Current Events > ABC casts first black Bachelor following outcry for diversity

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Lebronwon 06/12/20 10:31:22 AM #1:	https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/12/entertainment/black-bachelor-matt-james/index.html --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 <cite>Lebronwon posted [p:940556445] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/12/entertainment/black-bachelor-matt-james/index.html </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BathroomWater 06/12/20 10:33:06 AM #2:	The proletariat: Stop killing us! Capitalists: Hmm...how can we make a buck off of this? --- "I have a basic understanding of economics." -Broseph_Stalin <cite>BathroomWater posted [p:940556529] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>The proletariat: Stop killing us! Capitalists: Hmm...how can we make a buck off of this? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MelbuFrahma4 06/12/20 10:33:42 AM #3:	About time. Hopefully they don't allow any woman that doesn't date black men on there. --- "We'll never see Day-Lewis and Kubrick, or Kurosawa and Eastwood, but we have seen Bale and Nolan, a cinematic dream pairing come to life!" <cite>MelbuFrahma4 posted [p:940556556] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>About time. Hopefully they don't allow any woman that doesn't date black men on there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Propane4Sale 06/12/20 10:35:50 AM #5:	We did it! ABC has finally proven that they care about black people again. continues life not giving a fuck about the Bachelor --- Strickland Propane & Propane Accessories "Taste the Heat, not the Meat!" <cite>Propane4Sale posted [p:940556645] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>We did it! ABC has finally proven that they care about black people again. continues life not giving a fuck about the Bachelor </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Colorahdo 06/12/20 10:36:06 AM #6:	My wife loves this show, I always found it hilarious how they'd have a white dude from Montana and like 25 white women and 5 black women. They always vote the black women off right away lol you can't force people with different backgrounds to like each other tbh --- But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them - bring them here and kill them in front of me ~Jesus Christ <cite>Colorahdo posted [p:940556656] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>My wife loves this show, I always found it hilarious how they'd have a white dude from Montana and like 25 white women and 5 black women. They always vote the black women off right away lol you can't force people with different backgrounds to like each other tbh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Trent 06/12/20 10:37:15 AM #7:	one step closer to chappelle's real world? --- i swear to God most of y'all cats just don't know The Trent you barely know yourself so i guess most of y'all should be offended <cite>The Trent posted [p:940556705] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>one step closer to chappelle's real world? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 06/12/20 10:38:04 AM #8:	who the hell even watches these shows? --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:940556746] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>who the hell even watches these shows? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lebronwon 06/12/20 10:39:18 AM #9:	monkmith posted... who the hell even watches these shows? Women probably make up a lot of the target audience. Must have a loyal following to be on its 25th season. --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 <cite>Lebronwon posted [p:940556789] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>monkmith posted... </cite> <quote>who the hell even watches these shows?</quote> Women probably make up a lot of the target audience. Must have a loyal following to be on its 25th season. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Trent 06/12/20 10:42:01 AM #10:	monkmith posted... who the hell even watches these shows? some of the women (under 40) in my department do a march madness type bracket with the bachelor every season they talk about it at lunch as well e: now that i think about it, it's all the women under 40 in my department. and there are other women in their tournament that are friends etc. i think there's like 15 participants. --- i swear to God most of y'all cats just don't know The Trent you barely know yourself so i guess most of y'all should be offended <cite>The Trent posted [p:940556905] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>monkmith posted... </cite> <quote>who the hell even watches these shows?</quote> some of the women (under 40) in my department do a march madness type bracket with the bachelor every season they talk about it at lunch as well e: now that i think about it, it's all the women under 40 in my department. and there are other women in their tournament that are friends etc. i think there's like 15 participants. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fony 06/12/20 10:42:31 AM #11:	Lmfao this show is still going on? --- It's not the end of the world, but we can see it from here. <cite>Fony posted [p:940556921] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>Lmfao this show is still going on? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 06/12/20 10:43:35 AM #12:	BathroomWater posted... The proletariat: Stop killing us! Capitalists: Hmm...how can we make a buck off of this? On the bright side, at least you know the corporations actually listen to you. The government just don't care. --- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. -Misattributed to CS Lewis <cite>Squall28 posted [p:940556976] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>BathroomWater posted... </cite> <quote>The proletariat: Stop killing us! Capitalists: Hmm...how can we make a buck off of this?</quote> On the bright side, at least you know the corporations actually listen to you. The government just don't care. