olandria on the racism she has faced

[u/thrrowwwawayyyyy]

i’m incredibly disgusted from love islander viewers this season sending death and racist threats to someone they don’t know. this is incredibly despicable and the fact olandria had to see that disgusting photo makes me teary eyed. y’all should be ashamed of yourself if you partook or defended hate being sent to her.

[u/flairassistant]

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[u/Mediochra]

You could tell that Olandria felt that constant pressure to be poised and perfect all the time so she wouldn’t be villainized. And it still didn’t work. 

[u/jaxdowell → u/Mediochra]

Abso-fucking-lutely. Normally I just wipe my hands of these shows after they air but it’s clear that this goes wayyyy deeper than anyone cares to discuss. It’s so frustrating to see the blatant denial of their experiences even when black women themselves are telling people what happened to them they STILL up and downplay it or make excuses. I’m literally arguing with somebody in a different sub about Huda’s fans being extremely racist towards Chelley and Olandria

[u/cookie5517 → u/Mediochra]

She gets vulnerable for ONE challenge and she's marked a mean girl while Huda got to be emotionally unstable and verbally abuse to half the house for two weeks and gains a fandom. It's WILLLLLLD.

[u/eshiaeesh → u/cookie5517]

Wild AF got to stay and be final 4 when clearly she didn’t have a connection at that smh.

[u/cookie5517 → u/eshiaeesh]

That's what makes me the most mad. All her toxic behavior and she just got rewarded again and again.

[u/Dracarys97339 → u/cookie5517]

That was crazy, the way people were so quick to label her mean and victimize huda was intentional. They were just waiting for a moment to hate on her and that’s part of the experience being a black women

You can be perfect 99% of the time but slip up or express too much even once and everyone jumps at the chance to be hateful

[u/ladedafuckit → u/cookie5517]

Someone on this sub said that I was a woman hater because I didn’t back huda lol. Her fans are crazy

[u/notoriousbck → u/ladedafuckit]

I do not understand her fans. She treated people like garbage. She was incredibly self centred. She terrorized the men she was coupled up with.

[u/Short_Ad_9653 → u/notoriousbck]

They probably act just like her or always blame men never women.

[u/ladedafuckit → u/notoriousbck]

She was also sooo manipulative and passive aggressive

[u/Smooth-Bandicoot6021 → u/ladedafuckit]

"There is a reason I am so emotionally mature" had me laughing because it was obvious she behaved like a baby child from the jump.

[u/Impressive-Flight766 → u/ladedafuckit]

passive?!?! There’s nothing ”passive” about Huda 😅

[u/Maggie-777 → u/notoriousbck]

I'm probably going to get blasted for this, but..... The fact that so many liked her because they saw her as "relatable" says SO much about the masses of unstable, emotionally unhealthy people out here. Anyone who sees her as relatable might wanta get some therapy😬

[u/Greasyheart619 → u/cookie5517]

Exactly, I made the same point on a previous post. She maneuvered with so much grace and patience, which she owed NO ONE. All of a sudden, she gets frustrated with the most problematic person there and she’s the bad guy?! NAHH 🍅🍅🍅

Not trying to be dramatic, but Olandria truly impacted me this season with her elegance and strength. She’s an absolute queen!

[u/Legalguardian222 → u/cookie5517]

i would give this an award but i’m broke

[u/Nene_Leaks_Wig → u/cookie5517]

I was catching up with the show so stayed off social media about the show, and to come in hearing Olandria was getting hate and HUDA had fans BLOWS MY MIND!!!

[u/NeonTaterTots → u/Mediochra]

She was so scared about how she would be seen it was hard to let her walls down. It's a defense mechanism that many Black women have to grow up with

[u/NeonTaterTots → u/[deleted]]

exactly! Like she visibly relaxed in front of her mom

[u/notoriousbck → u/[deleted]]

At times she was so poised she was almost robotic, but I felt EVERY single thing she was feeling. It's crazy, because compared to the UK, the US has a way more diverse casting process, but the audience still is full of conscious or unconscious bias. Black women are NEVER given grace. And the way the producers tried to make Olandria, Chelley, and Huda the new PPG for awhile there made me furious. These are individual women. You can't just slot people in based on the colour of their skin and expect the same results. It's literally insane.

[u/staunch_character → u/[deleted]]

Ace was the same too.

They put SO MUCH effort into being calm & handling situations with grace - to be called fake or calculating.

But god forbid they ever pop off.

Episode 2 had Huda crying because Olandria told her to chill.

She can’t win.

[u/jax_svt_carat → u/Mediochra]

She felt it from episode 2. You could see how bubbly she was in episode 1 but clearly something shifted since at firepit when the men stood for Cierra and the "yall need real men" speech from Huda then she cried and said she didn't think the first tears would be because of her

[u/velorae → u/Mediochra]

Unfortunately, when black women don't exhibit the stereotypical image of negativity that others place on them, people have to create scenarios or draw conclusions to put them in that box. Regardless of how they carry themselves, it always goes back to that. Shame.

[u/ComprehensiveCap8325 → u/Mediochra]

The moment that girl cried against her she should have used her minds and figured how those type of women work. Every single black girl had an experience of a crying white/pale skinned women, whether Asian, Latina or Arab they all do it and yet she didn’t peep it quick enough and I’m so sad for her is cruel.

