Brynn Whitfield is receiving backlash for calling her “Actual Housewives of New York” co-star Ubah Hassan “an offended black girl” throughout final week’s episode.
Whitfield, 38, confirmed she made the remark throughout an off-camera dialog to Hassan, particularly saying, “I don’t need you to return off like this, as an offended black girl.”
She was involved that if Hassan appeared to symbolize herself that method, her funding banker beau, Oliver Dachsel, wouldn’t wish to marry her.
“I informed her, I used to be like, ‘I would like you to marry Oliver. I would like Oliver to wish to marry you,’” Whitfield mentioned.
Every recalled their aspect of the story to Bravo cameras after they obtained right into a heated debate in the course of the ladies’ journey to the Hamptons.
Whitfield addressed the scenario on her Instagram Story Friday and insisted her feedback about Hassan, 41, and interactions along with her “had been conveyed with out context.”
“To see my intentions twisted and my phrases misrepresented, flat out scares me,” she famous.
She went on to assert the episode was edited to make it seem she introduced up the “offended black girl” stereotype on her personal, which she mentioned was not the case.
“The reality is, ‘offended Black girl’ was introduced up by Ubah final yr in Anguilla,” the Bravolebrity claimed.
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“In a extremely charged 4th wall second in Anguilla, after the incident with Erin’s sun shades, Ubah spoke immediately into the digital camera: ‘Don’t you dare edit me to appear like an offended Black girl.’”
“After Anguilla, Ubah and I often mentioned this dangerous stereotype at size,” she continued. “As a biracial girl, I’ll by no means know what it’s like to completely stroll in Ubah’s footwear.”
Whitfield has a white mom and black father, whereas Hassan’s mother and father are from Somalia.
“Throughout that off-camera evening within the Hamptons, we each spoke candidly about our fears and triggers— as we all the time had,” Whitfield went on, referring to final week’s episode.
“We hugged, mentioned we liked one another and promised to do every part in our energy to assist each other.”
Whitfield mentioned she was not sure what “shifted after that touching second” to trigger such upset, however apologized for any harm she prompted.
“I’m deeply sorry if I overstepped that evening within the Hamptons,” she added. “I’m past sorry as this was by no means my intention.”
Whitfield shared the prolonged assertion after quite a few followers took to social media to deal with her “insufferable” conduct.
“Bryn is beginning to rub me the unsuitable method, particularly saying for ubah to not be an offended black girl cuz she desires ubah (white) boyfriend to marry her,” one fan famous.
“Ubah was actually appearing aggressive however saying that her man shouldn’t be going to marry her is diabolical and projection at its best. Brynn has daddy points!” one other penned.
“Ubah ought to have dragged her ass,” one other boldly urged. “Brynn have a number of seats and select your phrases accurately.”
“And what’s her enterprise with Ubahs relationship, it giving wierd behaviour.”
“Brynn being a biracial girl police-ing Ubah’s ‘blackness’ simply exhibits how uncomfortable she is along with her African American aspect,” one other disturbed viewer commented.
A fifth fan questioned, “How did she go from likable to final season to so dreadful this season?”
“To choose the one black woman within the group & say she shouldn’t partake in standard housewife actions bc her white boyfriend received’t discover her enticing, is so preposterously racist that I’m shocked she mentioned that with a straight face,” one other dumbfounded viewer wrote.
Web page Six has reached out to representatives for each Whitfield and Hassan, as nicely at Bravo, for remark.
