Comments on: Will You Accept this Rose?: The Representation of Black Women on The Bachelorette Seasons 13 and 18

By: Abby McFarren

Abby McFarren — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 22:50:32 +0000

Such a cool project Saralee! Thank you for doing this research and introducing me to the Bachelor!

By: Carolyn Klein

Carolyn Klein — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 22:09:27 +0000

Congrats, Saralee!! This is super cool 🙂

By: Nancy Renick

Nancy Renick — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 22:08:57 +0000

Great job! So proud of my girl.

By: Saralee

Saralee — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 19:19:51 +0000

Hello Whitney! My favorite part of my research was getting to watch tv as data collection. It’s fun to be able to combine academics with my passion for reality dating shows. Sadly, I now recognize everything wrong with the show.

By: Saralee

Saralee — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 19:18:39 +0000

Hello Sydney! I don’t think the Bachelorette plans to do a better job in the future. I have seen lots of conversations around how the show can’t survive much longer if it doesn’t change as far as race, gender, body diversity, disability, etc. Many people point to Love Is Blind as a better example of representation on reality tv dating shows.

By: Hannah Groetsch

Hannah Groetsch — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 18:55:24 +0000

Great job Saralee!

By: Lisa Sprague

Lisa Sprague — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 18:23:51 +0000

Great job, Saralee!

By: Elijah

Elijah — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:12:43 +0000

Congrats, Saralee! It’s so cool to see the results of your research after talking with you about it.

By: Lily Anderson

Lily Anderson — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:14:18 +0000

This is fascinating, Saralee! Congratulations on a job well done!

By: Michael Semel

Michael Semel — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:45:42 +0000

Love this project Saralee! While not a consumer of the Bachelor myself, I have family members that are and I watch more than my fair share of other reality TV! I have also observed the postracial/colorblind narrative you describe for many years. It feels like so many of us older folks have been indoctrinated with the idea that being anti racist is equivalent with being color blind and only more recently has there been greater public awareness that the opposite is true. While progress continues to be needed, it seems like there are some positive trends in your data across some of these domains over time/seasons. I’ve noticed shifts on other reality shows…notably Big Brother and Survivor in recent seasons as well. Great job with this important equity work!