(https://nyppagesix.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/matt-james.jpg)
QuoteMatt James has been named the first black "Bachelor" in the series' nearly two-decade history.
James, a New Yorker who works for the real estate group CBRE, was cast for the upcoming 25th season of the show following a recent fan-generated petition urging producers to increase diversity, as well as strong messages from past cast members.
The 28-year-old was originally slated to appear as a contestant on Clare Crawley's season of "The Bachelorette," which halted production earlier this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"Matt has been on our radar since February, when producers first approached him to join Bachelor Nation, as part of Clare's season. When filming couldn't move forward as planned, we were given the benefit of time to get to know Matt and all agreed he would make a perfect Bachelor," ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke said in a statement, according to Entertainment Weekly.
"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 so privileged to have Matt as our first Black Bachelor and we cannot wait to embark on this journey with him," the statement continued.
In "The Bachelor" franchise's 18-year, 40-season history, Rachel Lindsay has been the only black lead, starring as "The Bachelorette" in 2017.
Earlier this week, Lindsay, 35, and other show alums voiced support for the fan-based petition urging the series to cast its first black "Bachelor," among other suggestions. As of Friday, over 85,000 fans had signed the petition.
https://pagesix.com/2020/06/12/matt-james-named-first-black-lead-in-the-bachelor-for-season-25 (https://pagesix.com/2020/06/12/matt-james-named-first-black-lead-in-the-bachelor-for-season-25)
He's biracial
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-NvynhjjCR
He's cute
These legs
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8XW7aqnpDg/?igshid=1fxw8qy4jf2q
:ohwow:
He gone pick a white bitch.
next
He seems kinda gay
But I'm using
He got a some cheeks kinda
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4KtE3Xndr7/?igshid=7its7eadf8ii
He is cute af.
Quote from: GLOCK 🌹 on June 12, 2020, 01:08:22 PM
He seems kinda gay
so he IS gonna pick a white bitch huh
Straight niggers are so predictable and exhausting....
he's fine though
Quote from: Forgive Darius. on June 12, 2020, 01:06:02 PM
He gone pick a white bitch.
next
I was scrolling down to post that
:hmph:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zAEVYvkcLss (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zAEVYvkcLss)
Quote from: L0NZ. on June 12, 2020, 05:09:53 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zAEVYvkcLss (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zAEVYvkcLss)
lemme settle IN
Funky summed that right on up
we don't want or care about this
His mother is white and he's an estate broker for a prestigious mess
Yh were not watching 484848 episodes just he can pick a mediocre white blonde bitch
I'm surprised that show is still on air
Quote from: GLOCK 🌹 on June 12, 2020, 01:08:22 PM
He seems kinda gay
But I'm using
He got a some cheeks kinda
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4KtE3Xndr7/?igshid=7its7eadf8ii
ssssssssssssssssssss
not Cheri Dennis :plzstop:
omg ABC is tryna goop the gorls. this boy is not tryna pick no woman
wow, he's really lackluster for a job like this tho
They'll probably bring in a slew of Latin, Asian, mixed girls to show more diversity without making it too Black.
Watching all these brands scramble to look woke and catch up to what's going on is a kii
Quote from: Bentley. THE Moderator. on June 12, 2020, 06:32:40 PM
Quote from: GLOCK 🌹 on June 12, 2020, 01:08:22 PM
He seems kinda gay
But I'm using
He got a some cheeks kinda
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4KtE3Xndr7/?igshid=7its7eadf8ii
ssssssssssssssssssss
not Cheri Dennis :plzstop:
omg ABC is tryna goop the gorls. this boy is not tryna pick no woman
JKNHJKNSDJKLSDJLKDLKJSLNJKSDJLKSLJKDZSDAZS
DSF
FD
FD
DF
DF'FD
Quote from: Forgive Darius. on June 12, 2020, 06:36:18 PM
Quote from: Bentley. THE Moderator. on June 12, 2020, 06:32:40 PM
Quote from: GLOCK 🌹 on June 12, 2020, 01:08:22 PM
He seems kinda gay
But I'm using
He got a some cheeks kinda
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4KtE3Xndr7/?igshid=7its7eadf8ii
ssssssssssssssssssss
not Cheri Dennis :plzstop:
omg ABC is tryna goop the gorls. this boy is not tryna pick no woman
JKNHJKNSDJKLSDJLKDLKJSLNJKSDJLKSLJKDZSDAZS
DSF
FD
FD
DF
DF'FD
hhhhhbggghhjhhbbnnnn
You gotta be a certain LEVEL of nigger to know/use a Cherri Dennis mess.... ION KNOW guys. King might not be a Black ok? kinda nigga. But a NIGGA NIGGA :usureuok:
Quote from: Forgive Darius. on June 12, 2020, 06:38:26 PM
You gotta be a certain LEVEL of nigger to know/use a Cherri Dennis mess.... ION KNOW guys. King might not be a Black ok? kinda nigga. But a NIGGA NIGGA :usureuok:
gbhhhhbb
Or he was perched with the rest of us gorls watching Making the Band
Quote from: animmai. on June 12, 2020, 06:36:14 PM
Watching all these brands scramble to look woke and catch up to what's going on is a kii
!!!!!!!!!!
and after New York's run, dating shows really don't hit for.
like ... Seeing Mindy and Jon Ann cry over oysters about who's getting the nigger dick doesn't interest me in the least
Nnnnn come through Cheri coke