episode to address the conversation he had with his father on-screen before heading into fantasy suite dates.
The deeply personal conversation is garnering a considerable amount of attention on social media with many calling the scene exploitative.
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The negative social media attention is the latest chatter to cast a cloud over this season of “The Bachelor,” which has been airing per usual as a racist controversy centered around its longtime host, Chris Harrison, and frontrunner contestant, Rachael Kirkconnell, continues to explode in real-time off-screen.
The Bachelor Season 25 is spending time in one of Idaho s premiere resort towns!
Sun Valley has always been something of a hot spot for celebrity sightings in Idaho, dating back to the 1930s. 1939 is when Ernest Hemingway penned
For Whom the Bell Tolls in Suite 206 at Sun Valley Lodge.
Marilyn Monroe shot two movies there in 1956,
How to Marry a Millionaire and
Bus Stop. There s a rare color photo of her enjoying dinner at The Ram Restaurant, which has been a Sun Valley staple since 1937. Lucille Ball traveled to Sun Valley in 1958 to film the final episode of the The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour appropriately titled Lucy Goes to Sun Valley.