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Bachelorette Ratings Plummet as the Black Washing of the Bachelor Series Continues
Warning: Frank discussion about race (from the perspective of a white person of a certain age) ahead. In recent years, The Bachelor series has been criticized for its lack of ethnic and cultural diversity, prompting petitions and threats of boycotts, and 87 seasons without a single black person in the lead made the series ripe for the picking. But to be fair, you would be hard pressed to see a White face on BET these days as well. The double standard is staggering, but we will save that conversation for another time.
Signs of trouble began when former Bachelor contestant, lily white Bachelorette Clare Crawling, was replaced midway through her season based on accusations that she had been secretly seeing one of her suitors (blackish Dale Moss) before filming even began. In her place, walked in former Bachelor contestant, blackish Tayshia Adams.
The next season of the Bachelor then broke tradition by hiring the first “sexually fluid” closeted gay Bachelor, Matt James, who had never been a contestant before … but he was blackish, so an exception was made. During his totally dismal season, things got interesting when it was revealed that one of the final three contestants pining for his heart (insert eyer roll here), Rachel Kirkconnell, had attended an Antebellum-themed party during her college years. Apparently, the Antebellum era conjures up images of slavery. Never mind the fact that the woman being accused was (TV) dating the first blackish Bachelor. You can’t even make this shit up.
Taking full advantage of the situation, first Blackelorette, Rachel Lindsey (the one with the big space in her front teef) now working as an entertainment correspondent, accused longtime host Chris Harrison of racism because he did not condemn Kirkconnell. While it appeared that Harrison avoided the ax at the time, it was clear that the demonization of EVERYTHING White (cancel culture) now had the long time host in their cross hairs.
Sho' nuff, by the end of Matt James’ season, it was announced that Harrison was being placed in “time out” with black Emmanuel Acho finishing out the season in his place. Acho achieved some relative fame from a You Tube post calledUncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. It’s probably worth mentioning that ABC’s new President, Channing Dungey, is a black woman.
For whatever reason (I’m guessing dreadful ratings), Acho’s new gig was short lived, and it was then announced that former Bachelorettes, Tayshia Adams, along with a barely memorable botox botched Kaitlyn Bristowe, would be the new hostesses for Katie Thurston’s new season. Thurston’s season was the beginning of the cringe worthy interracial interactions which now defines the series. Now mind you, we all like what we like, and I am no position to judge anyone’s taste or lifestyle, but a body language expert would have a field day analyzing The Bachelor these days, just saying.
Despite “Bachelor Nation” making it clear that they were not happy with the firing of Chris Harrison, it was announced that The Bachelorette would run back seasons, with Adams and Barstowe once sharing hosting duties. The new (current) Bachelorette would be Matt James reject runner up #2, blackish Michelle Young.
The new season debuted on Oct. 19 to the lowest ratings in the show’s history, and have continued to decline each week. ABC acknowledges the declining ratings, but denies that it has anything to do with the in-your-face wokeness. A spokesperson for ABC recently said that “While we don’t necessarily believe that race is a factor, our strong support for racial diversity remains our goal, and the good of the greater cause far outweighs any temporary dip in the ratings.”.
ABC is also blaming the lousy Tuesday night time slot as well as “Bachelor overload fatigue”; apparently we are supposed to believe that the show programs and schedules itself. The truth is, Michelle Young is the most uninteresting and dull Bachelorette that the series has ever had, and that goes for the contestants as well. Case in point, Young recently performed a rose ceremony massacre, eliminating a record breaking seven suiters who were not showing enough interest in her.
But there is hope on the horizon, as it was recently announced that the series is currently casting for persons "of a certain age". No word yet on whether we're getting a Senior addition on The Bachelor or Bachelorette (or both), but regardless, I'm in!
In the meantime, we are going to have to endure more of the same, because we do know that the next "Bachelor" is Michelle Young contestant reject, and Whiter than Wonder Bread, Clayton Echard (last picture above on the lower right).
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