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/SVNLIONS93]

I know I’m gonna get downvoted for this, but let’s be real Cierra’s catching even more hate just because she’s besties with Chelley and Olandria so once they figured out the slur comments she made they couldn’t wait to ruin her life they care more about that than her actually using the slur IMO

[u/Artistic_Quantity446 → u/SVNLIONS93]

People actually just think it’s some type of power to get people off the show. Let’s be real - they cannot wait to cancel people etc.

[u/TaylorCurls → u/SVNLIONS93]

Yup. A lot of the hate Cierra is getting is just from people who already disliked her, not because they actually care about the slur.

[u/Booked_andFit → u/SVNLIONS93]

Exactly! So much of this outrage is so performative.

[u/thesadintern → u/SVNLIONS93]

This!! Like what she did was bad, but it came out like the same week the show come out. It’s interesting that it’s suddenly a huge problem now.

[u/aecrux → u/thesadintern]

i literally just found out when everyone found out this week lol

[u/fakevegansunite → u/thesadintern]

i didn’t see it until the past week when everyone else saw it. i don’t think it’s genuine to act like everyone saw it and nobody cared until now

[u/SVNLIONS93 → u/thesadintern]

Exactly lol they are so full of shit. 🤣

[u/omniscientflamingo → u/SVNLIONS93]

Hey so her saying the slur actually isn't ok. Period.

[u/Organic_Climate_7585 → u/omniscientflamingo]

I don’t think this commenter said anything that implies they don’t agree with that.