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cocytus 06/12/20 10:44:30 AM #13:	Oh hurry up, we gotta make every show black now! <cite>Cocytus posted [p:940557020] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>Oh hurry up, we gotta make every show black now! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Prestoff 06/12/20 10:48:29 AM #14:	It's such a stupid and superficial show. My wife forced me to watch one episode with her and I immediately went "nope" after it finished. monkmith posted... who the hell even watches these shows? I think the primary target are women, my wife used to have hangouts with her friends just to watch this show. --- DI MOLTO! <cite>Prestoff posted [p:940557178] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>It's such a stupid and superficial show. My wife forced me to watch one episode with her and I immediately went "nope" after it finished. monkmith posted... </cite> <quote>who the hell even watches these shows?</quote> I think the primary target are women, my wife used to have hangouts with her friends just to watch this show. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BathroomWater 06/12/20 10:49:14 AM #15:	Squall28 posted... On the bright side, at least you know the corporations actually listen to you. The government just don't care. True. The politicians, at least the big name ones, are somehow being even more worthlessly performative. And I dont blame The Bachelor that much, I mean what else can they do but this aside from donating to causes. Politicians could, in theory, actually do something meaningful to reform the police. Then again these big media companies are a big part of the problem too, like focusing all their attention on looters when the vast majority of the demonstrations are peaceful protests. --- "I have a basic understanding of economics." -Broseph_Stalin <cite>BathroomWater posted [p:940557203] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>Squall28 posted... </cite> <quote>On the bright side, at least you know the corporations actually listen to you. The government just don't care.</quote> True. The politicians, at least the big name ones, are somehow being even more worthlessly performative. And I dont blame The Bachelor that much, I mean what else can they do but this aside from donating to causes. Politicians could, in theory, actually do something meaningful to reform the police. Then again these big media companies are a big part of the problem too, like focusing all their attention on looters when the vast majority of the demonstrations are peaceful protests. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 06/12/20 10:50:17 AM #16:	And it only took eighteen years. --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:940557253] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>And it only took eighteen years. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnlikedMonkey 06/12/20 10:54:23 AM #17:	I always wondered how these couples do after the season ends and holy shit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series)#Seasons Out of 24 seasons only 1 couple stayed together. --- Matt Murdock of Earth-616, you have the ability to overcome great fear. Welcome to the Gr... F-sharp Bell Corps. - Karrde <cite>UnlikedMonkey posted [p:940557433] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>I always wondered how these couples do after the season ends and holy shit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series)#Seasons Out of 24 seasons only 1 couple stayed together. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CreepySmile 06/12/20 10:55:17 AM #18:	25 seasons and it's literally just been a straight white man I think this is one of the times it's okay to diversfy it --- I just want to be loved <cite>CreepySmile posted [p:940557471] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>25 seasons and it's literally just been a straight white man I think this is one of the times it's okay to diversfy it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 06/12/20 10:56:50 AM #19:	BathroomWater posted... The proletariat: Stop killing us! Capitalists: Hmm...how can we make a buck off of this? What do you expect them to do? --- 2020 going to be a CE kind of year ~ Panthera <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:940557552] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>BathroomWater posted... </cite> <quote>The proletariat: Stop killing us! Capitalists: Hmm...how can we make a buck off of this?</quote> What do you expect them to do? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 06/12/20 11:19:06 AM #20:	UnlikedMonkey posted... I always wondered how these couples do after the season ends and holy shit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series)#Seasons Out of 24 seasons only 1 couple stayed together. Well yeah. Forging a lasting relationship with someone special was never the goal of this series. It's 100% about people pretty enough but not talented enough to get into the entertainment industry, and Bachelor/Bachelorette is their jumping off point. --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:940558557] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>UnlikedMonkey posted... </cite> <quote>I always wondered how these couples do after the season ends and holy shit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series)#Seasons Out of 24 seasons only 1 couple stayed together.</quote>Well yeah. Forging a lasting relationship with someone special was never the goal of this series. It's 100% about people pretty enough but not talented enough to get into the entertainment industry, and Bachelor/Bachelorette is their jumping off point. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 06/12/20 11:20:27 AM #21:	Now it's time to prepare for the meltdown of conservatives who watch the show because there will be white women in the group trying to get with the black bachelor. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:940558627] in ABC casts ... [t:78765947]...</cite> <quote>Now it's time to prepare for the meltdown of conservatives who watch the show because there will be white women in the group trying to get with the black bachelor. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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