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The Bachelor Wouldn't Cast Women With Afros, Braids, or Locs, According to a Former Producer

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The Bachelor recently made history by casting as its , but the ABC dating show still has a long way to go in terms of diversity in front of and behind the camera.On June 13, former casting producer Jazzy Collins posted an open letter to ABC describing a lack of interest in casting men and women of color beyond "the token Black person, Asian person or Latinx person to satisfy what you believe to be the needs of the viewers."According to Collins, during her time working on the franchise, applicants who were "too Black" wouldn't be considered for casting. “Women with afros, braids, locs, etc; weren’t even given a chance because of the white standards of beauty,” she claimed, noting that only "ethnically ambiguous" people of color were.

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