I think you are right that ABC thinks that their ratings would go down with an AfAm lead. I guess they somewhat control the finanists.

My other thought is that there is a joke in this. One that applies a punchline from same-sex marriages to The Bachelor. Something parallel to "why should heterosexuals caucasians be the only ones to have to go through all the pain of marriage The Bachelor??"

I wondered why they've been getting away with it for so long.

The answer I got, when I asked why Brad's girls were all White, was, "Here we go again." I guess many other people asked the same question. After all, it's so noticeable.

This lawsuit was filed by 2 African American men who said they went to a casting call and were ignored by the producers. My question is how aggressive were they in seeking the producers attention? Did they go expecting to be courted?
But the real point is,do they really want to be The Bachelor or do they just want a big payday? As in if the producers settle with them for enough money the lawsuit and their interest in the show will disappear?

Of course nobody will admit it, but a non-white lead or finalist would go over about as well as a f@rt in church with most of the viewers, and that's why they never pick one. If they ever do they can kiss a big chunk of their ratings and ad money goodbye.

"But the real point is,do they really want to be The Bachelor or do they just want a big payday? As in if the producers settle with them for enough money the lawsuit and their interest in the show will disappear? "

That's the case with many lawsuits. Some people want justice. Many people just want the cash. Let's see what happens.

They may or may not have had some level of interest in being the Bachelor, but lawsuits of this nature are often targeted at picking low hanging fruit, and if the defendants offer enough money to make the risk of losing the lawsuit an iffy proposition, the plaintiffs will often take the money and run, and any principle involved is thrown under the bus.

This was just being discussed on CNN's headline channel. The question may be whether reality televisions falls under 'creative process' exception laws, e.g. 'I wrote this character believing they looked a certain way, and I'm not reimagining them now'. It very probably doesn't simply because unless you're Big Brother, you aren't a scripted series and aren't casting roles.

The segment decided everyone has the same rights to be subjected to 1950s gender politics designed to end in tragedy for the amusement of the masses. We'll see how the court feels.

Well, they pretty much said exactly that.

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Shut up before you end up sounding like a hypocrite!! Blackpeoplemeet.com, Blackdating.com, Afroromance.com, Blackcupid.com, AfricanAmericanpassions.com..All BLACK ONLY dating websites..have anyone of them Whitepeoplemeet--etc.. and it'd surely be picketed against as a Nazi site!!!

Get OVER The BullSh!!! already!!! It's SO Ridiculous!! Especially when it's so obviously Not true!! When it is an actually case--such as it was for those beaten by the LAPD--NO ONE will believe!!! And WHY?? Because you aholes spent your time crying wolf, searching desperately for the mere appearance of what your 'brothers' in LA actually Lived!!! Who's going to believe you when it's Real?? Dildo's stop it already!!! You're NOT helping--you are only hurting. And believe me, there are still brothers hurting/being hurt to this day!! So STOP!!!!

If you're not getting your A$s BEAT & there's nothing stopping you from doing that which you're b!.ching about; SHUT THE F'UP!!!!!!!!

((( It's about Emily; Emily's preferences in a potential mate.. wouldn't that be the reason for the types/colors of guys chosen for the show?? How is that not obvious!?!? )))

You gotta remember, this lawsuit ain't about the principle of the thing. never has been, never will be. They're in it to extort a settlement from ABC, nothing more and nothing less. The principle of the thing is not what they care about. It has always been about the MONEY, and nothing but the MONEY, and if they can get paid off big, they'll be perfectly happy to throw their fellow blacks under the bus.