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Published May 24, 2021 There’s been an icky trend recently, in both reality TV and otherwise, where POC are cast in super ground-breaking roles for diversity and representation – but then thrown to the wolves when it comes to inevitable racist backlash from viewers and even co-stars. I mean, just look at John Boyega in Star Wars. His role was the representation we had been BEGGING for, and he quickly became the face of the franchise. But despite his success, he ended up telling GQ that he felt “frustration” at being the only cast member to have to deal with racist DMs and death threats.
Published March 9, 2021 To sign up for our daily newsletter filled with the latest news, goss and other stuff you should care about, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or, bookmark the PEDESTRIAN.TV homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. One of the big bosses of Network Ten, Beverley McGarvey, has complained that it’s not easy to cast a diverse season of The Bachelor, admitting the series is not “as representative” as shows like MasterChef. The Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President of ViacomCBS Australia & New Zealand, Ten’s parent company, told TV Tonight today the series is “certainly not the easiest show to cast”.