racist? no.
sexist? maybe.
stupid? yes.
Is 'The Bachelor' Racist?
SodaHead TV
2012/04/17 22:00:00
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ABC production companies Warner Horizon Television, Next Entertainment, and NZK Productions are facing a major lawsuit alleging racial discrimination. Two African-American men, aspiring NFL player Christopher Johnson and friend Nathaniel Claybrooks, auditioned for "The Bachelor" in Nashville and claim they weren't given a fair shot. They say one producer asked them what they were doing there, and never called back.
Executive producer Mike Fleiss, who is also being sued, has already been accused of discrimination, mostly based on the show's lack of diversity. He once told Entertainment Weekly, "I think Ashley [Hebert] is 1/16th Cherokee Indian, but I cannot confirm. But that is my suspicion! We really tried, but sometimes we feel guilty of tokenism ... We always want to cast for ethnic diversity, it's just that for whatever reason, they don’t come forward. I wish they would." Do you think this new lawsuit is evidence of racial bias on "The Bachelor"?
Executive producer Mike Fleiss, who is also being sued, has already been accused of discrimination, mostly based on the show's lack of diversity. He once told Entertainment Weekly, "I think Ashley [Hebert] is 1/16th Cherokee Indian, but I cannot confirm. But that is my suspicion! We really tried, but sometimes we feel guilty of tokenism ... We always want to cast for ethnic diversity, it's just that for whatever reason, they don’t come forward. I wish they would." Do you think this new lawsuit is evidence of racial bias on "The Bachelor"?
Top Opinion
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Erin Innocent 2012/04/17 22:42:17
The Bachelor show won't let older overweight people on the show either.Do those people has a cause to sue the show,too?
It is so ridiculous and shallow, the producers are probably making-do with whoever signs-up for it.
I'll say it: get a black bachelor and many white women who signed up will say 'no'.
So why do I not think this is a racial issue? THe bachelor looks for a specific type of person. You have to have the right looks (good profile, phyically fit looking, strong jawbone, ect...) , a certain amount of confidence that appears when you look at the camera. That is why so few get on the show. It does not matter if your white, black, or hispanic. If you don't have the "right look" you will not get the interview.
If these people only choose white participants, then it doesn't have to be racist... you must prove they purposely excluded black people. But then, if the woman being swooned is a white woman who isn't interested in black men, wouldn't you choose white bachelors?
Remember the Dating Game? What if you had a white woman as the contestant and her three choices were all black when she had no interest in black men? Many would call her racist if she didn't accept the man who won. But if you had the same scenario with a black woman who had a choice of three white men when she doesn't like white men, we would n...
If these people only choose white participants, then it doesn't have to be racist... you must prove they purposely excluded black people. But then, if the woman being swooned is a white woman who isn't interested in black men, wouldn't you choose white bachelors?
Remember the Dating Game? What if you had a white woman as the contestant and her three choices were all black when she had no interest in black men? Many would call her racist if she didn't accept the man who won. But if you had the same scenario with a black woman who had a choice of three white men when she doesn't like white men, we would not consider it racist if she declined the date.
Times are changing but the problem isn't with white people anymore as the problem is political in nature as most who would consider the issue with the Bachelor racist will be leftwing in their political views... and they'll be divided as some on the left will say this is racist... others on the left will say it's not agreeing that if it's ok to have blacks only programming them what's the harm of a whites only program as long as it does not purposely exclude non blacks where clearly it should be integrated.
Why not just ask the producers to create a Black Bachelor program to air on BET... wouldn't that be the smart way to address anyone who thinks this is racist?
Besides, they want people with personality, not attitudes...those dudes may not have made the cut here, but they can try for some other reality show that requires bad attitudes like Jersey Shore (another predominately white show).
You should see how they do some game shows...they look for folks that are strange and/or disfunctional. Maybe these brothas were just too prim and proper for this show. it totally depends on what the producers want and I am sure color is not the issue.
But wait, there are a lot of folks that can't stand a black man with a white women....especially Black women...they hate that. perhaps the producers wanted avoid the issues that may arise regarding interracial relationships.
too much is going on behind the scenes to figure this one out.
About African American....i had a buddy, who was black, go to Djibuti (sp?),Africa in the 90's, he decided to travel while there....he found out quick that you don't call yourself african american in front of black africans...he never told me exactly why as he was not 100% sure himself...but he postulated via rumor while there that it was becuase when blacks had the opportunity to return to the motherland for free in the 1800's, they didn't. personally, i think home is where you hang your hat.....and I have been in japan as a permanent resident since 2001 (altogether being in Japan about 17-18 years).
And on a side note, is love not sometimes a competition process in our own lives? Have you not ever felt competitive for the attention of someone of the opposite sex? I certainly have. And I am a fierce competitor. :-)
Don't get me wrong - I don't think this show works, and I think it is ridiculous not to mention scripted and directed. Anyone who thinks it's not is ... well, let's be nice and say naive.
Your use of the term "competition process" got me thinking because I truly have felt very competitive for the attention of certain men when I was dating. I don't think I could ever say the things the people on those shows say or do what they do in front of a camera. I think that is exactly why they keep the alcohol flowing - it helps them forget about the cameras and loosen up.