'Bachelorette' Rachel Lindsay Talks About Interracial Dating

The Bachelorette contestants addressed the pressures of interracial dating on this week's episode, and the conversations did not go how many viewers — or star Rachel Lindsay — might have expected.

More than one of the men competing for Lindsay's heart unveiled his personal dating history with women of color, engaging in an open discussion of when and how they should tell Lindsay, the first black Bachelorette in the show's history.

Will Gaskins, a 28-year-old black contestant, was particularly vocal on the subject during Tuesday's episode, telling his fellow housemate that Lindsay does "not look like the people that I've been dating for the past couple years." The Miami sales manager then went on to say that he typically dates white girls. "It's not like I don't date black girls. I have," he said. "But growing up where I grew up, especially in high school, there weren't a lot of black girls."

During his one-on-one date — which ultimately saw his elimination — he disclosed that he has mostly dated outside of his race. Lindsay said she, too, was raised in a majority white community, but has predominantly dated black people. In fact, she told The Hollywood Reporter in May that she wanted her cast to reflect her dating history, and her cast rates as the ABC franchise's most-diverse grouping in its 15-year run. When the season premiered, 11 black men stood a chance with Lindsay among a group of 31.

Read the rest of this article at The Hollywood Reporter.

Bachelor in Paradise has had its share of controversy this month, too.