In 2012, two Nashville men filed a class-action lawsuit accusing the show of racial discrimination after 2011’s “Bachelorette” season starring Ashley Hebert included no minorities out of 25 contestants.The suit was dismissed after the network and the producers argued their casting decisions are protected by the First Amendment.We have to keep fighting for understanding and it's going to have to be consistent; it's going to go on for a while.I've been really lucky to be able to do things like Do you feel that's a really important thing to consider when you're choosing your roles?When Little Mix‘s song “Shout Out to My Ex” came out at the end of last year, it was an instant hit.Almost immediately after it debuted, however, everyone began to speculate that the tune totally fired shots at Zayn Malik, Perrie Edwards‘ ex-fiance.You seem to choose roles pretty wisely, does that ability for the arts and stories to effect change always stay in your mind? It was kind of like the signs you get in your own life and you're like, "OK, I think this is something I should make a priority," and I've always wanted to be able to do something with my platform.

I think even the people that support the LGBT community forget how deep it is.This indicates that the presence of people of color in ABC programming is acceptable so long as there is no exhibition of actual romance between non-whites or whites and people of color.""When it comes to romance and love, I just don't think African-Americans ...are viewed as people who love or know how to love," Samuels said.And even when non-white contestants are cast, they seldom go very far. Cheng, a blogger who also makes commercials for brands like Beats By Dre, 24 Hour Fitness and Apple, people of color fare about as well in “The Bachelor” franchise as they do in horror movies — a genre depressingly famous for killing off non-white characters early on.TV’s most successful dating series has been criticized for years for its lack of non-whites among both the leads and the 25 contestants who vie for their affections.