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‘RHONY’ fans are slamming Brynn Whitfield for calling Ubah Hassan an “angry black woman.”

‘RHONY’ fans are slamming Brynn Whitfield for calling Ubah Hassan an “angry black woman.”

Brynn Whitfield is being criticized for calling her “Real Housewives of New York” co-star Ubah Hassan “an angry black woman” during last week’s episode.

Whitfield, 38, confirmed she had made the comment during an off-camera conversation with Hassan, in which he specifically said, “I don’t want you to come across like that, like an angry black woman.”

She was afraid that if Hassan presented himself that way, her investment banker Oliver Dachsel would not want to marry her.

Brynn Whitfield is under fire for calling her “Real Housewives of New York” co-star Ubah Hassan “an angry black woman” during last week’s episode. Getty Images
She confirmed that she warned Hassan not to act like the racist stereotype so that her boyfriend, Oliver Dachsel, would want to marry her. Getty Images for glamour

“I told her I was like, ‘I want you to marry Oliver. I want Oliver to want to marry you,” Whitfield said.

They all told their side of the story to the Bravo cameras after getting into a heated debate during the girls’ trip to the Hamptons.

Whitfield addressed the situation on her Instagram Story on Friday, emphasizing that her comments about Hassan, 41, and interactions with her were “conveyed without context.”

Hassan was angry that her friend was monitoring her behavior and being condescending. Charles Sykes/Bravo
Whitfield apologized for her comments causing so much pain on her Instagram Story on Friday, but said everything was taken out of context. Brynn Whitfield/Instagram

“It downright scares me to see my intentions distorted and my words misrepresented,” she noted.

She further claimed that the episode was edited to make it seem like she herself was putting forth the “angry black woman” stereotype, which she claimed was not the case.

“The truth is, ‘angry black woman’ was brought up by Ubah in Anguilla last year,” Bravolebrity claimed.

“To see my intentions twisted and my words misrepresented simply frightens me,” she said in her lengthy statement.
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She also claimed that Hassan first used the phrase “angry black woman” during last year’s trip to Anguilla. Getty Images for glamour

“In a highly charged 4th Wall moment in Anguilla, after the Erin’s sunglasses incident, Ubah spoke directly to the camera: ‘Don’t you dare edit me to look like an angry black woman.’”

“After Anguilla, Ubah and I have often discussed this harmful stereotype at length,” she continued. “As a biracial woman, I will never know what it is like to fully walk in Ubah’s shoes.”

Whitfield has a white mother and a black father, while Hassan’s parents are from Somalia.

“After Anguilla, Ubah and I have often discussed this harmful stereotype at length,” the marketing and communications consultant claimed. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
She also said she and Hassan were on good terms before the comments were brought up again. Charles Sykes/Bravo

“During that off-camera night in the Hamptons, we both talked candidly about our fears and triggers — as we always had,” Whitfield continued, referencing last week’s episode.

“We hugged each other, said we loved each other and promised to do everything we could to help each other.”

Whitfield said she was unsure what “changed after that moving moment” to cause the upset, but apologized for the pain she had caused.

“I am deeply sorry if I overstepped my bounds that night in the Hamptons,” Whitfield added. Clifton Prescod/BRAVO
Her statement came after fans ripped her apart on social media for saying the phrase “angry black woman.” Clifton Prescod/BRAVO

“I am deeply sorry if I overstepped my bounds that night in the Hamptons,” she added. “I’m very sorry because this was never my intention.”

Whitfield shared the lengthy statement after countless fans took to social media to address her “intolerable” behavior.

“Bryn is starting to rub me the wrong way, especially saying that ubah shouldn’t be an angry black woman because she wants a ubah (white) friend to marry her,” one fan noted.

Fans also called her out for using the phrase in relation to a white man who wants to marry Hassan or not. Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images
“Saying her husband won’t marry her is diabolical and projection at its best,” one fan wrote. Danielle Levitt/Bravo

“Ubah was in fact behaving aggressively but saying her husband is not going to marry her is devilish and projection at its best. Brynn has daddy issues!” another written.

“Ubah should have dragged her away,” says another boldly suggested. “Brynn has several seats and chooses your words correctly.”

“And what does she have to do with Ubah’s relationship that it results in strange behavior.”

“Brynn is a biracial woman who polices Ubah’s ‘blackness’ and shows how uncomfortable she is with her African American side,” said another disturbed viewer. commented.

Another called her actions “so ridiculously racist.” Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock
“Ubah should have dragged her,” said one upset fan. brynn_whitfeild/Instagram

A fifth fan questioned“How did she go from likable last season to so awful this season?”

“To single out the only black girl in the group and say she can’t participate in the usual housewife activities because her white boyfriend won’t find her attractive is so ridiculously racist that I’m shocked she said that with a straight face, ” another stunned viewer wrote.

Page Six has reached out to representatives for Whitfield and Hassan, as well as Bravo, for comment.