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The Bachelorette: Rachel Lindsay and Race

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You cannot deny the effects of color on a predominately white show. All of the past 21 season of bachelor and 12 seasons of the bachelorette have had to wait for Rachel to introduce a POC. Rachel's journey in the bachelorette is very different than anyone else's. No one else has had to worry about the repercussions her choices would make to the stereotypes of races in America. That is one heavy responsibility to take and Rachel has done it with grace from the beginning. This season has had the most number of colored contestant on the show. And when it comes to this season, it seems that instead of setting your fandom craze on just the contestant, America is setting their bets on the race of the candidate too. The pressure held on Rachel to represent the most poised and polished black person is enough pressure. She is held up to higher standards of beauty and mannerism. Yes she is black. But she needs to be far from it in the eyes of America for her to be the best bach...
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2 Broke Girls: What It Says About College and Entrepreneurship

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2 Broke Girls explores the lives that most people can relate to. A job with no prospectives, dreams too big to be taken seriously, and friendships that change lives. The American dream comes alive in this sitcom. The basis of working hard and being successful in the end is a never ending story for these two friends: Max and Caroline. A friendship formed that would have not otherwise, leads to the empowerment needed to create their own place in the world in the form of a bar. Or should I say a hip and upcoming dessert bar? In order for Max to succeed she does not need to have gone to college to create a new idea that can be turned into a living. Her carefree and adventurous attitude allows her to take risks that others would not waste their time on. She is able to go full force with this dream without a risk for failure because in society's eyes, she has hit rock bottom. She is able to use her personal skills to allow her to be-friend the right people at the right time to gai...
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