Bachelorette 20 - Charity Lawson - Potential Lead - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

chasus71 wrote:

GuardianAngel wrote:

Norcalgal wrote:The producers have to be responsive to the call for diversity - no matter how much the public wants someone else as the lead.

ITA I live and grew up in a very diverse community. I have friends from all sorts of backgrounds and I love them all. There is no difference between me and them.

I have nothing against Charity. IMO when someone applies for a job it should be based on their skills. There are a lot of government jobs that have a certain % of diverse applicants that "need" to be hired. So far I haven't seen anything I like or dislike about Charity. She's just there with no impression one way or another.

When I compare her to other bachelorette's that I've had a lot of opinions about, Charity doesn't intrigue me. She hasn't said anything meaningful to me that made a lasting impression. What are they seeing in Charity to cast her as the lead? They need to meet their diversity goals? They certainly didn't do Rachel any favours when they had the opportunity to show a love story right from the beginning. Rather, they made her the worst ever for not choosing their Golden Boy at the time, which divided this forum and brought out hate like never before. jmo's.

I will say as an African American woman who barely partook in watching this franchise, when Rachael was chosen as the Bette it was a momentous occasion for many in the community. Because for us finally we got to see a lead with a background like ours to get a chance at love on a major network/show. Of course, our expectations were high, and we wanted to see a love story and expected so much more because of what it meant in the AA community to have the first AA woman as a lead. However, IMO some viewers were not really knowledgeable in how this franchise has worked for years: regardless of who the lead is, the producers focus more on drama and escapades than the Love story. This was no different with Rachael even though she was the first AA woman lead (although I am sure they made her appear worst because of her F1 choice). JMO

I also hate to say it too is how often does an AA contestant even make it to the F4? with or without a personality, to which the show has usually picked the next lead within that F6 or whatever no matter if an unpopular choice? (except for the MOC from Michaelle's season, Andrew from Katy's season, ect..).

I can't speak for the show on why if true, that they chose Charity, but I would hope she will be allowed to show a different side of herself that maybe some viewers were unable to see during Zach's season. Either way it wouldn't be the first time that a "perceived boring" lead was cast regardless of their background or likability. IMO.


sidenote: (if my post is too off topic, please feel free to remove it if needed).

(BACHELORETTE UPDATE): If they don’t happen to show the Jesse/Charity segment on Tues night, “the next lead of the Bachelorette” is on GMA Thursday morning. So either they show the segment Tues and Thurs is her first interview, or Thurs on GMA is their “official” announcement.

— RealitySteve (@RealitySteve) March 11, 2023

And your next Bachelorette is... pic.twitter.com/yRSFiXAcP9

— The Bachelor (@BachelorABC) March 15, 2023

chasus71 wrote:I think and this is just my opinion, that now that she is the lead, she may not cry as much unless when she lets someone go.  

Now I didn't watch Gabby/Rachael's season nor Clayton's but wasn't Rachael a crier too on Clayton's season? If so, was she still crying as much in her season?

For me now that Charity is on the other side of things we may get to see a different side of her. I for one thought Michelle's personality was dull but she shined through at times. Charity has a chance to show us a different side even if some still may not warm up to her, oh well JMO