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RACHEL Lindsay has slammed The Bachelor star Rachael Kirkconnell as "vapid" after she posted an Instagram Story of her matcha tea and the book Uncomfortable Conversations With Black Men.

Rachael - a frontrunner on Matt James' historic season of the ABC show - was branded racist after pictures emerged in 2018 of her at an Old South party.

Rachel was not impressed
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Rachel was not impressedCredit: Getty Images - Getty

The Georgia native has since spoken out and apologized for her actions, but former Bachelorette star Rachel criticized the "influencer" post.

"You almost feel like you know everything you need to know about her in that picture," Rachel said.

";The fact that that’s what she decided to do."

"Several people sent me that Story," she added.

Rachael is a frontrunner for Matt James' heart
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Rachael is a frontrunner for Matt James' heartCredit: ABC
The Georgia native found herself amid online backlash
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The Georgia native found herself amid online backlashCredit: Instagram

"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."

Speaking on the Bachelor Party podcast, Rachel 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."

"This was so simple to do," she concluded, adding: "Vapid is the word that comes to mind."

In 2018 she attended an Old South party
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In 2018 she attended an Old South party
Chris Harrison has also been slammed for his words defending Rachael
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Chris Harrison has also been slammed for his words defending RachaelCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Rachael was pictured in 2018  but when the pictures resurfaced it led to massive backlash.

She was also  in the past.

Rachael is currently considered a favorite to win the affections of , the first ever African-American  on the hit ABC dating show.

He has stepped back from the franchise
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He has stepped back from the franchiseCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Following the, Rachael issued an Instagram statement  to the “communities and individuals that my actions harmed and offended.”

Host  also and apologized on February 13 for coming to  during an interview with ex . 

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