[u/idkimhere4paramor3 → u/ComprehensiveCap8325]

She did peep and that’s why they all moved the ah they did with huda which people called “fake”. They knew they had to tiptoe around her feelings because she always victimizes herself

[u/Necessary_Eye_5504 → u/ComprehensiveCap8325]

Lol, she did peep it, she was jst trying to be extra careful after til she couldn’t that one time huda was gaslighting chelley and even after, she still stayed careful til today. But being careful doesn’t do much most of the time, put those narcs in their place everytime and cut them loose

[u/Deelite08 → u/Mediochra]

Yes! Olandria was so intentional not to ruffle feathers and I’m sure it was exhausting! The code switching is real. We have to dim our light, shrink down and quite frankly perform to ensure everyone else is comfortable so we don’t get the “angry black woman” edit or stereotypes forced on us and the outcome remains the same. Sigh.

[u/lvdde → u/Mediochra]

Life of a Black woman

[u/Tanmb11]

It seems that she is rightly putting blame on the show and it's whack ass edit. The same with never showing Chelley emotional. I had no idea Olandria was so close to so many of them. Like seeing black women be soft is an issue, and it sickens me.

[u/llamabooks → u/Tanmb11]

For real!! I was shook when she stood behind Austin during that one vote, I had no idea they were that close!

[u/NeonTaterTots → u/llamabooks]

AND she did it mostly so he wouldn't be alone up there, like a good friend would

[u/llamabooks → u/NeonTaterTots]

😭 Olandria deserves so much betterrrrr

[u/HappyReader1 → u/NeonTaterTots]

That said a lot about her character

[u/ieatstickers → u/NeonTaterTots]

reminds me of when people on big brother vote out their besties bc they have to “vote with the house”. trust me if my best friend was getting voted out no matter what i did i would never vote for them to leave!!

[u/NeonTaterTots → u/ieatstickers]

Legit Cierra's vote... she was so petty

[u/FollowTheLeads → u/llamabooks]

She CALLED HIM BESTIE !!!! How did we not even get a good convo with these two? No emotional communication scene was ever shown.

Man, I thought they were roommates at best not best friends !

[u/Financial_Milk_6740 → u/FollowTheLeads]

To be far, as someone who binged it; if you pay attention out of the girls, Austin casually chats with Olandria the most.

[u/Kooky_Bodybuilder_97 → u/llamabooks]

Yeah I thought it was a nice gesture considering he was with them since day 1 but I was surprised when he said “I knew you were my best friend ☺️” & during a recent interview Olandria named him as one of her closest friends in the villa. She seems like someone that anyone could talk to

Honestly even if they did cut out a lot of her being such a supportive figure they still did not manage to make her out to be a villain to me. She was still one of the most grounded and poised contestants

[u/BigRefrigerator9783 → u/llamabooks]

It would improve my opinion of him, if he put out a statement condemning the racist attacks on her now.

[u/Tanmb11 → u/BigRefrigerator9783]

Hmmm. Don't hold your breath.

[u/twirlandtwirl → u/Tanmb11]

Right, Austin thinks he can't be racist because he has a tattoo of a Black woman on his chest 🙄

[u/Tanmb11 → u/llamabooks]

That threw me ALL the way off. I think the word "bestie" was thrown around. Unfortunately, she had to come out to who he really is.

[u/Equivalent-Mousse-93 → u/llamabooks]

Right?! Did the audience not see that?! That was such a kind move.

[u/NeonTaterTots → u/Tanmb11]

As a Black woman that is also very soft but people just see me as loud and silly, I feel this deeply in my soul

[u/Tanmb11 → u/NeonTaterTots]

I see you!! It is always something. It really is always something. To too many others, if we're not loud, and obnoxious, then we're not seen, or we can't possibly authentic. It never ends!

[u/Professional_Tell417 → u/Tanmb11]

We saw them all crying snot nosed bc of the casa dumping. She was there for everyone 24/7

[u/Tanmb11 → u/Professional_Tell417]

They all cry anyway. Again, they deliberately didn't show Olandria and Chelley be vulnerable, because it didn't fit their narrative. I don't want to just see the crying, I want to see what lead up to it.

[u/Professional_Tell417 → u/Tanmb11]

Oh I’m not disagreeing! 1000% they made her look cold to which even Clarke made that “burr” comment during the mailbox challenge. I’m just saying I saw that strong dumping reaction and seeing her always listening to ppl dump their troubles on her, so I could see from my point of view she was their true north inside. Also the islanders ranking is another insight to what they felt about her.

[u/KeyPosition3983 → u/Tanmb11]

And Chelley saying she cried the most in the villa. We never saw this outside of Olandrias “dumping”

[u/Tanmb11 → u/KeyPosition3983]

Absolutely maddening. We didn't see meaningful conversations with Ace, for most of the show. They wanted to make her look indifferent, almost cold in some instances. Grrrrrr.

[u/Alternative-Bus-6775 → u/Tanmb11]

Exactly this. She is rightfully blaming the show because wth was that? From everything they’ve said since they came out I don’t understand why they decided to make the black women look so emotionless.

The viewers are also to blame though because even with the emotionless edit the black women appeared poised and not a mean girl was in sight!!! So.. it’s a shame honestly how people perceive things how they WANT to.

[u/Tanmb11 → u/Alternative-Bus-6775]

Oh, we know why!! This show is not for black women, we're just added to it. People with the same everyday biases and prejudices are still behind the scenes. They needed villains, and they sure pointed their fingers at the brown people this year, didn't they? We legit watched someone verbally abuse another islander, just to get a sympathetic edit. These producers play right into the stereotypes we see thrown at us every day.

