{"id":189824,"date":"2021-02-26T20:53:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T17:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-bachelor-star-rachael-kirkconnell-speaks-about-offensive-past\/"},"modified":"2021-02-26T20:53:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T17:53:46","slug":"the-bachelor-star-rachael-kirkconnell-speaks-about-offensive-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-bachelor-star-rachael-kirkconnell-speaks-about-offensive-past\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Bachelor star Rachael Kirkconnell speaks about offensive past"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db82f16864\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db82f16864\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-bachelor-star-rachael-kirkconnell-speaks-about-offensive-past\/#What_do_you_think_about_Rachael_Kirkconnells_latest_response_to_her_past\" >What do you think about Rachael Kirkconnell\u2019s latest response to her past?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The Bachelor star Rachael Kirkconnell speaks about offensive past<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cartermatt-bgmyzuarasgpknxgxbrs.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Rachael.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-428564\" src=\"https:\/\/cartermatt-bgmyzuarasgpknxgxbrs.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Rachael.jpg\" alt=\"Rachael Kirkconnell\" width=\"1240\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cartermatt-bgmyzuarasgpknxgxbrs.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Rachael.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/cartermatt-bgmyzuarasgpknxgxbrs.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Rachael-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cartermatt-bgmyzuarasgpknxgxbrs.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Rachael-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cartermatt-bgmyzuarasgpknxgxbrs.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Rachael-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cartermatt-bgmyzuarasgpknxgxbrs.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Rachael-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\"\/><\/a>For the first time since a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of offensive photos and past actions hit the internet, <em>The Bachelorette\u00a0<\/em>star Rachael Kirkconnell is getting in front of a camera. The contestant (and potentially winner) of Matt James\u2019 season had previously posted a written apology for her past conduct, but last night took further accountability in a new post on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see below, Rachael admits to her past actions, promises to be better, and tries to use her platform to both amplify Black voices and help her white audience understand their own privilege. She also posted a number of resources within her Instagram Stories for followers to check out.<\/p>\n<p>Will this quiet the controversy around her? It\u2019s a hard question to answer, and honestly not one we\u2019re even qualified to answer as an individual. It comes down most to those she has hurt. She has gone further now than host Chris Harrison, who posted two written apologies but has otherwise been off-camera since downplaying some of Rachael\u2019s past in an interview with <em>Extra.\u00a0<\/em>This situation in a way feels similar to how former lead Hannah Brown handled her own controversy in the past. Rachael\u2019s future will come down to actions more so than words, and whether she continues to show support and work to earn forgiveness after these headlines quiet down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To watch our most-recent discussion on\u00a0<em>The Bachelor,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>you can do so below. Once you do that, be sure to\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/cartermatttv\/\">subscribe<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to Matt &amp; Jess on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> \u2014 we will have more continuous updates there and we don\u2019t want you to miss any of them.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Bachelor Matt James episode 8 review and recap: Who quit after hometown dates??\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ceIW7SJ-C0?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><\/p>\n<p>Rachael may have chosen to record this video to ensure her perspective was heard; it remains to be seen how the\u00a0<em>Bachelor\u00a0<\/em>franchise will handle the end of this season \u2014 if she does get the final rose, she will be at that special following the finale. It\u2019s unclear if\u00a0<em>After the Final Rose\u00a0<\/em>will address this, as there is a certain subset of the audience that is not even familiar with Rachael\u2019s past, including the photo of herself at a racist plantation party.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Preview further the Women Tell All Special<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_you_think_about_Rachael_Kirkconnells_latest_response_to_her_past\"><\/span>What do you think about Rachael Kirkconnell\u2019s latest response to her past?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Be sure to share right now in the attached comments! Once you do that, stick around for some other <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> pertaining to the show. (Photo: ABC.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>This article was written by Jessica Carter. 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