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Greer Blitzer is apologizing about resurfaced tweets wherein she defended an individual carrying a blackface costume. The Bachelor star, who not too long ago gained the First Impression Rose from Bachelor Zach Shallcross, took to her Instagram story to confess her wrongdoings within the earlier tweets and take accountability for her actions.
“The journey to like is stuffed with classes and these classes are additionally made on our journey of development. In my previous, I’ve made some uneducated, ignorant and admittedly, unsuitable feedback on my social media accounts,” she wrote within the message, which could be seen right here. “Particularly, I used misguided arguments on Twitter to defend a pupil who wearing Blackface as Tupac for Halloween.”
“I’m deeply sorry to these I’ve harm, particularly these inside the Black neighborhood, not as a result of these screenshots have resurfaced, however as a result of I ever shared these dangerous opinions in any respect,” she continued. “Time and age don’t excuse my actions, however this isn’t a mirrored image of who I’m immediately.”
Greer’s apology comes three months after a Reddit person shared screenshots of her supporting a teen that acquired criticism for carrying blackface to a celebration. “The scholars concerned didn’t even know what black face was so my level precisely. It wasn’t an intentional racist act,” she allegedly wrote in a tweet on the time.
One other one among her alleged tweets learn, “This earlier incident was dumb not racist? She didn’t paint herself black as a result of she felt superior to black ppl” and he or she later added, “Placing white powder in your face isn’t okay both. That didn’t make the information did it? I apologize if this offended you however you have to perceive it was not initially alleged to be perceived that means in any respect.”
Grier has been within the highlight since she appeared on The Bachelor‘s newest season. After Zach gave her the First Impression Rose, he spoke out concerning the motive he determined to take action, in an interview on the PEOPLE On a regular basis Podcast. “With Greer, she had this calming impact on me. I’m again on the mansion and there’s the cameras and I’m assembly 30 new girls, and it’s so much to soak up,” he stated. “And so if you meet somebody that may carry that consolation degree and let you not be so caught up in your head — it was very relaxed together with her.”
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