Please respond to the prompt below in 2 paragraphs
Two African American plaintiffs sued the producers of the reality TV series The Bachelor and The Bachelorette for racial discrimination. The plaintiffs claimed that the shows had never featured a person of color in the lead role. Plaintiffs also alleged that the producers had failed to provide people of color who auditioned for lead roles with the same opportunities to compete as White people who auditioned. (see Title VII of the Civil Right’s Act)
**I’m not a big fan of this show, but it’s been brought to my attention that the most recent season of the Bachelorette had a black female lead. Suspend reality for while answering this prompt or imagine the issue dealt with Asian Americans or another minority race.
1) Based on the facts alleged, can the plaintiffs establish a prima facie case for disparate treatment discrimination? Why or why not?
2) Next, now assume that the plaintiffs can establish a prima facie case and the burden of proof has shifted to the employer. What might be the employer’s “legitimate nondiscriminatory reason/ legal reason” for not hiring the plaintiffs?
** It has been brought to my attention a recent season of the Bachelorette had an African American lead. Please analyze this prompt without that information, in otherwise, discuss the question as if she was never on the show. ***
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