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You cant fix the franchise by just casting people of color as leads, Acho told Colbert.
The problem is, Whos casting, who are your producers?
Is there diversity across every board?
First there was the revelation that front-runner Rachael Kirkconnell attended a sorority event themed around celebrating the antebellum South.
She gave you so many chances to save yourself, Harrison!
Its so telling that you couldnt even see all those life vests she was trying to throw you!
Harrison is now on a leave of absence from the show.
(Theyd also be sending a strong and meaningful message that bias is something they take seriously.
Both things can be true.)
but that diversity was not reflected in the stories that showed up throughout the season.
Lindsay eventually eliminated him, but he racked up lots of screen time first.
So what if women like MJ and Victoria got lots of early featured time on Matts season?
(Here, @bachelordata is also a very helpful source ofinformation.)
Onscreen time is a limited resource, and featuring one contestant over another comes with a real opportunity cost.
All of this is why Achos point to Colbert is an important one.
