The reality television show, The Bachelor, is awash in controversy. Host Chris Harrison is facing criticism after an interview with former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay, where fans saw his comments as racist. Harrison was responding to the backlash The Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkconnell is facing after photos of her at an old south antebellum plantation-themed fraternity party in 2018 surfaced on social media. Kirkconnell, who is on the current season with Matt James, the first Black bachelor, is still in the running to get engaged. In Context host and producer Kelly Langevin and co-host Samantha Bender dig into what this controversy means for both fans and how we talk about race in the U.S.

You can view the Harrison and Lindsay here: https://youtu.be/9hmY1gSAuRk