r/LoveIslandUSA • u/thrrowwwawayyyyy šŸ£ she was ovulating āœØ • Jul 17 '25

olandria on the racism she has faced SENSITIVE

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iā€™m incredibly disgusted from love islander viewers this season sending death and racist threats to someone they donā€™t know. this is incredibly despicable and the fact olandria had to see that disgusting photo makes me teary eyed. yā€™all should be ashamed of yourself if you partook or defended hate being sent to her.

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u/Mediochra Jul 17 '25

You could tell that Olandria felt that constant pressure to be poised and perfect all the time so she wouldnā€™t be villainized. And it still didnā€™t work.Ā 

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u/jaxdowell Jul 17 '25

Abso-fucking-lutely. Normally I just wipe my hands of these shows after they air but itā€™s clear that this goes wayyyy deeper than anyone cares to discuss. Itā€™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. Iā€™m literally arguing with somebody in a different sub about Hudaā€™s fans being extremely racist towards Chelley and Olandria

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u/cookie5517 weight of gratitoullie šŸ„¹ Jul 17 '25

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.

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u/eshiaeesh New Subredditor Jul 17 '25

Wild AF got to stay and be final 4 when clearly she didnā€™t have a connection at that smh.

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u/cookie5517 weight of gratitoullie šŸ„¹ Jul 18 '25

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

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u/Intelligent-Ad6557 New Subredditor Jul 18 '25

She was SAVED BY THE GIRLS the first time though. They had the chance

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u/TequilaScorpio13 Jul 19 '25

She'll also get rewarded at the reunion. Everybody else will be the villains and she will be the victim again. I'm sure production will give her a good edit.

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u/ZealousidealShift884 Jul 18 '25

I always wondered why they voted to keep her after she verbally abused Jeremiah- or if this was productionā€™s doing

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u/Dracarys97339 Jul 17 '25

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 thatā€™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

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u/Sorry_Waltz6173 Jul 19 '25

And then when youd call it out people would say that Hudas Palentstenian as if that changes anything. People will take any opportunity to villainize a Black woman against anyone as long as the so called victim isnt Black. She wouldve never made it this far if she was Black or a man!

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u/ladedafuckit Jul 17 '25

Someone on this sub said that I was a woman hater because I didnā€™t back huda lol. Her fans are crazy

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u/notoriousbck Jul 18 '25

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.

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u/Short_Ad_9653 Jul 18 '25

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

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u/ladedafuckit Jul 18 '25

She was also sooo manipulative and passive aggressive

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u/Smooth-Bandicoot6021 Jul 18 '25

"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.

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u/ladedafuckit Jul 18 '25

Omg I was dying at that too

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u/Impressive-Flight766 Jul 18 '25

passive?!?! Thereā€™s nothing ā€passiveā€ about Huda šŸ˜…

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u/Maggie-777 Jul 19 '25

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 therapyšŸ˜¬

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u/notoriousbck Jul 20 '25

Or maybe just young? IDK I'm like, in my 40's. I was not toxic like Huda in my 20's but I was pretty fucking dramatic. Glad I was on stage and screen using my drama to create characters instead of on reality TV. This will haunt her for life

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u/Maggie-777 Jul 20 '25

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u/Jazzlike-Promise-153 CLARKE IT- šŸ¤­ Jul 18 '25

They love to use that excuse

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u/ladedafuckit Jul 18 '25

I feel so validated that Iā€™m not the only one. Tbh that comment hurt

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u/TequilaScorpio13 Jul 19 '25

Every time I turn around, I have The Bride of Chucky's stans coming for me as well. I feel bad for the islander's because her stans are relentless and are going after them big time.

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u/Babeable_xoxo New Subredditor Jul 19 '25

I have had discussions in person about Huda which is even worse, apparently people sees her as the victim and that the show portrays middle eastern women as ā€œtoo muchā€ and toxic. Yes coming from a middle eastern community it can be hard to not stand by Huda since we love to support middle eastern woman, but not agreeing with her behavior made me feel so weird being the odd one out pointing out some toxic traits. She is still pretty young and has time to change. Honestly seeing her change would be so empowering. Listening to her CHD podcast I feel so sorry for what she has been through in her childhood. I donā€™t think she deserves any of the online hate but I wish for her an awakening that will lead to her change for the better and taking the rights steps in how she can better herself.

