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This weekend, ex single Rachel Lindsay had to disable her Instagram after receiving a wave of harassment from Bachelor viewers, following his recent interview with Chris Harrison and even more recent comments on Bachelor offensive posts on competitor Rachel Kirkconnell’s social networks. Now, the executive producers at Bachelor Nation, which includes The bachelor, The maiden, and its derivatives, issued a statement defending Lindsay against “severe online bullying, which, for the most part, has its roots in racism.”
“As Executive Producers of The Bachelor Franchise, we would like to make it perfectly clear that any harassment directed at Rachel Lindsay after her interview with Chris Harrison is completely inexcusable,” they say. posted on Twitter Monday night, read. “Rachel received an unimaginable amount of hatred and was subjected to various types of online bullying, which, for the most part, has its roots in racism. This is totally unacceptable. Rachel has been an incredible supporter of our cast and we are grateful that she has worked tirelessly for equality and racial inclusion. “
Lindsay, who starred in The maiden ‘s Season 13 after appearing as a competitor in THE Bachelor, has long been an advocate for racial diversity in the franchise. After her interview earlier this month, in which Harrison defended images of Rachael Kirkconnell at a pre-war themed event for Lindsay, the Bachelor The presenter apologized for “perpetuating racism” and departed from the rest of this season on ABC’s reality show.
Kirkconnell also apologized for her posts and asked fans not to defend her previous behavior, but Lindsay discovered her attempts to address the issue of racism, specifically by posting an aesthetic photo of herself reading Emmanuel Quero’s Uncomfortable conversations with a black man, be at fault. Said the first single at the Single Happy Hour last week’s podcast, “Vapid is the word that comes to mind”.
Speaking of Emmanuel I think, the author and former NFL player is now set to replace Chris Harrison during the next Bachelor end of this month, where he is supposed to “sit with Bachelor Matt James to discuss his season, his final decision and where he is now, as well as covering current events about the franchise. “