{"id":1201819,"date":"2022-09-10T11:22:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T11:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/10\/erich-schwer-bachelorette-favorite-apologizes-for-blackface-photo\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T11:22:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T11:22:08","slug":"erich-schwer-bachelorette-favorite-apologizes-for-blackface-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/10\/erich-schwer-bachelorette-favorite-apologizes-for-blackface-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"Erich Schwer, Bachelorette Favorite, Apologizes for Blackface Photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>According to some recent Bachelorette spoilers we\u2019ve read, Erich Schwer has a major reason to be happy at the moment:<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s engaged to Gabby Windey.<\/p>\n<p>However, while viewers are about to reportedly see Erich get down on one knee and propose to this Bachelorette co-lead, the 29-year old took a moment this week to figuratively get down on his knees for a very different reason.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s basically begging for forgiveness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"597\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457693 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2447e43a-9aa0-48b6-9c23-671250e4c26f-162770_9575.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Erich and Gabby are pictured here on The Bachelorette. They\u2019re totally in love!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A few days ago, high school photos of Erich started to circulate on social media. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to a traditional yearbook snapshot, the viral Reddit post also depicted an image of Erich wearing blackface and an afro wig \u2014 and it quickly garnered backlash.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday afternoon, to his credit, Erich issued a statement on Instagram in response to the criticism.<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t make any excuses, either.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/erich-schwer-bachelorette-inline-bo-220802-fea029-683x1024.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457696\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457696 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/erich-schwer-bachelorette-inline-bo-220802-fea029.webp.webp\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI wholeheartedly apologize for the insensitive photo of me in Blackface from my high school yearbook that has been circulating,\u201d the New Jersey native wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I thought at the time was a representation of my love for Jimi Hendrix, was nothing but ignorance. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was na\u00efve to the hurtful implications of my actions to the Black community and those closest to me, and will forever regret my offensive and damaging behavior.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply ashamed by my actions and understand that my apology is only the first step in taking accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-09-at-6.20.23-PM-625x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457697\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457697 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-09-at-6.20.23-PM.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Erich is Gabby\u2019s only remaining suitor after Johnny DePhillipo and Jason Alabaster were eliminated during their respective overnight dates because they weren\u2019t ready to propose.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this summer, he lost his father just days after the latter appeared on Gabby\u2019s hometown date episode.<\/p>\n<p>Nate Mitchell, who also competed for Gabby\u2019s affections, reacted to Erich\u2019s mea culpa on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting here that Nate is Black.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BioImages_TheBachelorette_Erich_S19_V01-3fb3e5b914ea40e28336956bd853f095.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456141\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"855\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456141 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BioImages_TheBachelorette_Erich_S19_V01-3fb3e5b914ea40e28336956bd853f095.webp.webp\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAppreciate you taking ownership bro, I can\u2019t absolve you of this but I can attest to the man I\u2019ve met and you have been nothing less than someone who I\u2019d consider a friend,\u201d Nate wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou aren\u2019t the first person I\u2019ve befriended with a similar past and the difference is not having an attitude of willful ignorance. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour school accepting this behavior and posting this to a year book tells me that no peers or faculty around you spoke out to guide you away from this issue. Kids do fall victim to their environments time and time again. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cContinue to grow and learn from your past and I\u2019ll continue to support you and provide advice should you need\/ask for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"735\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/erich-s.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-359791\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"735\" height=\"980\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-359791 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/erich-s.webp.webp\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Logan Palmer added: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTakes a man to talk about his mistakes. guys who have met you know what kind of person you\u2019ve been.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gabby has not yet commented on the scandal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bachelorette season 19 finale airs Tuesday (8 p.m. ET) on ABC.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>E<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to some recent Bachelorette spoilers we\u2019ve read, Erich Schwer has a major reason to be happy at the moment: He\u2019s engaged to Gabby Windey. However, while viewers are about to reportedly see Erich get down on one knee and propose to this Bachelorette co-lead, the 29-year old took a moment this week to figuratively [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1201820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1201819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrity-gossip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1201819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1201819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1201819\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1201819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1201819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1201819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}