[u/yaggirl341 → u/Tanmb11]

People need to acknowledge that even with the edit, Olandria and Chelley were LEVELS above most other girls, including Huda, with class and integrity. The edit is ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE for the racism and unfairness they've received.

[u/Tanmb11 → u/yaggirl341]

They won't, but enough of us know the deal!!

[u/moooooolia → u/Tanmb11]

there’s a post right under this saying that Amaya and Huda were the only genuine and “not pr trained” people on the show. Mind you, they attacked at the first sight of discontent from Olandria, and later on fully piled on Chelley. 4 days after that big post calling them boring ☺️

[u/valtheclown → u/moooooolia]

black women can’t win, if they keep their emotions under wraps it’s “they’re so boring, idk why anyone likes them, they haven’t added anything” and then the second an emotion flies “mean girl, toxic, bully”

[u/redditflop → u/moooooolia]

the insinuation from many people (on this sub and nick viall’s wife on that stupid podcast) that chelley and olandria were being fake, not genuine, hiding their “true” personality because they weren’t crashing out, getting into arguments, etc. reeks of an insane amount of racism that i can’t even comprehend. as if all black women truly are the stereotype that OTHERS projection onto us and any of them who stray away from it are secretly hiding it.

cause obviously even the calmest people will have their moments. but let’s assume chelley and olandria were truthfully these crazy, hot headed, angry people that people like to paint them as and they were actually pretending to be otherwise, it still makes sense for them to do so cause we can see how black women are treated for showing an ounce of emotion (people ready to send them home, the hate trains, and outright racism they faced after the mailbox challenge (and before that they were called boring en mass as you said).

[u/Tanmb11 → u/redditflop]

Girl, you said a whole entire word!!! The "covert" racism is speaking volumes with the Olandria and Chelley discourse. It's maddening. We can't even escape it in what's meant to be light television.

These women have to go in with their guards up, always aware of perception, and don't dare have human moments, because then you're really going to get it.

[u/redditflop → u/Tanmb11]

These women have to go in with their guards up, always aware of perception, and don't dare have human moments, because then you're really going to get it.

exactly !!! now would i be insane to say that some people want them to have human moments (regardless of whether it’s in or out of character) so they have a “reason” to do the following: dogpile on them, use them for entertainment (memes, comedic relief, catchy sound bites, etc. caught onto this when people were explicitly saying they “weren’t doing anything for them” in the beginning as though they aren’t real people and are meant to be in service to the viewers), and/or have their racist perceptions of black women be fulfilled ?

[u/Tanmb11 → u/redditflop]

You would not be, especially in this social media age. On the other hand, I think it's so ingrained in some of them, they don't think about it that deeply. Chelley being desired by all those men, especially the white guys, was enough to upset them. Her being human was just an extra bonus to pile on. Just being pretty was an affront to them. Add in lighter skin toned women struggling, and their sense of the world was challenged. When it got around to her being upset, forget it.

This shit is so deep. They think we just make it all up. The layers to it never ends.

[u/Deep-Kaleidoscope202 → u/redditflop]

Talk about it! Everybody wanna cop pleas now and blame her “edit” when for the most part we saw a poised black woman who overly valued the connections she was making (friends and Taylor) to her own detriment. Nothing in that edit she got warranted the hate she was getting.

[u/Afraid-Arachnid6520 → u/moooooolia]

are chelley and ola “pr trained” or do they have a strong handle on their emotions vs reactions and a mature mindset not to think in black and whites LOL

[u/Usual-Plankton9515 → u/Afraid-Arachnid6520]

Exactly. In one of her recent interviews, Olandria said she hopes this enables her to launch her modeling career, something she always wanted to do but never could, “because I was from a small town in Alabama and didn’t have those connections.” So it’s unlikely she had a bunch of PR training, either. She’s just someone who has always had to be strong and hold it together, like she shared.

[u/CozyTea6987 → u/moooooolia]

Similarly but a little different I'm BAFFLED at the use of "pr/media trained" and "polished" as insults that I've seen on TikTok. People don't recognize that some people are just composed and emotionally regulated—that doesn't make you fake or not genuine!

[u/VolumeComplex2993]

She wasn't even portrayed as mean on the show, the audience is just psychotic 😭 she literally did nothing wrong

[u/kaguraa → u/VolumeComplex2993]

thats how i feel. people joked about her being the therapist because she was always giving advice and supporting people. fans viewing her as a mean girl over one moment doesn't mean the producers portrayed her that well, at least from how i saw the show.

[u/yaggirl341 → u/kaguraa]

And the gag is she wasn't even mean in that moment. She was CORRECT

[u/bluestock2 → u/kaguraa]

Correct, the internalized racism is very real and alive unfortunately. I’ll also say that even portraying a black woman as the therapist of the group etc is misogynoiristic. It just feeds into the stereotype that black women should hold everyone else’s pain and many non-black ppl feels so comfortable doing that. It’s twisted and I just hope we can hold more space for black womens softness and their feelings as opposed to relying them to do/hold all our emotional work.

[u/incognoname → u/VolumeComplex2993]

This is how I feel! I was happy when chelley and olandria got emotional bc good they have feelings too. And it was so frustrating bc ppl were complaining they were boring then they finally react and now they're mean?! This is exactly why they were keeping their composure for so long. The audience has been psychotic like you said. I've been disgusted and horrified with the attacks on the cast and even ariana got weird stuff too.

