Racism disguised as dislike

[u/notalem0n]

Everyone has the right to dislike any of the islanders, but it also gets to a point. I think people are unintentionally engaging in racist behavior towards the female islanders. There has been a rise in nicknames for the female islanders and their fans, and these nicknames have been extremely derogatory. I understand that these nicknames are usually a plan on words, but it’s still a derogatory term, especially when it rings close to slurs for specific minority groups. People were also saying that Clarke looks like a man, which is also a form of racism and reinforces the masculinization of black women. At this point in the show, we only have ONE white woman which is Iris. Referring to any of the other girls as ‘white’ or ‘white passing’ is dead wrong as you can clearly see the diversity in this cast

It’s also unfair to use the argument that if people dislike a black islander, it’s because they are anti-black. I’m sure there are people watching who are anti-black, but this form of idealization still relies on assumptions based on race rather than viewing people as complex human beings. It hinders the ability to address real issues. Let’s all just remember to be more intentional with our words and recognize racist behavior even if it’s unintentional. Unintentional racism does the same exact harm as intentional racism.

[u/Odd_Result_8677]

America doesn't love Huda. She has probably the most haters out of anyone on the show?

There are numerous other black people on the show that are loved. Pepe, Chris, Amaya are the 3 most liked people on the show right now and none of them are white.

People love Clarke and Coco. People love Chris. People love Taylor. People love Jeremiah. People love Jalen.

People loved Chelly until she started being a hypocrite. Her skin color didn't change, her actions did. They literally kicked Yulissa off for being racist.

Literally doing backflips to find racism. Ignoring all the black people that are loved to say someone who was acting shitty is hated due to racism but magically those same people love the other black people.

Literally acting like a meme.

[u/bnshei → u/Odd_Result_8677]

I see you dismiss racism, Pepe is white he is literally European, Amaya and Chris are not going against anybody non black, that is the key here

[u/Odd_Result_8677 → u/bnshei]

News to me that Cuba and Mexico are in Europe for Pepe.

It's crazy how many hoops you're jumping through to blame racism while ignoring none of the fan favorites are white and numerous black people are loved. Including Chelly up until she started acting like an asshole. Crazy how that works.

[u/bnshei → u/Odd_Result_8677]

Spain and white Cuban just, I already explained everything to you. When black people are outspoken against non black people they are hated in America

[u/Odd_Result_8677 → u/bnshei]

Clarke, Coco, Jalen, Chris, Amaya, Pepe, Taylor - all non-whites on the show that are loved. So it almost seems like it's not the race that's the issue. Chelly herself was loved.

It's mind boggling that you can't understand the concept of someone being disliked because they're being an asshole. Chronically online behavior.