{"id":141456,"date":"2021-02-17T12:10:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=141456"},"modified":"2021-02-17T12:28:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:28:39","slug":"bachelorette-star-bashes-host-for-refusing-to-jump-in-on-cancel-culture-says-she-cant-accept-apology-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bachelorette-star-bashes-host-for-refusing-to-jump-in-on-cancel-culture-says-she-cant-accept-apology-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bachelorette\u2019 Star Bashes Host For Refusing To Jump In On Cancel Culture, Says She Can\u2019t Accept Apology Yet"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fbachelorette-star-bashes-host-for-refusing-to-jump-in-on-cancel-culture-says-she-cant-accept-apology-yet%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=141456&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-687476976.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Rachel Lindsay, a star of the widely popular \u201cBachelor\u201d franchise, blasted host Chris Harrison for refusing to adhere to \u201ccancel culture\u201d norms by piling on a contestant, Rachael Kirkconnell, who attended an Old South-themed party on a plantation in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>While condemning what the party could represent, Harrison said he was \u201cnot the \u2018woke\u2019 police\u201d and suggested the contestant\u2019s attendance at the party was not done with the maliciously racist intent being ascribed to her, but perhaps viewed it as harmless through the \u201clens\u201d of 2018. He also emphasized that Kirkconnell should be shown \u201ca little grace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t talked to Rachael about it,\u201d Harrison <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bachelor-host-chris-harrison-steps-aside-over-accusations-of-perpetuating-racism-for-speaking-out-against-cancel-culture\">said<\/a>. \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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re not going to please everybody,\u201d he added. \u201cI am not the woke police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harrison has since leveled numerous apologies and has stepped away from the show.&nbsp;\u201cI have this incredible platform to speak about love, and yesterday I took a stance on topics which I should have been better informed,\u201d he said.&nbsp;\u201cWhile I do not speak for Rachael Kirkconnell, my intentions were simply to ask for grace in offering her an opportunity to speak on her own behalf.\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>Lindsay, the first black&nbsp;star of \u201cThe Bachelorette,\u201d has since said it was the right move for Harrison to step aside, saying he needs to think about his words. She also said she cannot yet fully accept his apology, noting of her \u201clived experience\u201d and suggesting his apology was too late.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChris has stepped aside, which I think is the right decision because, like he said, he needs to take time to get educated and on a profound and productive level to use his word,\u201d she said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/bachelor-rachel-lindsay-chris-harrison-right-decision-step-aside-host\">according<\/a> to Fox News. \u201cAnd I think he needs to understand what was done, what was wrong, and what he said in that interview, and he needs time. He\u2019s stepped away to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBachelorette\u201d star, who was speaking to Harrison when he made the comments, said she was \u201cstunned\u201d the host made the comments publicly, though she admitted the two had similar private discussions before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot at what was being said, because as Chris referenced in that interview, we have had these conversations,\u201d she said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t shocked at the content of what he was saying\u2026 in public, where other people can hear what you think, and your, your thoughts may be a bit controversial, but I remember also thinking, \u2018This is something that needs to be heard. This is something that needs to be seen.\u2019 And I felt a duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harrison\u2019s apologies, however, are not enough for Lindsay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a little hard for me, because I lived the experience \u2026 There was no apology. The apology came after the fact. So it\u2019s hard for me to fully accept it,\u201d she explained Fox News noted. \u201cI\u2019m going to need that time and space and compassion that he referenced to really accept the apology, because [Chris wasn\u2019t] apologetic at first\u2026 I\u2019m not saying I can\u2019t get there, it\u2019s just, initially, it\u2019s a little tough for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bachelor-host-chris-harrison-steps-aside-over-accusations-of-perpetuating-racism-for-speaking-out-against-cancel-culture\">\u2018Bachelor\u2019 Host Chris Harrison Steps Aside Over Accusations Of \u2018Perpetuating Racism\u2019 For Speaking Out Against Cancel&nbsp;Culture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/we-must-join-chris-harrison-and-say-no-to-the-cancel-culture-mob\">We Must Join Chris Harrison And Say \u2018No\u2019 To The Cancel Culture&nbsp;Mob<\/a><\/strong><\/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>Rachel Lindsay, a star of the widely popular \u201cBachelor\u201d franchise, blasted host Chris Harrison for refusing to adhere to \u201ccancel culture\u201d norms by piling on a contestant, Rachael Kirkconnell, who &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181413,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-687476976.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Bachelorette\u2019 Star Bashes Host For Refusing To Jump In On Cancel Culture, Says She Can\u2019t Accept Apology Yet","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-687476976.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Bachelorette\u2019 Star Bashes Host For Refusing To Jump In On Cancel Culture, Says She Can\u2019t Accept Apology Yet","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141456","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=141456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}