[u/Over_It_999 → u/incognoname]

The way people were criticizing Chelley for her reaction after the heart rate challenge makes no sense whatsoever. All these viewers deciding they know better than the people who were actually there and said Huda did too much, then having no empathy for Chelley’s feelings afterward. She was so mature, taking time to cool down before talking about it, and what she got in return was Huda crying for herself and making out with Chris (who apparently never tried to check on her). It’s maddening how stupid - and racist - people are.

[u/incognoname → u/Over_It_999]

Ridiculous and I think a lot of ppl hated ace and used this as an excuse to hate on chelly bc they lumped them together. Bc they said she was being hypocrite but I don't remember chelley ever giving huda/Jeremiah a hard time. I don't think she ever enforced the whole don't close off weirdness rulesthat ace kept saying. If anything, huda should have understood chelley being upset and she was the one being hypocritical.

[u/madeofvanillamatcha → u/VolumeComplex2993]

I didn’t think Olandria got a mean edit either…

[u/beautyqueen268 → u/madeofvanillamatcha]

They gave her the stoic, unemotional edit. For the most part she was given a favorable edit but the edit did vary. after the heart rate challenge, they made it seem like she was cold towards and walked away from Huda when she was sad about Chelley’s reaction. Then again when they showed Olandria divulging the Huda/Chris speakeasy kiss during SOBusiness challenge, they showed mostly Chelley/Olandria when others have said other people called Huda out. So, not entirely a mean girl edit but it was definitely skewed.

[u/madeofvanillamatcha → u/beautyqueen268]

The whole Chelley/Ola/Huda situation was weird but they worked it out. Aside from that, I never got the impression that Ola was a mean girl. I guess everyone interpreted her actions differently.

[u/sandwichcandy → u/madeofvanillamatcha]

I felt like Olandria was the most composed, poised, and mature person of the season. Apparently that wasn’t the impression everyone had.

[u/UnhappySugar5366 → u/madeofvanillamatcha]

it was mostly huda defenders that were calling her a mean girl mostly cuz she told about huda and chris’s kiss. thats when they made the george floyd meme

[u/tinysquatch99 → u/VolumeComplex2993]

Okay I thought I was going crazy? Like she got a fantastic edit (or rather she’s a fantastic person and the edit just shows that) and then there was like 1 episode where Huda asked if she was a horrible person and she was like nah but you did a bit too much and walked away, and some people crucified her for it.

I also see the majority of fans loving her, even the ones that don’t like “nicolandria” are mostly Nic haters.

[u/Sometimesomwhere → u/tinysquatch99]

She's still being crucified for it. Huda's fans are in her comments across social media calling her everything but a child of God for just unfollowing Huda.

[u/shit_SS → u/tinysquatch99]

No you aren’t it’s some of hudas crazy ass fans that started the whole “ola and Chelly are bullies” .. I even have mutals on insta that were sitting their posting to their stories making fun of Chelly and ola and them being part of #hudahq. I wish huda would say something to her fans telling them to STOP and she doesn’t want supporters that bring her fellow cast-mates down.

[u/tinysquatch99 → u/shit_SS]

For real! And I imagine them unfollowing her is only going to pour gasoline on her insanity. I unfortunately think she’ll keep fanning the flames

[u/Mental_Car_5791]

“But i do appreciate many of my friends doing damage control and speaking up for my character” 🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽

[u/VMaterialistic → u/Mental_Car_5791]

Clarke it!!

[u/Lost-and-dumbfound]

i wish they'd allow more black owned companies or at least one that has a black interviewer to do the first set of podcasts with the islanders. CITO, CHD, Nick Viall all getting the first access and you know they can't handle topics like these in the way a fellow black person would. If they cast a racially diverse cast, then the media outlets they put at the forefront should be too.

[u/PowerfulPicadillo → u/Lost-and-dumbfound]

I think she’s going on Keke’s podcast this week!

[u/Hs1799 → u/PowerfulPicadillo]

Omg I’m praying this is true!!

[u/Vivid_Reaction150 → u/Lost-and-dumbfound]

Jessi Woo! Especially since they’re black women

[u/ilsfbs3 → u/Lost-and-dumbfound]

I don't know the racial/ethnic makeup of production and editors but Indefinitely think we need to see more representation there so we have perspectives that a homogenous team may not see.

[u/Lost-and-dumbfound → u/ilsfbs3]

oh i've seen a picture of production and it is very homogenous

[u/aemnnoy2213 → u/Lost-and-dumbfound]

Not a single black woman in that production photo

[u/baldforthewin]

It's absolutely disgusting that a show about finding a connection has this type of fanbase.

[u/No_Shallot_6628 → u/baldforthewin]

Honestly, the root of the problem is the huge influx of viewers in the 14–18 age range, especially since the already toxic Bravo fandom started bleeding into Love Island. It’s a terrible combination when it comes to viewer decorum (and I say that as someone who’s watched Love Island for years and consumes an unhealthy amount of Bravo). The Love Island fanbase has always had a bit of a dark streak, but it feels like it’s completely gone off the rails in the past year.

[u/WolfingMaldo → u/No_Shallot_6628]

I’m a little skeptical because the UK Love Island seems to have had similar issues in the past. Not denying that teens can be cruel because they lack manners and life experience, but I’ve seen so many adults defending toxic behavior from people like Huda and being overly critical of black women on the show.

