‘Bachelor’ contestant Rachel Nance won't apologize as she faces racist insults from fans

Despite being called racist slurs by fans of ABC's "The Bachelor," contestant Rachel Nance, who’s Asian and Black, says she refuses to dilute any aspect of her heritage.

Despite being called “jungle Asian” and other racist slurs by fans of ABC’s “The Bachelor,” contestant Rachel Nance, who’s Asian and Black, says she refuses to dilute any aspect of her heritage. 

Nance, whose mother is Filipino and father Black and Arab, was among the top three contestants of the season that wrapped up last week. The internet hate was particularly fierce following an episode in which her family shared their Filipino traditions. But the 26-year-old told NBC News this week that none of it has changed the pride she feels about her cultures. 

Nance said that while many women of color are expected to whitewash their experiences to make others feel more comfortable, she will be doing no such thing. 

“Being a woman, you’re really put in a box and being a woman of color, you’re put in a smaller box and we just can’t win,” Nance said. “It was either I honor my family and I show what I was raised with, or do I not and hold back, and then I’m sad, and I’m not honoring my family.” 

She chose the former, “and I think that’s all you can do —  you just show who you are.” 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/bachelor-rachel-nance-racist-slurs-fans-rcna146370

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