Greer Blitzer, a contestant on the current season of The Bachelor, has once again apologized for her past social media posts in which she defended wearing blackface: “My ignorance was racist and I’m just so ashamed.'
: “Putting white powder on your face isn’t okay either. That didn’t make the news did it?”
On Tuesday evening’s episode, Blitzer explained in front of a studio audience, “This acquaintance of mine that I knew performing blackface was racist, me defending it was racist, my ignorance was racist, and I’m just so ashamed. ... I’m just deeply sorry that I hurt the Black community. I can’t go back in time. All I can do is try to be better now and try to do better in my future.”fan unfortunately knows by now, the franchise has been plagued by racism-related controversies in recent years.
Before that, the first Black Bachelor, Matt James, had his 2021 season soured by a controversy in which former host Chris Harrisonwho attended an Antebellum South-themed party in 2018. The scandal ultimately led to Harrison’s ouster from the show. Notably, during Tuesday’s “Women Tell All” episode, Charity Lawson was named the next Bachelorette, becoming the fifth Black lead in the franchise’s history.
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