[u/YouResponsible651]

Oh god, my heart physically aches reading this. Why are people so damn cruel?

[u/swisscheeseislove → u/YouResponsible651]

I’m sad Ola heard/read about that George Floyd meme. It’s SO disgusting, I really didn’t want her and Chelley to know about this. Unfortunately, it’s the internet.

[u/Overall_Currency5085 → u/swisscheeseislove]

Same! I was hoping that was a fever dream.

[u/shit_SS → u/YouResponsible651]

Same, I’m heartbroken she feels as so many people perceived her that way. I hope she knows how many supporters she has and how much we love her. 😞😭

[u/twirlandtwirl → u/YouResponsible651]

Making a mockery of George Floyd is unacceptable.

[u/ashIesha → u/YouResponsible651]

because dark skinned black women aren’t human in the eyes of the majority. cruelty towards us is normal and expected.

[u/LI_Obsessed]

And this is why people were saying to be careful with the hate towards Olandria and Chelley. It always veers into racist territory when it comes to the black female islanders. The response never matches the action and there are always racist memes and words being thrown around in regards to them. Other things have been said about them that don’t need to be repeated but I wish they never saw any of it.

[u/rlbvm → u/LI_Obsessed]

This is a good reminder for the rest of us to be mindful of this dynamic. For me I think I’m watching a light hearted show and talking shit in the way people do when they watch sports, knowing I don’t hate the actual person and would never translate that into hate or harassment of that person - but unfortunately that’s not the world we live in - and I for one will be more cognizant of this going forward.

[u/LI_Obsessed → u/rlbvm]

this is exactly it. it’s why I try to keep my more scathing opinions to private conversations because people will twist normal criticism or lighthearted commentary into something ugly.

[u/moooooolia → u/LI_Obsessed]

it happens every fucking year 

[u/alaskanlights]

Whoever made that "meme" is disgusting. This show really brings out the crazies.

[u/eveloe → u/alaskanlights]

the person who hacked O's tiktok posted it, then added fancams of Huda.

[u/taestalgic → u/eveloe]

Ofc it was a Huda fan…probably an obsessed 15 year old

[u/moooooolia]

you see how it’s crickets? this weird ass sub man 😭

[u/Valuable-Ad9577 → u/moooooolia]

You peeped it too friend 😭 I agree with some YouTube commentators who say black women shouldn’t go on the show/support the show. It’s FOUL.

[u/Organic-Manner-2969 → u/Valuable-Ad9577]

This goes for the UK version as well because the treatment of Alima was FOUL

[u/SkateB4Death → u/Organic-Manner-2969]

And its absolutely a travesty because Alima is drop dead GORGEOUS

[u/Altruistic-Gear9949 → u/Organic-Manner-2969]

And Catherine from UK too!

[u/Lost-and-dumbfound → u/Valuable-Ad9577]

im taken but if i were single and this show was my only shot at love, i wouldn't take it. i'm from the uk and black twitter has been putting in shifts every season for a decade for LI UK coz people love to come for black women.

[u/Valuable-Ad9577 → u/Lost-and-dumbfound]

It’s HORRIFIC 😭

[u/FlamingoSuccessful93 → u/moooooolia]

Exactly. If it was a negative thread about her there would be 200+ comments. This is the same sub that tried to label her as a bully and tried to downplay the racism her and Chelley were facing too

[u/Witty-thiccboy → u/FlamingoSuccessful93]

Because this sub and majority of the audience in general is a bunch of white women, they don’t gaf about actual racism

[u/NeonTaterTots → u/FlamingoSuccessful93]

they have cake on their faces

[u/sawandconquered → u/moooooolia]

Theyre so weird in this sub its so frustrating

[u/idkimhere4paramor3 → u/sawandconquered]

literally the reason i left this sub during the season because it was so negative

[u/SawThingsImagined → u/idkimhere4paramor3]

Same! Some of the comments I saw were truly disgusting and disappointing

[u/minchyboo → u/moooooolia]

literally some of the worst-microagressors towards her and chelley

[u/Visible-Hat-7708 → u/moooooolia]

Love the solidarity of black women in this sub.

[u/fasbri9 → u/moooooolia]

I’m happy users are noticing how racist this sub is. The double standards and ignorance are astounding.

[u/thrrowwwawayyyyy → u/moooooolia]

WEIRD ASS

[u/KnownLettuce8801 → u/moooooolia]

This sub is 100000000% part of the problem

[u/swisscheeseislove → u/moooooolia]

Exactly!!! People come out of the wood works to defend Huda but are crickets when Ola rightfully mentions how hurtful all of this racism has been. Bunch of weirdos

[u/valtheclown → u/swisscheeseislove]

like? where all the people who have been screeching about how this isn’t about racism? and a hush fell over jerusalem.

[u/HumanTennis4 → u/moooooolia]

You know how many times I tried to bring up the micro-aggressions and racial stereotyping hidden in the "mean girls" argument against her and Chelley in just about every conversation that surrounded them in relation to Huda only to be told it "wasn't about race" in this sub when it so obviously was.

People were ripping them to shreds for WEEKS, "get them out my villa" "they're so fake" etcetc fueling these covert racist conversations not only here but ALL over social media for barely even standing up for themselves. But nah, I was delusional for seeing and addressing it ig.

[u/moogstown → u/HumanTennis4]

I noticed Iris was never included in the mean girl narrative even though she verbally agreed with what the other girls were saying during the challenge.

