Viewers slam The Bachelor for 'appropriating another culture and making a gimmick out of it' 

Fans have slammed The Bachelor for ‘appropriating culture’ on Wednesday night.

During the cocktail party, Jimmy Nicholson and the suitresses dressed up as their spirit animals.

Viewers slammed the Channel Ten dating show for ‘appropriating another culture and making a gimmick out of it’.

‘Who let them do this spirit animal thing?’ Viewers have slammed The Bachelor for ‘appropriating another culture and making a gimmick out of it’. Pictured Jimmy Nicholson

‘I hate the term “spirit animal” as you’re appropriating another culture and making a gimmick out of it #TheBachelorAU,’ one person Tweeted.

‘Who let them do this spirit animal thing? Cultural appropriation. Stop,’ another one said.

One person wrote:’Producers have forced this “spirit animal” thing so that people will tweet how it’s cultural appropriation. I hate it!’

Theme: During the cocktail party, Jimmy Nicholson and the suitresses dressed up as their spirit animals

‘Oh god, not spirit animals,’ another commented.

Another person said: ‘Jimmy’s spirit animal outfit is not his finest moment. If I was a contestant on the show, this would be the point in which I would leave.’

‘Ooooh “spirit animal” is incredibly cringe… I thought we left this behind in 2008 #TheBachelorAU,’ one commented.

‘Stop!’ Viewers slammed the Channel Ten dating show for ‘appropriating another culture’

During the episode, Sierah Swepstone also admitted she’s ‘definitely had chlamydia’.

Despite dressing up as a phoenix, she confessed that she should have come dressed as a koala instead.

‘So I was gonna say that my spirit animal was a koala tonight, because I like sleeping and I’ve definitely had chlamydia,’ she explained.

‘But I thought that would be quite hard to explain to [Bachelor] Jimmy [Nicholson], so I stuck with a phoenix because I’ve risen from the ashes.’

Candid confessions: During the episode, Sierah Swepstone also admitted she’s ‘definitely had chlamydia’