‘The Bachelor’ contestant Rachael Kirkconnell and also the hypocrisy of ‘girls may be girls’
Early in the day come july 1st amid the worldwide re-emergence of this Black Lives thing movement and a nationwide reckoning of anti-Black racism that is systemic ABC named Matt James the very first Ebony male lead associated with the network’s hit dating franchise “The Bachelor.”
Just a few times in to the season that is new a slew of allegations of racism against contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, a visual designer from Cumming, Georgia, started snowballing on social media marketing. The ensuing mess that’s distracted from James’ historic period has sparked an overdue reckoning in the 19-year-old franchise it self.