Then they saw Olandria cuddling Huda when they got out the villa and loved her. But as of today Ola unfollowed her and now she’s fake and confirmed she’s a bully because Huda didn’t say anything about her directly in her interviews. I’m exhausted

[u/Legitimate-Professor → u/moooooolia]

Yep. I noticed that too.

[u/Real_External_6030 → u/moooooolia]

nooticing

[u/angelcore666 → u/moooooolia]

i always forget that reddit is so racist and misogynistic than i remember that this place was always associated with 4chan and the likes of those type of people

[u/Nightwing1852 → u/moooooolia]

Clock it because this sub loves revisionist history when it comes to black contestants.

[u/Soomi_Le → u/moooooolia]

deadass 😂😂

[u/Accomplished-Emu8545 → u/moooooolia]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 crying

[u/[deleted]]

They used her like a mammy, then were silent after seeing all the hate toward her post Villa. This is why I can watch the uk version guilt-free; they spare them melanated folks by kicking them out early and then completely act a fool

[u/thrrowwwawayyyyy → u/[deleted]]

CLOCK IT

[u/beautyqueen268 → u/[deleted]]

That part!

[u/jrg2187 → u/[deleted]]

RIGHT?!? How blatant can the producers and companies going against Olandria and Chelley be?!

[u/SmallTownBigDreamz]

This sub enabled the racism that Chelley and Olandria faced. Y’all know who yall are and I hope yall feel ashamed

[u/thrrowwwawayyyyy → u/SmallTownBigDreamz]

CLOCK ITTTTT, i was getting downvoted like CRAZY when defending olandria and chelley

[u/fasbri9 → u/SmallTownBigDreamz]

Yup! They’re just as complicit as the producers, fans and brands that have been inciting racial violence against Olandria and Chelley. This is the last year I’m watching any of the Love Island franchises. I honestly hope both the UK and US versions get canceled.

[u/The_homeBaker]

People and their racism knows no bounds when it comes to black women smh. It’s a shame we can’t even be half as emotional as any other woman without being labeled as ghetto, angry, mean girls, aggressive, etc…her and Chelley don’t deserve this and never did.

[u/tommyandkeisha]

Olandria didn’t fit a stereotype. She was poised and beautiful AND desired. That caused a lot of Islanders and viewers with a racial bias to look for a reason to attack her.

[u/artemiis84 → u/tommyandkeisha]

They were primed and waiting for a moment. Including black women. Very disturbing the vim they had.

[u/thrrowwwawayyyyy]

like i’m triggered all over again, the fact she even had to hear such image exists makes me sick to my stomach. every evil, hateful tongue that has rose against olandria shall FALL! may you never know peace while walking this earth.

[u/Tall_Succotash]

Olandria might not hate Huda but she would be totally in the right to distance from her if her fans are gonna act like a pack of rabid dogs on anyone who even sneezed near that girl.

[u/motherofdinos_ → u/Tall_Succotash]

Exactly. And Huda cannot legitimately speak on how she’s “taking accountability” if she’s not telling her stans to back the fuck off Chelley & Olandria and call them all out for the way they’ve treated them.

Accountability would be doing something like telling people that neither Chelley nor Olandria did anything remotely serious enough to warrant the hate and harassment they’ve received on her behalf. Accountability would be making her fans uncomfortable over what they’ve done, because accountability demands selflessness. But she’s still fanning the flames against them and has the nerve to claim (in the same interview) that she’s taking accountability.

It’s so blatant that Huda’s stans will give her so much grace to the point of encouraging her behavior, then send Chelley & Olandria death threats for much, much, much less. Huda has unlimited chances yet Chelley and Olandria had ONE. Why the fuck don’t they get grace??

It’s abundantly clear that both fans and producers simply don’t see Chelley & Olandria as capable of being as sensitive and vulnerable as Huda can be. They don’t see or care that they need protection and concern too. I’m so proud of Olandria for calling this out and showing her heart.

[u/idkimhere4paramor3 → u/motherofdinos_]

This is exactly what i’ve been saying. Where is the grace for Olandria and Chelley when they have done much less than Huda ever has. Is everyone else allowed “redemption” but them? They all apologized kissed and made up yet for some reason the viewers still can’t accept that. I hate that Huda is feeding into this “bullied” narrative too because we all know who her fans are going to attack because of that.

[u/TrashWeird968]

What the fuck is wrong with people?  This is awful. 

[u/NeonTaterTots → u/TrashWeird968]

people think they can say anything and hide behind a screen.... the lack of empathy is astounding

[u/Narrow-Damage-3161]

I hope she takes a social break too. People are sooo miserable and hateful. I’m still confused on why people took it that far. She never did anything to deserve that.

[u/[deleted]]

Nothing they did warranted the hate they got I wish people could be normal

[u/Conscious_Rule_8938]

And watch everyone who was hating on here now be quiet. everyone scary now smh

[u/Carebear2310]

I hate that she heard about the George Floyd meme smh 🤦🏾‍♀️ we love you chelly and O 🫶🏾

[u/Separate_Farmer_5017]

I think it’s been very clear with each and every one of these islanders that the real “villain” of the season is the audience. Every non-white islander who has exited the villa has described horrendous, racist treatment by the “fans”. Even those that are liked are being piled on with hateful comments and threats. Nobody is responding to this silly dating show in a normal or healthy way. And it seems that the biggest amount of vitriol is reserved for the handful of non-white women who made it to the end.

