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'Bachelor' fans have been talking about diversity issues for years - now they're at their breaking point


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Bachelor fans have been talking about diversity issues for years - now they re at their breaking point
Anying Guo, The Washington Post
Feb. 19, 2021
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When Myah Genung saw the disastrous interview between The Bachelor host Chris Harrison and former franchise star Rachel Lindsay, she was reminded of a saying: I m shocked, but I m not surprised.
If you even just pay attention to some of the interviews that Chris Harrison has given over the years, his responses were always in defense of why (they didn t have a lead of color) instead of how this is something that needs to happen, says Genung, who works as an associate director of industry relations at the Universit ....

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How a group of 'Bachelor' fans is working to improve the franchise's diversity


How a group of Bachelor fans is working to improve the franchise s diversity
Every rose has its thorns, and the Bachelor franchise is full of em.
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On June 1, 2020, members of the private
Bachelor-themed Facebook group,
Brett s Bachelor Buds, started organizing. It had been a week since George Floyd was killed by police, emotions were running high, and people across the country were experiencing a heightened awareness of racial inequality. 
The Facebook group, which formed in March 2020, was meant to act as a fun, positive space for 7,200 fans and counting to connect over their shared love of all things ....

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