‘Bachelorette’ Alum Marquel Martin Slams The Franchise’s Silence On Black Lives Matter
Bachelorette alum Marquel Martin called out the franchise. He doesn’t like their silence on the Black Lives Matter movement. The 33-year-old former Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise contestant took to social media to call out ABC for not supporting the nationwide protests amid George Floyd’s death.
Corporations and production companies have shown solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement. However, the Bachelor franchise has remained silent on the matter. Meanwhile, Bachelor Nation is looking for more diversity in future seasons. Some of them are demanding that The Bachelor franchise would allow more black people and people of color.
Bachelorette veteran Marquel Martin calls out ABC’s silence on nationwide protests
Per Entertainment Tonight, Marquel Martin took to Instagram on Monday, June 8 to slam The Bachelor. He called out the franchise’s silence on the BLM movement. Martin’s Instagram post included comments from his 2014 letter. During that time, The Bachelor chose Chris Soules over him. Both men competed during Andi Dorfman’s season of The Bachelorette. While Soules appeared on The Bachelor, Martin ended up on Bachelor in Paradise.
In his letter, Martin wrote he felt that “race played a large factor” in the decision not to choose him as The Bachelor. He wanted to speak out because he wants to make a “plea for change and a plea for tolerance, equality, and coexisting everywhere.”
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Martin’s latest Instagram post reinstated his former comments. He revealed that he’s “troubled” by current events and feel that it’s “necessary to take action and necessary to hold ourselves accountable.” As a reference to his 2014 letter, Martin said that “race played a big role then, and it still does today.”
The former reality star asked the franchise to stop thinking about money and to “speak up and support us like we MATTER, because we do!!!!” Martin ended his letter by asking the Bachelor franchise to contact him if they have “an issue” with him.
Rachel Lindsay is done with The Bachelor franchise
The franchise only had one black lead, former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay. Meanwhile, an online petition has gone viral on social media, per E! News. Bachelor Nation signed and supported the petition, which asks the franchise to cast a black lead for The Bachelor Season 25. Fans remember when producers chose Peter Weber over Michael Johnson and they weren’t happy.
Not only that, but the entire Bachelor franchise needs to have a more diverse group of people. It should not only include black people but other people of color as well.
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During this time, ABC and Warner Bros. have not commented on the matter. As of Tuesday, June 9, The Bachelor’s social media accounts only have posted about the show. In a prior blog post, Lindsay said she wouldn’t return to the franchise if it doesn’t fix its ongoing issues with diversity.
The Bachelorette Season 16 is expected to star Clare Crawley, but production was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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