Rachel Lindsay Calls Rachael Kirkconnell’s “Mid-Afternoon Matcha” Instagram “Vapid”
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Rachael Kirkconnell has largely remained silent since issuing an apology for past racist actions (including attending an antebellum-themed plantation party in 2018). But she recently returned to Instagram Stories with a picture of her manicured nails and “mid-afternoon matcha” with Emmanuel Acho’s book Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man in the background.
“You almost feel like you know everything you need to know about her in that picture. The fact that that’s what she decided to do,” Rachel said, via Us Weekly. “Several people sent me that Story. Her apology was well-written, it was pretty and it was sincere. I’m not going to knock anyone’s apology. But then the next step is to take action.”
She continued, “Taking action to me isn’t showing everybody that you’re reading the book. You have such a big platform. There’s a lot of people who don’t necessarily understand what Chris said in the interview or why people are so upset, so this is an opportunity for you to explain that.”
She added that “vapid is the word that comes to mind” and “I don’t think it could get any worse, unless [Matt James] chooses Rachael.”
Rachael hasn’t spoken out about the backlash against her post.
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