Matt James (919) Is Our First Black Bachelor

Bachelor Party

The Ringer

Tv & Film

3.9 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Rachel Lindsay joins the show to break down the news that Matt James will be the first Black lead in the history of ‘The Bachelor.’ They talk about the ‘Good Morning America’ announcement and the significance of the franchise choosing their first Black male lead in this moment. Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Rachel Lindsay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to an emergency bachelor party!
0:12.0	I'm Juliet Lippin, I'm joined by my friend Rachel Lindsay, and made my fire enough!
0:18.4	Rachel, Matt James 919 is the next bachelor, he'll be the first black bachelor, and fuck
0:24.8	I'm excited!
0:26.8	Well Juliet, I wish I could emulate your sentiment.
0:33.8	I wish I was excited for you, and don't get me wrong, let me just say, it is lovely that
0:40.7	there's a black bachelor.
0:42.4	Period.
0:43.4	Yes, I will say that.
0:44.4	I will acknowledge that, it is great that there's a black bachelor.
0:49.4	But let's get into the butt.
0:50.9	Okay, great, let's get into it.
0:54.1	What's the butt?
0:55.6	Oh gosh, where to start?
0:57.6	So I have been very vocal about the fact that we need a black bachelor.
1:02.7	This is not because of the movement.
1:05.2	I always have to say that.
1:06.2	I have always pushed for diversity, it's just black voices are being amplified in a way
1:10.9	that they have never been before, so now people are paying attention.
1:16.8	The fact that there are a list of things that I have requested, and this petition that's
1:23.2	on Change.org has requested, and the bare minimum was done.
1:28.7	What seems to be so simple, right?
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