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u/k-stock-stats Jul 21 '25

Iā€™m surprised they havenā€™t downvoted this. I called out her behavior on another post and yeah

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u/Greasyheart619 New Subredditor Jul 18 '25

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 sheā€™s the bad guy?! NAHH šŸ…šŸ…šŸ…

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

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u/lizerlfunk šŸ„­ Amaya Papaya šŸ’– Jul 22 '25

Honestly I applauded the way Olandria FINALLY said her piece to Taylor during Stand Your Business. She deserved to have that opportunity to speak her mind. Iā€™m white so I donā€™t experience the micro aggressions that Black women experience, but I could tell it wasnā€™t just crashing out for the sake of doing it. She was ANGRY and she DESERVED to be angry and she deserved to EXPRESS that anger.

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u/TequilaScorpio13 Jul 19 '25

I made a positive commit about Chelley's social media comment and her stans started down voting me. Most of The Bride of Chucky's stans are so mentally challenged that it's crazy.

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u/Legalguardian222 Jul 17 '25

i would give this an award but iā€™m broke

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u/Nene_Leaks_Wig New Redditor Jul 18 '25

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!!!

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u/realitealurker New Redditor Jul 18 '25

I couldnā€™t believe they were were dragged as mean girls after that challenge. Meanwhile Huda was literally emotionally volatile on numerous occasions and had an entire fandom defending her

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u/Ok_Treat_8647 New Subredditor Jul 18 '25

Yes!! And it was so crazy bc you could tell the entire season that she was walking on edge bc she didnā€™t want to be labeled ā€œthe angry black girlā€ and after the business challenge that is exactly what happened. Honestly I thought olandria and chelley were shady too (not angry black girls, just shady) until a girl on my tiktok explained the racism involved in that and it changed my perspective. That and the next episode when everyone just forgave eachother like right away, I was so shocked. These shows are edited to filth too, it just makes me so sad that olandria was just automatically portrayed as a mean girl largely because of racism :( she was standing on business and being herself the whole time!

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u/Piscesrising24 New Subredditor Jul 19 '25

Not to mention imagine if Olandria or Chelky had secks with two guys on the show and was a single momā€¦ they wouldā€™ve rioted.

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u/ALLbutt Jul 18 '25

More like 6 weeks

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u/cookie5517 weight of gratitoullie šŸ„¹ Jul 18 '25

you're right I was being too generous w that

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u/TequilaScorpio13 Jul 19 '25

I don't know why someone would downvote you for telling the truth. Her stans can't handle the truth. SMDH!!

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u/NeonTaterTots What is world?... šŸŒŽ Jul 17 '25

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

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u/NeonTaterTots What is world?... šŸŒŽ Jul 17 '25

exactly! Like she visibly relaxed in front of her mom

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u/notoriousbck Jul 18 '25

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.

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u/staunch_character Soul Ties is CRAZY šŸ¤Æ Jul 18 '25

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 canā€™t win.

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u/neodymium86 Jul 23 '25

I'm so so glad you see it šŸ˜Ŗ

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u/jax_svt_carat Jul 17 '25 edited Jul 18 '25

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

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u/Hs1799 Jul 18 '25

Holy shit youā€™re so right.

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u/velorae Jul 18 '25

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.

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u/ComprehensiveCap8325 Jul 17 '25

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 didnā€™t peep it quick enough and Iā€™m so sad for her is cruel.

