“What I said was ignorant and hurtful then [and] it’s ignorant and hurtful now.”

Last season of “The Bachelor” was largely overshadowed by contestantRachel Kirkconnell’sracist and offensive social media posts.

What ensued was what many believed to be a much-needed conversation aboutracewithin the franchise.

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“It didn’t cross my mind [to look through my old Tweets].”

Taking accountability

Still, Glaze is continuing to take accountability for his past tweets through present actions.

“The last thing that I want to do is run from it,” he continued.

Justin and Katie on one-on-one date

“That’s not who I am.

Yet Glaze knows there’s still work to be done.

Katie and Justin kissing