TMC
03-15-2016, 03:45 PM
http://time.com/4258960/the-bachelor-the-bachelorette-diversity/
In January, ABC's then-Entertainment president Paul Lee teased a diverse Bachelorette, while Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss said the goal was to cast a woman of color (http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelor-creator-mike-fleiss-talks-the-bachelorette-the-goal-is-to-cast-a-woman-of-color-w161156). That’s why Caila Quinn, who’s half-Asian and half-white, was widely expected to be named the next Bachelorette. Instead, producers chose Jojo, who looks white and is diverse in that she's half-Persian (something ABC didn’t mention (http://deadline.com/2016/03/bachlorette-lack-of-diversity-jojo-fletcher-abc-1201720515/) in its press release). Yet Fleiss and Lee’s comments led fans to believe that a woman who did not look white (http://www.tvguide.com/news/abc-fails-diversity-expectations-with-new-bachelorette/) would be chosen. As this Bachelor season progressed, however, fans seemed to overwhelmingly prefer Jojo and disdained the idea of Caila becoming The Bachelorette. As Daniel D’Addario notes, "The Bachelor reflects what the viewers want, and the ratings prove people are fine without a diverse cast.” PLUS: Why The Bachelorette opted for Jojo over Caila (http://www.eonline.com/news/747430/yes-caila-quinn-was-almost-the-bachelorette-what-went-wrong) at the last minute, and The Bachelor producers (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/03/15/the-bachelor-pressures-winners-to-get-married-on-live-tv-and-things-get-awkward/) really wanted a live wedding to happen last night
In January, ABC's then-Entertainment president Paul Lee teased a diverse Bachelorette, while Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss said the goal was to cast a woman of color (http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelor-creator-mike-fleiss-talks-the-bachelorette-the-goal-is-to-cast-a-woman-of-color-w161156). That’s why Caila Quinn, who’s half-Asian and half-white, was widely expected to be named the next Bachelorette. Instead, producers chose Jojo, who looks white and is diverse in that she's half-Persian (something ABC didn’t mention (http://deadline.com/2016/03/bachlorette-lack-of-diversity-jojo-fletcher-abc-1201720515/) in its press release). Yet Fleiss and Lee’s comments led fans to believe that a woman who did not look white (http://www.tvguide.com/news/abc-fails-diversity-expectations-with-new-bachelorette/) would be chosen. As this Bachelor season progressed, however, fans seemed to overwhelmingly prefer Jojo and disdained the idea of Caila becoming The Bachelorette. As Daniel D’Addario notes, "The Bachelor reflects what the viewers want, and the ratings prove people are fine without a diverse cast.” PLUS: Why The Bachelorette opted for Jojo over Caila (http://www.eonline.com/news/747430/yes-caila-quinn-was-almost-the-bachelorette-what-went-wrong) at the last minute, and The Bachelor producers (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/03/15/the-bachelor-pressures-winners-to-get-married-on-live-tv-and-things-get-awkward/) really wanted a live wedding to happen last night