'Bachelorette' Star Wants to Be Forgiven for Saying the N-Word
by EG
The Bachelorette star Hannah Brown drew some outrage when she posted a video in which she used the n-word while singing along with a rap song. After that, she wisely stayed quiet as the country was gripped by a wave of protests over racial inequality and police brutality. Now she's speaking up, and she promises she's trying to be better. Read on for details.
Via Page Six.
Former star of “The Bachelorette” Hannah Brown is speaking up after she said the N-word on Instagram Live while rapping lyrics to a song.
Brown went on Instagram Live on Saturday to formally address her controversy when she said the N-word singing lyrics to DaBaby’s song “Rockstar” two weeks ago. She had previously issued an apology statement immediately after she originally said the racial slur, but was criticized for her handling of the situation, given the magnitude of the controversy.
Brown said she chose not to speak up sooner because she didn’t want to offend anyone, given what is going on in the world, and she wanted to take time to process and learn from her mistake.
“I am thankful for you guys who will give me the chance, and for those of you who won’t just yet, I understand that, too. You have to grow trust for people, especially when someone has hurt you … I’ll be better,” Brown said on Saturday, broadcasting live on her Instagram with a caption that read, “From my heart, I’m sorry.”
“I didn’t want it to be the wrong time,” she said. “I’ve been so concerned with not wanting to be disrespectful in taking up space when the events that are going on and the death of George Floyd is happening and there is so much suffering and anger. I didn’t want to offend anybody. And I may be offending people right now, but I realize that it’s not about the right time. It’s about the right thing. I’m so lucky to have the platform that I have, and I know a lot of people are asking for white people to use their platform and to take accountability.
Brown said she does not want to be complicit with the problem and wants to take accountability for her actions and her words. She explained to her millions of followers that she has been reading and journaling, and took copious pages of notes, as she told her viewers that she has been working with an educator to help understand her mistake.
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