Harrison fumbled the ball in his reply on that obvious point, too: If I went to that party, what would I represent at that party?”ĮXACTLY!!! Plantations have a dark history many would like to not acknowledge ( or some all too late), but its role in slavery should never be brushed under the rug. And it’s ALL bad! Lindsay responded with a very clear explanation of the problem: Uhhh… there is a big difference?! WTF? It’s three years. “Well, Rachel is it a good look in 2018? Or, is it not a good look in 2021? Because there’s a big difference.” “The picture was from 2018 at an Old South antebellum party … That’s not a good look.”īut Chris still didn’t get it!!! Shockingly, this was his reply: Lindsay pointed out the OBVIOUS in response: And she’s now in this group.’ I’m like, ‘Really?'” “I saw a picture of her at a sorority party five years ago and that’s it. But it was his next comment that was particularly problematic! When discussing the fraternity formal photos specifically, Harrison said: You don’t want this poor girl to be canceled, blah, blah, we get it.
And until I actually hear this woman have a chance to speak, who am I to say any of this?” I haven’t heard Rachael speak on this yet. It’s unbelievably alarming to watch this. Because I’ve seen some stuff online - again this judge-jury-executioner thing - where people are just tearing this girl’s life apart and diving into, like, her parents and her parents’ voting record. “This is, again, where we all need to have a little grace, a little understanding, a little compassion. The longtime show host appeared on Extra with correspondent Rachel Lindsay (above, right in inset) - who, of course, was the show’s very first Black Bachelorette - and tried to walk back and explain away the social media firestorm coming after Kirkconnell:
#RACHAEL KIRKCONNELL ANTEBELLUM PHOTO TV#
Not only that, but the pictures actually followed other controversies for Kirkconnell, including an allegation from a TikTok user that the reality TV contestant and graphic designer allegedly bullied that person in high school “for dating Black guys.” And it quickly got worse when host Harrison (pictured above, with this season’s leading man) tried to step in! Related: ‘Bachelor’ Alum Arie Luyendyk Found Out Wife Lauren Burnham Was Pregnant HOW?! The party was described on social media as “an antebellum plantation-themed ball,” which obviously didn’t sit so well with many of the show’s viewers - and for good reason. The host of everything Bachelor-related on television for the past couple decades stepped up this week to defend current contestant on Matt James‘ season, Rachael Kirkconnell (above, left in inset) after photos surfaced of the Georgia native dressed up at a 2018 fraternity formal.
Chris Harrison is walking back a seriously problematic interview! But is it too little, too late?!
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