{"id":124505,"date":"2021-02-11T12:43:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T17:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=124505"},"modified":"2021-02-11T12:57:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T17:57:34","slug":"bachelor-host-apologizes-for-perpetuating-racism-after-asking-for-grace-for-embattled-contestant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bachelor-host-apologizes-for-perpetuating-racism-after-asking-for-grace-for-embattled-contestant\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bachelor\u2019 Host Apologizes For \u2018Perpetuating Racism\u2019 After Asking \u2018For Grace\u2019 For Embattled Contestant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbachelor-host-apologizes-for-perpetuating-racism-after-asking-for-grace-for-embattled-contestant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=124505&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1211905002.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Bachelor\u201d host Chris Harrison has issued a formal apology for \u201cperpetuating racism\u201d after he requested that a Bachelor contested be given \u201cgrace\u201d and allowed to explain her attendance at a 2018 party with an \u201cantebellum\u201d theme.<\/p>\n<p>Rachael Kirkconnell, who is the \u201cfrontrunner\u201d to \u201cwin the heart\u201d of the show\u2019s first black male lead, Matt James, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/chris-harrison-bachelor-rachael-kirkconnell-sorority-photo-matt-james-185344479.html\">Yahoo News,<\/a> reportedly appeared in photos dressed in antebellum attire for a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeaAndRoses21\/status\/1357457930392641541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1357457930392641541%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fentertainment%2Fchris-harrison-bachelor-rachael-kirkconnell-sorority-photo-matt-james-185344479.html\">plantation-themed fraternity formal<\/a>\u201d in 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Photos have now emerged of Rachael Kirkconnell at an antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formal in 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheBachelor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheBachelor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BachelorNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BachelorNation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TEqmofRPKN\">pic.twitter.com\/TEqmofRPKN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ros\u00e9 (@TeaAndRoses21) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeaAndRoses21\/status\/1357457930392641541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The photo apparently gave rise to a full-fledged investigation into Kirkconnell\u2019s background, conducted largely by social media sleuths, that turned up an unverified allegation that she\u2019d shamed a former acquaintance for dating black men, and evidence that Kirkconnell\u2019s parents voted for Donald Trump (the internet detectives sought Kirkconnell\u2019s voting record but, it seems, could not find it).<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the incident by the first black Bachelorette, Rachel Lindsay, in an interview for the entertainment news show, \u201cExtra,\u201d Harrison asked fans of the reality dating show not to become \u201cjudge, jury, and executioner\u201d over a photo posted to social media, and urged a \u201clittle grace, a little understanding\u201d for Kirkconnell, who had yet to explain the photo herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t talked to Rachael about it,\u201d Harrison told Lindsay, per Yahoo. \u201cWe all need to have a little grace, a little understanding, a little compassion. Because I have seen some stuff online \u2014 this judge, jury, executioner thing where people are just tearing this girl\u2019s life apart and diving into, like, her parents, her parents\u2019 voting record. It\u2019s unbelievably alarming to watch this. I haven\u2019t heard Rachael speak on this yet. Until I actually hear this woman have a chance to speak, who am I to say any of this? I saw a picture of her at a sorority party five years ago and that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay pressed Harrison on the photo and Harrison suggested that because the photo was taken nearly four years ago, Kirkconnell should be given a chance to explain and, possibly, apologize.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWell, the picture is from 2018 at an \u2018Old South\u2019 antebellum party,\u201d [Lindsay] explained. \u201cIt\u2019s not a good look.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs it a good look in 2018 or is it not a good look in 2021?\u201d Harrison asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a good look ever because she\u2019s celebrating the Old South,\u201d Lindsay explained. \u201cIf I went to that party, what would I represent at that party?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t disagree with you,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cYou\u2019re 100 percent right \u2014 in 2021. That was not the case in 2018. Again, I\u2019m not defending Rachael. I just know, I don\u2019t know, 50 million people did that in 2018\u2026 that was a type of party that a lot of people went to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy guess? These girls got dressed up and went to a party and had a great time, they were 18 years old. Now, does that make it OK? I don\u2019t know Rachel, you tell me,\u201d he said. \u201cWere we all looking through [that lens] in 2018?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Harrison went on to say that the Bachelor does not push social issues, and pointed out that whatever happened in Kirkconnell\u2019s past, it did not stop her from dating James.<\/p>\n<p>The interview was considered unacceptable to woke fans of the show, it seems, and Harrison was forced to apologize for suggesting Kirkconnell should be allowed to defend or explain the photo. He tweeted out an official <em>mea culpa<\/em> Thursday morning, begging the \u201cBachelor Nation\u201d for forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I do not speak for Rachel Kirkconnell, my intentions were simply to ask for grace in offering her an opportunity to speak on her own behalf,\u201d Harrison wrote on Twitter. \u201cWhat I now realize I have done is cause harm by wrongly speaking in a manner that perpetuates racism, and for that, I am so deeply sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3XHqWWYb05\">pic.twitter.com\/3XHqWWYb05<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Harrison (@chrisbharrison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisbharrison\/status\/1359679549395537920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He then apologized to Lindsay for doubting her analysis of the photo and for minimizing her pain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI promise to do better,\u201d Harrison concluded.<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Bachelor\u201d host Chris Harrison has issued a formal apology for \u201cperpetuating racism\u201d after he requested that a Bachelor contested be given \u201cgrace\u201d and allowed to explain her attendance at &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893199,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3645,5442,5770,6383,4863,5243],"class_list":["post-124505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-after","tag-apologizes","tag-asking","tag-grace","tag-host","tag-racism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}