Bachelor 25 - Matt James - Media SM - Discussion - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

ReneeM wrote:Rachel Lindsay had to deactivate her Instagram account early this morning because of all the racist hate she’s gotten. She’s spoken recently on her Higher Learning podcast about how tired & drained she is from this whole ordeal. She’s mentioned that people have been contacting Extra trying to get her fired. The right wing media have picked this story up & used Rachel as the poster child for “cancel culture” (even though she’s spoken multiple times that she’s against cancel culture) which has directed even more racist nut jobs to send hateful things to her. She posted some IG stories the other day about what a hard day she was having.

Josiah from Rachel’s season posted a letter that was sent to his law firm after he spoke about racism within the franchise. The letter was advocating for him to be fired from his job and referred to Josiah as a “slave”.

That’s where my sympathy lies. In all the apologies from Hannah Brown, & Rachael Kirkconnell, & Chris Harrison, not once have they asked their racist supporters to stop sending Rachel Lindsay and the other black people in the franchise racist messages. Not once have they stood up for them and stood with them. Because those apologies are nothing but PR moves imo.

Jolena wrote:

ReneeM wrote:Rachel Lindsay had to deactivate her Instagram account early this morning because of all the racist hate she’s gotten. She’s spoken recently on her Higher Learning podcast about how tired & drained she is from this whole ordeal. She’s mentioned that people have been contacting Extra trying to get her fired. The right wing media have picked this story up & used Rachel as the poster child for “cancel culture” (even though she’s spoken multiple times that she’s against cancel culture) which has directed even more racist nut jobs to send hateful things to her. She posted some IG stories the other day about what a hard day she was having.

Josiah from Rachel’s season posted a letter that was sent to his law firm after he spoke about racism within the franchise. The letter was advocating for him to be fired from his job and referred to Josiah as a “slave”.

That’s where my sympathy lies. In all the apologies from Hannah Brown, & Rachael Kirkconnell, & Chris Harrison, not once have they asked their racist supporters to stop sending Rachel Lindsay and the other black people in the franchise racist messages. Not once have they stood up for them and stood with them. Because those apologies are nothing but PR moves imo.

I think her IG account was taken down before yesterday.

ReneeM wrote:Rachel Lindsay had to deactivate her Instagram account early this morning because of all the racist hate she’s gotten. She’s spoken recently on her Higher Learning podcast about how tired & drained she is from this whole ordeal. She’s mentioned that people have been contacting Extra trying to get her fired. The right wing media have picked this story up & used Rachel as the poster child for “cancel culture” (even though she’s spoken multiple times that she’s against cancel culture) which has directed even more racist nut jobs to send hateful things to her. She posted some IG stories the other day about what a hard day she was having.

Josiah from Rachel’s season posted a letter that was sent to his law firm after he spoke about racism within the franchise. The letter was advocating for him to be fired from his job and referred to Josiah as a “slave”.

That’s where my sympathy lies. In all the apologies from Hannah Brown, & Rachael Kirkconnell, & Chris Harrison, not once have they asked their racist supporters to stop sending Rachel Lindsay and the other black people in the franchise racist messages. Not once have they stood up for them and stood with them. Because those apologies are nothing but PR moves imo.

1. The formal part at rose ceremonies and addressing the contestants. Anyone who can say “I’m sorry you didn’t receive a rose” and sound like they actually mean it would do a better job than CH.
   
2. The friend and mentor. Someone called CH a father figure, but to me he looks more like a creepy uncle. A former lead who knows first hand what the lead is going through, like JoJo and Rachel on Tayshia’s season, would be so much better. It’s also important for credibility that this person is not an executive or even part of production.
   
3. The host/moderator of the live studio episodes. This takes a pro to pull off, and CH certainly is that, but his lack of real empathy still makes those events painful to watch.
   

Amethyst wrote:

 " ....  I personally would like to see Chris H. continue as host. I'm hoping that he learned his lesson. I realize that's not a popular opinion, but that's how I feel about it. One point I would like to make is that the show has a surprising number of older viewers 50+, and Chris gives them someone on the series who is closer to their own age. Chris also takes on something of a "dad" role for both the lead and the cast members. I also feel that hosting changes can give a less than desirable result, as when DWTS went with Tyra Banks. I would support the Bach having a co-host. IMO someone warm and friendly like Tayshia would be perfect. With the Bach franchise shows going pretty much year round at this point, having co-hosts who can trade off with one another might be the way to go."