132 - Brooke Blurton's Best Friend Gabrielle Ebsworth Discusses The Bigger Issues at Play With The Abbie Chatfield Drama!

Gabrielle Ebsworth is a proud Wangkumara Barkindji First Nations woman and also Bachelorette Brooke Blurton's best friend. Gab gives her perspective about the Brooke and Abbie Chatfield drama and explains the complexity of the larger issues at play. Gab reveals how Brooke felt about Abbie's public apology and whether she has received a personal apology from Abbie. What she thought about Abbie's snub to Brooke on finale night. The importance of representation on mainstream TV. Why The Bachelorette's low ratings didn't matter. What is "white privilege". Why intersectional feminism is important. The villainisation of POC on TV. The vile racism Brooke has experienced as a result of her feud with Abbie. How Abbie's behaviour has set a bad precedent for WOC thinking about putting themselves on the line for representation. What we can all learn from this. How we can all be better allies for First Nations Peoples. PLUS, SO MUCH MORE! Visit the SO DRAMATIC! ONLINE website and sign up for our newsletter! This is an independent podcast by entertainment journalist Megan Pustetto , who is dedicated to bringing you the hottest tea to your ears each week! The best way you can support So Dramatic! is by subscribing, leaving a (gushing!) review, (five star!) rating and super spreading the word on social media with your followers (or haters!) - you will be doing God's work! Want more of the latest gossip? Follow So Dramatic! Online on Instagram , Facebook and join the PRIVATE Facebook group ! FOR EXCLUSIVE TEA TOO HOT FOR ANYWHERE ELSE, JOIN THE SO DRAMATIC! Patreon ! Got a hot tip, request, question, or receipts? Contact: tips@sodramaticmedia.com Got a media enquiry? Contact: hello@sodramaticmedia.com For everything else So Dramatic! (including the MERCH!), head to www.sodramaticmedia.com Kind regards, XOXO See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.