Bachelorette 13 - Rachel Lindsay - SM Media - *Sleuthing Spoilers* Discussion - #6

I hope she doesn't sleep with any. They don't even know their middle names by end of filming, why should they be exchanging bodily fluids and no, I am not a prude.

Bach/ette wrote:@lleyki Def agree. But I think Rachel truly is different than previous leads. She's the oldest bachelorette and I think she's less interested in just sleeping around and dating and is more interested in truly finding "her forever." She said she wants to have kids and she's already 32, so I think for her, there is more of a sense of urgency to get it right. I do know that Ali found a way to get out of sleeping with or even really being around her F2 during the fantasy suite. If Millsy is right and Rachel was in love as early as HTD (Peter had the first), then with her maturity, I just don't think she would jeopardize that by sleeping with Bryan. All JMO

And that's all great. All I'm saying is that I personally assume nothing and am not judging either way because the fact is, this is a reality of the show. And every season, some fans of the final couple want to believe the lead only slept with their F1, especially if they already knew it was that person and many times that's just not been the case. Someone on another board I read said it best. The fact is, this show creates an environment meant for the highest level of emotions, confusion, drama, etc.

Alcohol is often present, then by the time they get to the Fantasy Suites, the lead and each of that Final 3 have likely made out a bunch already. And how many times in real life can intimate kissing easily lead to more even a person wasn't planning on it? And that's another thing, I think sometimes people equate sex as only the one thing when there is a lot people can do sexually. All I'm saying is that I learned a long time ago to not assume anything with these people and to each his own. And as someone said, Kaitlyn slept with one guy before she even got to Fantasy Suite and didn't stop her from finding her happily ever after.

I don't think anyone can assume anything about anyone else, especially when it come to this show and with the multitudes of evilness constantly whispering sweet nothing evil in their ears.

https://www.instagram.com/therachlindsay/?hl=en

Waw !!! I looooooove that hairstyle ! I used to do it when I was younger (I'm only 30 but still)... now its just too heavy for my fragile hair but I love it and it looks really good on her !!!

Our girl is in braids. I like the look since I'm rocking it myself.

IrelandRose wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/therachlindsay/?hl=en

So much yes to the braids! She looks cute!

Remember these shots from early Spring!!!! It's interesting to see their off camera dynamic. They seem far apart unlike what was showcased in the one on one. IMO

Petalfan wrote:deleted offending post

Rachel is black. One of the big concerns for AA women in the work place is that their natural hair or styles fit for their natural hair are deemed "unprofessional." Her hair is not naturally straight. She is not white. Straight hair =/= professional or classy. She's being herself. These subtle aggressions probably play a big role in why the franchise historically distanced itself from diversity. Rachel isn't "changing." She's being herself. A black woman in America.

"A 2016 Perception Institute survey of black and white women found that while the majority of black and white respondents exhibited bias toward natural hair, white women “showed explicit bias” toward women who wear natural hairstyles, while one in five black women “feel social pressure to straighten their hair for work—twice as many as white women.”

Black hair does not have to be political. "

http://prospect.org/article/black-beautiful-hair-still-political

All JMO

Here is another angle from her friend

http://instagram.com/ang_forthewin

jjjami wrote:

IrelandRose wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/therachlindsay/?hl=en

So much yes to the braids! She looks cute!

Petalfan wrote:Here is another angle from her friend

http://instagram.com/ang_forthewin

The sources for both of these are not correct. Please provide the correct source. TYIA

Bach/ette wrote:

Petalfan wrote:deleted offending post

Rachel is black. One of the big concerns for AA women in the work place is that their natural hair or styles fit for their natural hair are deemed "unprofessional." Her hair is not naturally straight. She is not white. Straight hair =/= professional or classy. She's being herself. These subtle aggressions probably play a big role in why the franchise historically distanced itself from diversity. Rachel isn't "changing." She's being herself. A black woman in America.

"A 2016 Perception Institute survey of black and white women found that while the majority of black and white respondents exhibited bias toward natural hair, white women “showed explicit bias” toward women who wear natural hairstyles, while one in five black women “feel social pressure to straighten their hair for work—twice as many as white women.”

Black hair does not have to be political. "

http://prospect.org/article/black-beautiful-hair-still-political

All JMO

This! couldn't have said it better myself! Her rocking the braids makes me like her even more, tbh.