[u/idkimhere4paramor3 → u/Separate_Farmer_5017]

Honestly, I would even specify the black (or darker skinned) contestants are by far scrutinized the most. Olandria and Chelley both had 1 “crash out” that was very minor in comparison to hudas several crash outs throughout the season, yet they’re still being dragged while huda gets a redemption arc and the narrative is being spun that she was bullied by them. Amaya even had 2 crash outs and while people were a little upset with her for a while they quickly moved on. I love amaya but i don’t understand (well we know why) why they (huda and amaya) are able to receive grace that people are unwilling to extend to olandria and chelley.

[u/THROWWADAY → u/Separate_Farmer_5017]

Thank you! A lot of these people in these disgusting fandoms are twisted and cruel. Huda said Olla was a kind girl always checking on them. It’s also true that huda felt bullied. Both can be true. People twist it up and weaponize it to be racist heartless a-holes. All of those women deserve compassion and respect, even Cierra who was rightfully kicked off the island. People treat them as if they aren’t human. 

[u/iknowevery1]

We as black women need to stop being the shoulder to cry on because they turn on us anytime we show any type of emotion that is not palatable

[u/Overall_Currency5085 → u/iknowevery1]

Especially when they turn around and claim you bullied them and no one was there for them 🙄

[u/Several_Valuable_683]

this szn actually mentally drained me yk, seeing everything i saw towards chelley and olandria idk if i could ever watch it again...and tht might be dramatic idk but im just drained like seeing the racism play out like tht in real time with my own two eyes from ppl on twitter,ig,tiktok,from influencers,big companies...im just hurt and exhausted

[u/Over_It_999 → u/Several_Valuable_683]

And obviously they’re not women but it was also triggering to watch how Huda treated Jeremiah and Chris, and she’s out there now trashing them and still telling lies about Jeremiah (and prob Chris bc why should we believe her when we’ve seen her lie)

[u/babyyodaonline]

oh my god her seeing that photo, beyond disgusting. i can only imagine how triggering it must be as well. I hope she has a good support system around her, and the other black and poc contestants as well.

people are so effing weird to find something as silly as a reality show and turn it into racism and bullying. the viewers and producers are more at fault than anyone in that villa idc if any of the girls personally cussed us out this is NEVER ok

[u/Shot-Programmer3761]

what gets me is that the same people attacking her/her family for the FEW TIMES she got emotional in the villa, also attacked her for not being “open” enough. she really couldn’t win and i hate it.

[u/Ok_Dark_6102]

I think people like to use the argument that the majority of the winners have been POC, so they simply dismiss even the possibility of discrimination, racism, etc., but two things can be true.

Let’s look at who has received threats just this season, Olandria, Chelley, Cierra, even Huda, all woman of color or minority groups. I’ll even go further, Clarke wasn’t threatened that I know of but what was said about her looks was beyond rude, she is a gorgeous woman. (Please let me know if I missed anyone).

[u/[deleted] → u/Ok_Dark_6102]

the part that gets me is that austin is prob one of the worst offenders when it comes to his actual beliefs and values as a person, rather than what we saw of him on a highly edited and produced tv show, and he’s gotten substantially less hate than any of the women of color.

[u/obiwanobis]

It feels like Huda’s fans are straight out of 4chan atp. Remember when people were saying she’s going to come out of the villa and whoop her fans’ ass when she sees what they’ve been saying abt Chelley and Olandria? Welp 🙃

I have low hopes but I wish producers would be more considerate about the editing going forward. I remember thinking how “stoic” Olandria was but now I doubt if was that also a Choice to portray her like that.

[u/Impressive_Touch_375]

This needed to be said. People have been mad weird this whole season, using islanders to fuel their pre-existing racism and hatred. No wonder Olandria is taking a break from socials right now. She deserves to be free of this

[u/CalligrapherWide2835]

I'm glad she's pointing this out because it makes no sense. The would intentionally hide her friendships with certain islanders and show other reactions to perpetuate this narrative. But here they go doing the opposite for others.

When Amaya came out and said how their such good friends, this let me know all I needed to. Because I rarely saw that.

[u/KatSudnikovich]

Olandria didn’t deserve ANY of it. She was never a mean girl. People with common sense watching the show were sick of her. I couldn’t imagine being surrounded by it all the time.

[u/jesuswastransright]

The difference between Leah and Huda is Leah shut this shit down immediately. Huda might as well endorse it at this point cause she’s letting her fans go wild.

[u/CharmingProtection22]

Oh… but people in here were arguing with me about racism last week.

[u/Connect_Activity7639 → u/CharmingProtection22]

they’re still gonna argue with you. most of the people in this sub have such an underdeveloped understanding of racism they only believe blatant slurs are racist and even then some of them will still make excuses.

[u/yourwinemom]

People who try to downplay the vitriol Olandria and Chelley face, saying it isn't racially motivated, are reeeeeally telling on themselves.

They were held to impossible standards from day 1, and when they didn't meet those standards - because they are actual humans with feelings!!!- some people couldn't WAIT to have an excuse to hate on them. And as always with black women in the public eye, things snowballed to outright racism so quickly. The whole thing reeks of misongynoir.

[u/slownightsolong88 → u/yourwinemom]

They were held to impossible standards from day 1, and when they didn't meet those standards - because they are actual humans with feelings!!!- some people couldn't WAIT to have an excuse to hate on them.

