-- Rachel Lindsay's reacting to the news with cautious optimism. The former 'Bachelorette' tells TMZ ... she's happy to see a black man was finally cast after 18 years and 40 seasons, calling it a step in the right direction. That being said, Lindsay tells us,"It would be remiss of me to not point out that based on the current climate it feels like a knee-jerk reaction and a result of societal pressure.
ABC made the announcement Friday morning, saying it's"privileged to have Matt" as the first black Bachelor. Saying it's been a longtime coming is an understatement ... it hadn't happened in 40 seasons of the franchise.was the first black female lead on season 13 of"The Bachelorette" ... way back in 2017. It's undeniable Matt finally got the nod due to the whole country becoming laser-focused on equality and increasing diversity.
In fact, ABC said,"We know we have a responsibility to make sure the love stories we're seeing onscreen are representative of the world we live in, and we are proudly in service to our audience. This is just the beginning, and we will continue to take action with regard to diversity issues on this franchise. We feel privileged to have Matt as our first Black Bachelor and we cannot wait to embark on this journey with him.
I’m glad to see it but It shouldn’t have taken 20 seasons and a riot for this to happen
Is anyone going to address how racist hollyweird is?
There goes the ratings
hes hot
About time too, and he is cute!
PC....yayyyyy
we'll know its real if they have fat white chicks as suitors
Sign me the fuck up 👏🏻🤤
Ok
No disrespect Matt, but *yawn. Typical, putting a black man in to clean up the mess. Remember the Great Recession of '08? Same thing.
Lol, he doesn’t need any help getting a woman....
Why does this deserve praise? How many fucking seasons have there been of The Bachelor? Spoiler: way too many for this to be the first “Black Lead.”
Aint nobody watching this
That solves it. Close down BLM and take the $250m back.
Goodbye racism! Thank god for this.
Such a patronizing move.
Cool. Why’d it take so long?
Boy, how racist is hollyweird.
THIS IS SOOOOOOO FUCKING CORNY
I may watch for the foolery that is sure to come. Last time I watched The Bachelor they had that alledged Italian Prince.
Called it. Diversity = black for white people. Even though most of the world is Asian and they have higher education and income levels than everyone else, therefore being the perfect candidate for TheBachelor
Cancel this phony ass show and replace everything with Love Is Blind.
Thank you fucking Jesus!
Great! Hope this has appeased the 'twitter woke mob' and so-called progressives
ABCNetwork BachelorABC can kiss the roundest part of my ass(i.e. all of it). 18 f*cking years!! After this, they’re gonna go back to having all White bachelors. Never an Asian. Never a Latino. They’ve already met their token minority quota. Racist
another black guy making a fool of himself over yt women; sounds entertaining
Yea okay u can tell he pretty white-ish aura says it all Shittinme 🤷🏾♂️💯‼️
They gonna respect us.
This is only because of wants happening.... now
He is half black and what i’m sure ABC considered a safe choice. It’s a start but if I see a whitewashed cast like always let’s just say i’ll be pissed
👀
Great choice. Love it and is much better than the bland milquetoast white boys they've picked in previous seasons.
He’s biracial
The ratings are gonna tank.
VanLathan TheRachLindsay 😄
Way to jump on the bandwagon ABCNetwork. Little late for it to mean anything
We already know how this will end
Like .... you didn't realize this before? Scram !!
It’s about time!
A bunch of White women trying to date a Black man...what else is new?🤷🏾♀️
Blackulor
I'll only watch if they add TIFFANY POLLARD!
It’s about time!
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