TheBachelor franchise is switching their focus in hopes of tackling online hate and harassment, much of which targeted women of color this season.
read verbatim a string of discriminatory comments which had been left on contestants' social media pages, including attacks on women's looks, accusations they were"pulling the black card" and threats of violence."You're an emotional stupid b**ch. Kill yourself. You’re useless," read one comment.
Host Chris Harrison, who introduced Lindsay to lead the conversation, told ET it was an important addition to the."This isn’t strong opinions or criticism these contestants are receiving, this is hate and there’s just no room for that," he shared."The show won't stand for it and I won't stand for it."segment so powerful was that Lindsay, the franchise's first and only black Bachelorette, could relate to what Weber's contestants were going through.
"Originally I felt a lot of pressure, because who doesn't have pressure being the first at anything?" Lindsay
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