Matt James warned of his Bachelor visit with his estranged father as Rachel Lindsay accused the show of perpetuating Black stereotypes

Variety

James warned via Twitter that Monday's episode would feature “dangerous stereotypes and “negative depictions” of Black fathers in media, with a focus on his estranged dad, who abandoned him as a child. “Tonight’s convo with my dad was hard to experience, and it’s just as hard to watch all this time later, especially knowing the world is watching with me,” James tweeted. Lindsay, meanwhile, broke her vow to stop commenting on The Bachelor, calling the episode with James’ father “disturbing and disappointing.” “After what I saw tonight,” Lindsay tweeted. “I can’t keep quiet and gotta talk about this @bachelorabc episode and the perpetuation of stereotypes in the Black community.”