Shep Rose, who is best known for appearing on Southern Charm, has opened up on what it has been like to live in the public eye.
Shep Rose Opens Up On Being In The Public Eye In Light Of The Rachael Kirkconnell Scandal
In an interview with Us Weekly, he commented on how he has learned to be socially savvy and avoid slip-ups that have plagued many careers. He said: “I consider myself a kind person. I’m not out for blood. I’m smart enough to know to stay away from certain situations. And I don’t know. It’s easy. I mean, here’s the thing: The far left is too quick to cancel, the far right is too quick not to. Like, you can get away with anything and say anything.”
With those words in mind, he addressed the recent scandal involving Rachael Kirkconnell, who had been accused of sharing racist college photos. This set off a firestorm as Chris Harrison left his job, whereas another star, Rachel Lindsay, suffered abuse on Instagram in response to the former’s comments. Although the chain of events were unforeseeable, they did stem from Rachael’s initial act.
When addressing it, Shep stated: “I’m like, OK, look, she’s from north Georgia. I mean, you know, yeah. The South, you’re going to be in situations where maybe you don’t agree with a whole hell of a lot of people in that setting. So yeah, you got to be careful.” Shep did stress, though, that people need to think before they act. Even though there is a danger that society can become too politically correct, Shep simply has called for people to keep things simple.
After all, The Bachelor has had a fair share of its scandals. He continued: “I think it’s important that we — if we’re going to evolve or whatever, as a society — if [there is] a word that is inflammatory and not very nice, don’t use it. It’s not that hard, you know, and it’s not, like, cultural, and it’s not, like, a punitive for the user. Just use other words and consider someone else’s feelings. So I’m trying to do that.”
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