{"id":125681,"date":"2021-02-12T12:47:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T17:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=125681"},"modified":"2021-02-12T13:13:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T18:13:28","slug":"bachelor-host-chris-harrison-bashes-cancel-culture-fans-start-petition-to-cancel-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bachelor-host-chris-harrison-bashes-cancel-culture-fans-start-petition-to-cancel-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor Host Chris Harrison Bashes Cancel Culture, Fans Start Petition To Cancel Him"},"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-chris-harrison-bashes-cancel-culture-fans-start-petition-to-cancel-him%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=125681&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--><p><span>Fans of \u201cThe Bachelor\u201d are calling on ABC to oust host Chris Harrison following an interview in which he called for \u201cgrace\u201d toward a contestant that had been caught attending an \u201cOld South\u201d fraternity party.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During an interview on Extra with Rachel Lindsay \u2014 the franchise\u2019s first black Bachelorette \u2014 Harrison seemingly defended Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkcollin after photos resurfaced of the front-runner attending an \u201cantebellum-themed\u201d party. Harrison claimed that the photo would have been less controversial in 2018 when it was taken, and called on fans to show \u201ca little understanding, a little compassion\u201d until the contestant explains herself.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI have seen some stuff online, again, this judge, jury, executioner thing where people are just tearing this girl\u2019s life apart, and diving into her and her parents voting record, it\u2019s unbelievably alarming to watch this,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cI\u2019m not defending [Kirkcollin], I just know that, I don\u2019t know, 50 million people did that in 2018.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Harrison &amp; Rachel Lindsay Talk \u2018Bachelor\u2019 Contestant Rachael Kirkconnell\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9hmY1gSAuRk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Lindsay disagreed with Harrison, saying that he should condemn the contestant as any party that celebrates the \u201cOld South\u201d has always been racist, no matter the date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kirkcollin made headlines in recent weeks after photos unsurfaced of the Georgia College &amp; State University graduate attending an \u201cantebellum plantation-themed fraternity formal,\u201d which had been outlawed by the university.&nbsp;<\/span><\/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><span>The contestant has also fallen under fire from a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@maddyybierster\/video\/6914097399317204229?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\"><span>TikTok<\/span><\/a> <span>user who claims Kirkcollin bullied her for dating black men in high school.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bachelor franchise fans are now calling for Harrison to resign or be fired from his hosting position, which he\u2019s held since the show\u2019s inception in 2002.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/abc-remove-chris-harrison-from-the-bachelor-franchise?recruiter=1180310519&amp;recruited_by_id=3bb292c0-6b70-11eb-aad7-b75b9404af95&amp;utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_medium=copylink&amp;utm_campaign=petition_dashboard\"><span>Change.org petition<\/span><\/a> <span>demands that Harrison be let go for his \u201chistory of misogyny and racist behavior and racist-sympathizing behavior.\u201d It has garnered over 30,000 signatures in 24 hours.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The petition calls out Harrison for comments in 2018 where he defended the show\u2019s merit-based casting system. Harrison was asked whether the franchise should cast a black Bachelor. \u201cSure, if someone is really amazing and comes along,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cWe won\u2019t pick one just to pick one. But if someone is phenomenal and just happens to be black, sure.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Following the backlash, Harrison released a statement on his Instagram account apologizing for his role in perpetuating racism.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYesterday I took a stance on topics about which I should have been better informed,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cMy intentions were simply to ask for grace in offering her an opportunity to speak on her own behalf. What 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&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189735\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189735\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-189735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-12-at-11.30.27-AM-300x250.png\" alt width=\"600\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-189735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Harrison via Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Harrison also extended an apology to Lindsay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After Harrison\u2019s apology, Bachelor fans updated the Change.org petition to read, \u201cthis is not a petition for an apology. It\u2019s a petition for a new host.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kirkcollin broke her silence after the weeks of controversy by offering an apology and promising to learn how to be an \u201canti-racist.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI am sorry to the communities and individuals that my actions harmed and offended. I am ashamed about my lack of education, but it is no one\u2019s responsibility to educate me,\u201d Kirkcollin<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLK5YDHHDQT\/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cI am learning and will continue to learn how to be anti-racist.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-189738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-12-at-11.37.19-AM-300x241.png\" alt width=\"600\" height=\"482\" \/><\/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>Fans of \u201cThe Bachelor\u201d are calling on ABC to oust host Chris Harrison following an interview in which he called for \u201cgrace\u201d toward a contestant that had been caught attending &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893305,"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":[6544,6546,4420,4270,6545,4863],"class_list":["post-125681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bachelor","tag-bashes","tag-cancel","tag-chris","tag-harrison","tag-host"],"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\/125681","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=125681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}