ICYMI: Chris Harrison steps aside as host of The Bachelor in the wake of backlash from racial controversy. by Mona Austin (The Slice): In the first season of The Bachelor that features a Black man, Matt James, racial controvesy has erupted from the past behavior of a forerunner. Rachel Kirkconnell was on the receiving end of insults last week when social media posts of her liking an image with a confederate flag in the background and supporting QAnon theories surfaced. She was also spotted in a photo from an antebellum (or slavery era) party. Rachel apologized in an instagram statement saying, "I hear you and I was wrong" to the people of color who wee offended by her actions. For some, th apology wa not enough. The controversy swelled further when the producer and host seemed to defend her actions. Critics say Chris Harrison of the popular reality relationship show demonstrated tone deafness concerning Kirkconnell attending an antebellum party when he said it...
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