Chris Harrison had a weak response to Jake Owen's demeaning and dehumanizing country song about former star of The Bachelorette Hannah Brown. In one tweet, Harrison showed that he doesn't really care about the well-being of the leads of his show.
Brown returned to The Bachelor during the premiere of the 24th season, initially as a fake-out when she stepped out of the limo and then as the woman in charge of a group date. After telling the women on the group date about her and Weber's renowned rendezvous in a windmill, Brown broke down. Weber went to comfort her, and the two talked openly about their unresolved feelings for one another. The show left us on a cliffhanger, after Weber offered Brown a chance to be a part of the show. Some fans are hoping that Brown accepts, while others wish that Weber moves on and tries to find love with the women he has left.
Country artist Jake Owen, for some strange reason, decided to insert himself into the discussion when he tweeted a video of himself singing an original song "Alabama Hannah." The song wasn't an ode to Brown. It was an insult track, written from the perspective of Weber, who surely would never say the things that Owen sings. The 38-year-old singer begins somewhat nicely, "If it’s love that you need, well then honey it’s gone," but then gets progressively meaner throughout. He belts, "You had your chances, so why don’t you leave me alone?" and “Who do you think you are?" and "Get out of my life.” In the lead-up to the song, Owen hesitates and stumbles over his thoughts, as if he knows it's a bad idea but proceeds with it anyway.
Harrison quote-tweeted the video and said, "My man @jakeowen speaking his truth to Hannah B on behalf of Peter." Owen dapped the Bachelor host up with a quote tweet of his own and another, "My man." Meanwhile, Brown wrote on Twitter, "Better just be his truth Christopher. I'm not just chop liver now— you still have to love me and try to understand my mess." Brown did make light of it in her Instagram story (via Us), saying, “It’s hilarious and even though it’s like a diss at me the whole time, I was tapping my foot along to it and laughing. You need to check it out! Jake, let me know when you need me for the music video.”
Owen's song enforces the notion that women are simply objects of our affection, that whenever men are over one woman, they can tell them to "roll on with them tide" and move on to the next. It puts down Brown, who has been open about her struggles after The Bachelorette, for no good reason. If the roles had been reversed and Weber had been asking for another chance, Owen would've never written a song about it. Harrison supporting Owen just makes this whole thing worse, and without someone in her corner, Brown feels her only move is to laugh it off and move on.
Source: Us