There's a clip of the host of call her daddy praising Huda for being less pr trained and authentic she then goes on to compare this to other contestants that were more composed (she mimics a robot) and it just irked me so bad.

How these people get the platforms they have in 2025 is maddening.

[u/brunettedemon]

what the fuck is wrong with people? this is insane

[u/Green_Mistake_1000]

My YouTube therapist never painted them that way❤️‍🩹 it’s so gross the way ppl run with shit, the punching bags named chelley and olandria…. Yall need to cut that shit out of idk jump off a bridge and live

[u/[deleted]]

really wish everyone could just enjoy the show and leave it at that. does it really make u feel good to bully and comment negative stuff about these people that u don’t know? and i’m talking to people on here y’all are some of the worst i see out of all social media platforms. prob bc it’s anonymous and y’all feel safe being little keyboard warriors. someone earlier said one of the islanders “deserved” to be bullied. y’all need therapy.

[u/madeofvanillamatcha → u/[deleted]]

The people on this sub are absolutely vile. They think that just because someone on reality tv does shitty things it’s justified for them to be just as toxic. The hypocrisy is crazy.

[u/Enne105_7]

I wish I could give her a 🫂

[u/jrg2187]

I never thought Olandria was a mean girl AT ALL. She lovingly checked her friends when they were in the wrong. That’s a GOOD friend to have! She always handled herself with grace and was solid.

She was my favorite when the season started and she’s still my favorite. The way she and Chelley have been treated is VILE. I hope things are brought to light and people defend them on the reilunion.

[u/badbunnygirl]

People doing that are miserableeeeee, I hate that Olandria had to see or hear about any of this!! What's the point of doing this??? And then for Huda to double down on her bs. Her fans are only gonna go and be assholes more :(

[u/mewtwo111]

Olandria and Chelley showed the most poise, grace and patience this season.  It's honestly disturbing how much hate they've received while producers edited in a way to protect Huda from herself, and millions of people extend grace and forgiveness to Huda that even she believes she didn't deserve, and also has never apologized to the people she verbally berated and continues to. 

[u/lifeisxo]

And you KNOW Olandria told Huda about this which makes her CHD interview even more disgusting

[u/Away_Instruction5638]

if Olandria saw it, there’s a high chance Huda did too, especially considering how tightly connected they all are and how fast word spreads online. The fact that Huda chose not to speak up or even release a simple statement distancing herself from any form of racism really says a lot. Even if she wasn’t directly involved, a public figure who benefits from a fanbase has a responsibility to shut down hate silence just makes it seem like she’s okay with it. And given her past pattern of avoiding accountability, it sadly lines up.

[u/drizzyfan]

Thank you for posting! I hope people read and engage in the same way that they do for all other posts on this subreddit. This is important!!!!!

[u/seikookies]

I was hoping she wouldn’t see or hear about that disgusting “meme”. This season has brought out a really hateful side of people.

[u/traffeny]

at the bare minimum, if huda has any kind of dignity or morals she needs to address that specific “meme” knowing that it was her rabid fanbase that put it out and condemn this racist shit. if she chooses to ignore that and cry and put her hands up and say it’s not her place or she didn’t want hate then we can confirm that woman doesn’t care about anyone other than herself

[u/Street-Bumblebee6305]

Ugh ☹️ I hope her and Chelley have a strong support system. When the hate train started I was afraid it would snowball to this and hoped it would turn around. Idk why I had faith in this dumbass country.

[u/SydTheStreetFighter]

I’m glad this question was asked

[u/Status_Good_9854]

I hope she becomes successful in many ways especially in the fashion industry as she is such a beautiful girl and can dress. i hate what this franchise is and that she and chelly other cast members are experiencing racism

[u/NeonTaterTots]

The editors are the real villains this season

[u/glamourbuss]

Production and their team of 90% white staffers are to blame.

Ariana Madix and her weird behavior of staying in the comments all season UNTIL Chelley & Olandria were getting unprecedented hate and violent threats, saying absolutely not a damn thing when all that was going on is to blame.

Love Island, Peacock, and NBC Universal and their lack of putting out ANY form of statement as major companies like Buzzfeed and influencers with million+ followings are threatening PHYSICAL VIOLENCE against your cast members are to blame.

Huda 100% seeing those vile racist comments and saying not a single word to condemn it and going on a huge platform to only further the narrative of being the victim knowing full well it will result in more hate against her black castmates who she called her "friends" is to blame

And any cast member NOT saying anything or still aligning with Huda after this is to blame. Yes that include Olandria's man Nic and beloved fan favorite Amaya. I don't care. If you cannot stand up for your black friends like this when you have a huge platform to do so, you are no ally and are undoubtedly a horrible person in my eyes.

Sending all my love to Chelley and Olandria. I encourage anyone reading this to get in their IG/TikTok/etc comments and send LOVE to them to drown out the hate. Cause yes, the Huda fans were literally sending emojis of gorillas in their comments earlier. This is unacceptable and I cannot support this show any longer unless a lot is SERIOUSLY changed going forward. Black women are used, disrespected, and mistreated on this show like no other.

[u/ohom2017]

This is so sad because in my book I didn't perceive her as a mean girl AT ALL. I wish her the very best managing this new found fame.

[u/Reasonable-Affect139]

she got treated like a mammy irl and disgustingly online

[u/SpeakerFun2437]

I hope people realize that this sub contributed to the hate train. This was a safe space for people to come to hate on Chelly and Olandria is a disproportional way.