Hannah Brown found herself engulfed in controversy after sharing a video on social media in which she sings a rap song — and uses the N-word while doing it.
As Us Weekly reports, the former “Bachelorette” star was captured using the word while singing DaBaby’s “Rockstar” on Instagram Live.
Brown glossed over it until she began seeing comments on her feed calling her out for using the word —which she initially said she hadn’t even realized using.
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“I did? I’m so sorry… I don’t think… Maybe it was Patrick [her brother]. Um, anyway…” Brown said.
She later reiterated her claim that she never used it — despite the fact she can be clearly heard singing the word in the video.
“I really don’t think I said that word, I don’t think I said that word, but now I’m like, ‘Oh god,’” Brown said.
“I’d never use that word. I’ve never called anybody that. We don’t say that word,” she added. “So, you know what, I’m going to stay here, and y’all can think I said whatever I did or think I’m something I’m not, but I’m not that.”
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She then offered a halfhearted apology. “Look, people are going to want to think whatever they want to think of me, get mad at me, whatever,” she said. “And even if I did accidentally say it, I’m very sorry, I was singing a song and not even thinking.”
Many people didn’t find that to be enough of an apology, and let her know via social media — including fellow Bachelor Nation alum Beckah Martinez, who took Brown to task on her Instagram Stories.
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“You can’t say the N-word just because black people say it. Black people reclaimed the use of a word that was used for centuries to oppress and dehumanize them,” she wrote. “It’s a word that holds so much historical weight that the black community is still healing from and parts of the white community are still weaponizing for dehumanization, particularly in the south. so no, it’s not cool to just sing it along the lyrics of a song especially not on your platform with millions of followers?!! It’s 2020. at least make a legitimate apology and acknowledge your behaviour.”
She added: “We’ve got to hold people accountable to do better otherwise we’re continuing to prioritize the feelings of white people (and someone we ‘stan’) over ending our country’s loooong history of casual racism and flippant anti-blackness.”
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