Can you see what’s missing from this photo?
The 22 babes who will be competing for Matty J’s heart on the new season of the Bachelor Australia have been revealed, but fans have noticed something missing from the bunch.
Here’s a hint if you’re scratching your head; it’s the same thing that’s been largely absent from every Bachelor Australia cast since the series premiered back in 2013.
Yep, you guessed it; it’s a healthy dose of diversity.
Some fans of the franchise are kicking up a stink about it on Twitter, outraged that after drawing the same headlines year in and year out, the majority of women in this season’s line up are tall, slim and white.
Here are some of the most poignant reactions:
in the words of @chrissyteigen how will he choose from such a diverse bunch!
— Ally Spirelli (@ally_spirelli) July 23, 2017
Such diversity. There are blondes, brunettes...errr and different dress colours too.
I hope the #Bachelor is a short Asian guy https://t.co/ucT7bcb6oP— Stewart Marshall (@Properliberal) July 23, 2017
Doesn’t matter whether you’re pretty or beautiful, stunning or just incredibly attractive, you can be on The Bachelor #diversity
— Ben Pobjie (@benpobjie) July 17, 2017
Very diverse group this year. 9 brunettes.
— Killa.fish (@ObeseDragonfish) July 23, 2017
As well as erasing the past 70 years of gender progress, they erase past 70 years of immigration.
*(Also last 60,000 years of ATSI peoples)— Giovanni Torre (@GiovanniTorre) July 23, 2017
And then there was this person who seemed to see this coming three days ago:
The Bachelor Australia: Attack of the Clones @TheBachelorAU
— Tuki Attuquayefio (@tuki_nii) July 20, 2017
We'll have to wait and see what happens for the Bachelorette.
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