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Matt James Addresses Dangerous Stereotypes of Black Fathers as The Bachelor Features Vulnerable Reunion With His Estranged Dad
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Matt James, this season’s star of “The Bachelor,” took to Twitter during tonight’s episode to address the conversation he had with his father on-screen before heading into fantasy suite dates.
The deeply personal conversation is garnering a considerable amount of attention on social media with many calling the scene exploitative.
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The negative social media attention is the latest chatter to cast a cloud over this season of “The Bachelor,” which has been airing per usual as a racist controversy centered around its longtime host, Chris Harrison, and frontrunner contestant, Rachael Kirkconnell, continues to explode in real-time off-screen.