The bachelor competitor, who is still in the race to win Matt’s heart, raised his eyebrows after pictures from his college days resurfaced on Reddit. In the images, that E! The news was not confirmed, Rachael was seen participating in a formal fraternity ceremony in 2018, which the Reddit user described as an “Antebellum themed plantation ball”.
Later, she would apologize in a statement posted on social media. “At one point, I didn’t recognize how offensive and racist my actions were, but that doesn’t excuse them,” wrote Rachael on 11 February. “My age or when it happened doesn’t justify anything. They are not acceptable or ok in any sense. I was ignorant, but my ignorance was racist. “
Ultimately, Bachelor Nation members spoke and started a conversation about race and diversity in the franchise. In truth, Bachelor contestants from Matt’s own season came together to issue a statement.