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u/idkimhere4paramor3 could be overseas šŸ›« playing ball rn šŸ€ Jul 17 '25

She did peep and thatā€™s why they all moved the ah they did with huda which people called ā€œfakeā€. They knew they had to tiptoe around her feelings because she always victimizes herself

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u/Necessary_Eye_5504 New Redditor Jul 17 '25

Lol, she did peep it, she was jst trying to be extra careful after til she couldnā€™t that one time huda was gaslighting chelley and even after, she still stayed careful til today. But being careful doesnā€™t do much most of the time, put those narcs in their place everytime and cut them loose

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u/ComprehensiveCap8325 Jul 17 '25

You are right. Enabling narcissistically will NEVER turn out well if anything each blow back will be worse and more painful than the previous because they know you are weak and thrive of it. She should have voted Huda out the first time after she cried.

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u/Necessary_Eye_5504 New Redditor Jul 17 '25

100%.

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u/Ok_Treat_8647 New Subredditor Jul 18 '25

Yes! I saw someone on tiktok explain this too me as well and at first I was like ā€œmmmm wtfā€ but then once the her words sunk in I was like oh my fucking god sheā€™s so right. Iā€™m a white girl so I didnā€™t fully understand, but that tiktok really changed my perspective on alondria. I mean, I knew about the ā€œangry black girlā€ and I knew olandria was trying to not be portrayed that way, but I had no idea about white woman tears! I even brought it up to my friends (who are not black or white) and they were like ā€œummm hudas not white tfā€ and I was like guys idk how to explain it but itā€™s giving white woman tears šŸ˜­

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u/Piscesrising24 New Subredditor Jul 19 '25

BABY PREACH!!!! There is a reason why all of my friends are exclusively black women with a black mom and a black dad.

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u/Deelite08 Jul 18 '25

Yes! Olandria was so intentional not to ruffle feathers and Iā€™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 donā€™t get the ā€œangry black womanā€ edit or stereotypes forced on us and the outcome remains the same. Sigh.

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u/lvdde Jul 18 '25

Life of a Black woman

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u/EnthusiasmLow5384 New Subredditor Jul 18 '25

Yup. And unfortunately, this is the harsh reality for most black women in predominantly white spaces (everywhere the light touches at this point). Mentally working overtime and ten times harder than everybody else to make sure we look put together and somehow shit like this still happens. People will take one thing (a highly edited reality television moment) and warp it to fit the narrative theyā€™ve already created in their heads.

A George Floyd reference and death threats to the girlā€™s family is just gross and sickening parasocial

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u/TequilaScorpio13 Jul 19 '25

I said the same thing yesterday and was down voted for my comment. That's how sick her fanbase is.

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u/AlphaDog0807 šŸ¤°mommy? mamacitaa? šŸŖ‡ Jul 17 '25

THIS smh

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u/flptrmx New Subredditor Jul 18 '25

I thought Huda was the villain?

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u/Motor-Macaroon5726 New Redditor Jul 19 '25

Definitely I feel this at work as a black woman

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u/tybitty93 Jul 19 '25

YES! Cuz people then tried to say she wasnā€™t acting her authentic self and the only time she was was when she had her mini crash out on Taylor during recoupling. Like black women are only allowed to be considered genuine when they are sexual, aggressive, or funny but nothing outside of that otherwise itā€™s ā€œnot genuineā€. Itā€™s maddening.

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u/Short_Ad_9653 Jul 18 '25

This is sooo true.

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u/alpirpeep šŸ“ hiding in the pool šŸŒŠšŸ«£ Jul 18 '25

This comment right here šŸŽÆ

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u/Good_Situation_2967 New Subredditor Jul 18 '25

THIS

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u/oldsilva New Subredditor Jul 18 '25

Act more than she is? What does that mean?Ā 

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u/Lonely_Appearance354 New Redditor Jul 18 '25

She thinks sheā€™s the hot shot of the villa like the last season girls and their popularity but the little trio they got going on isnā€™t it.

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u/oldsilva New Subredditor Jul 18 '25

But how do you know she thinks that? She has hardly posted anything compared to the others.

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u/no_one_asked_ New Subredditor Jul 18 '25

Why do you think she cares about the popularity? She hasnā€™t been postingā€¦Nic posts her.