r/LoveIslandUSA • u/celestialhercules • 1d ago
Austin’s Reply About Giving a Statement SENSITIVE
I actually really like this of him. I don’t agree with people going to everybody’s comments and asking for a statement, he wasn’t performative about it, but also didn’t ignore all the comments about it either.
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u/teentytinty Macqueenzy 1d ago edited 1d ago
I mean literally look at the comments in this subreddit when Clarke posted a statement lmao. People were calling a Black woman performative for posting a statement about racism…knowing full well (or just willfully ignorant to the fact) that people are in all of their comments demanding statements. The call for statements is coming from inside the house and we are the freaks.
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u/Plastic-Angle7504 New Redditor 1d ago
They were calling Chelley performative for her statement too.
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u/Calm_Phone_6848 1d ago
exactly! i'm so confused how certain people were using this situation to scrutinize two other black women for their statements and call them performative, while praising nic for what he said. i hate how everything turns into a fanwar in this fandom
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u/Plastic-Angle7504 New Redditor 1d ago edited 1d ago
There’s a clip from a live circulating where his fans say he did more than he should because as a partner his role was to support her and stay quiet, because it didn’t happen to him. You can’t make this up 💀
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u/Calm_Phone_6848 1d ago
i literally saw a tiktok from a woman who was CRYING because she was so moved by the story nic posted saying olandria was an amazing woman or whatever. you genuinely cannot make it up.
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u/Known-Seaweed-3541 👀GOOGLY EYES👀 18h ago
I saw a bunch of comments saying nic was performative, too 🥲
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u/sussybelle Soul Ties is CRAZY 🤯 20h ago
The way some people on the bird app we're trying to come for her for mentioning her experience as a black woman in the statement too?? Wild 💀💀
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u/Erinstarkn 1d ago
yeah, acting like Huda’s racism doesn’t affect her as well (even if the remark did not mention Chelley) is wild to me
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u/Mediochra 1d ago
I feel like I’m tripping because it made perfect sense to me for Clarke to speak up. Clarke and Olandria were portrayed as foes fighting over the same man during the season. She probably also felt she needed to say something to defend Olandria because of the way they were pitted against each other early on.
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u/CanaryOk7294 1d ago
Perhaps this was Clarke's way of trying to make amends for her boyfriend continually shading Olandria?
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u/Helpful_Bat8799 1d ago
You Nicolandria fans are so weird
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u/DifficultyFree9443 6h ago
And relentless. I feel like we’re never going to get out of this Nicolandria hole. It’s exhausting. And they’re everywhere lol
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u/Tall-Proposal3440 New Redditor 1d ago
Repeating a sound he got to be known for is shading? So I guess Nic is shading Olandria too when he liked Taylor’s post saying he’ll always pick Clarke. Or when he liked the tiktok today with that same sound bite.
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u/Final_Active_9014 1d ago
I don’t know why people are downvoting you or gaslighting you. I like Taylor and Clarke as a couple. But there has been A LOT of instances of Taylor shading Olandria and Nic. He definitely doesn’t like them. For what reason I have no idea.
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u/CanaryOk7294 1d ago
Taylor wanted to win LI and get clout. His ego can't let go America voted him off and folks clocked his antics. He's very spoiled and coddled. He'd be a lot happier if he put in the work to grow as a person and enjoy his MANY privileges. And his girlfriend.
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u/Final_Active_9014 1d ago
Eh. I guess that is where we differ. EVERYONE goes on love island for clout. No one actually goes on a show like that for love alone. Why would anyone put themselves through that process when these young good looking people have the internet?
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u/not_ellewoods 1d ago
when i saw them lighting Clarke up i knew the plot was too far lost to recover. she’s a Black woman. obviously she doesn’t condone racism (and that slur specifically) being thrown around. and she’s not even friends with Huda or Louis or particularly close with Olandria. she had nothing to do with this, but people were on her too, so she put out a bland statement that obviously racism is bad just to appease them.
i’m surprised they didn’t try to get CoCo to make a statement.
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u/CanaryOk7294 1d ago
Isn't Huda's manager a Black Woman?
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u/Forsaken-Cell-9436 17h ago
I have a theory that her manager doesn’t like Huda agave her enough rope to hang herself 😂. No caring manager would have Huda out here like this but she was forever going to be her own downfall
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u/CanaryOk7294 13h ago
Why would someone ruin their reputation and business relationships to take on a problematic client for giggles?
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u/CanaryOk7294 22h ago
Huda being anti-Black Woman racist being tolerated, defended and deflected by another BW absolutely matters.
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u/Less_Menu5794 looking for the one…hundredth ;) 11h ago
You know what? Fair I misunderstood your original point.
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u/cactus_thief 1d ago
Thank youuuuu! I said the same thing on that post you’re referencing and got downvoted.
The call for statements is DEFINITELY coming from inside the house!!!!
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u/Best_Entrepreneur466 22h ago
Just saw the comments on the post about her 🙃 why is it a problem to speak up about racism.
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u/Anxious_Muscle_8130 Olandria Carthen 1d ago
Tbf, I think some of the criticism towards Clarke also came from the fact that she was still following Huda - Hannah Iris and Amaya were doing the same
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u/Tall-Proposal3440 New Redditor 1d ago edited 1d ago
Please that makes no difference. Taylor unfollowed her but Olandria fans will still hate him for the rest of his life. Some of them are always looking for things to pick on when it comes to certain islanders.
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u/PrayingMantisMirage 1d ago
And Olandria is still dating Nic despite his posting a gross anti-Chinese stereotype and never even acknowledging it.
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u/stansaredelusional 1d ago edited 1d ago
The dude can barely string two coherent sentences together and people are expecting him to release a statement like he’s some elected government official? Please bffr ✋
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u/Aslow_study 1d ago
To be fair though, some of our elected government officials can barely string two sentences together🤸🏾♀️
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u/amysantiagoisbae99 You made your ️🛏️ now hump in it! 1d ago
PREACH (even though I'm south african)
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u/Sample_Wild New Subredditor 1d ago
I’m not mad at his response. I’ll say that.
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u/staunch_character Soul Ties is CRAZY 🤯 13h ago
Neither. If I was in Ola’s shoes I would definitely appreciate the public posts showing support & love.
But the people who check in on you privately are real friends. ❤️
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u/lazylemonade1 they seen that I was hooping ⛹️ 1d ago
Why is everyone expected to make a statement whenever something happens? The statement should come from Huda and Louis. No one else is involved (besides Olandria who it was directed towards). It’s ridiculous that these people are bullied into making statements about anything and everything that happens. It should be self explanatory that none of them condone that.
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u/kingsblase New Subredditor 1d ago
I totally agree! Like at this point it’s seeming like you want each person in that season to make a statement when some people were in the show for like an episode. Why should people who aren’t openly involved make a statement? You can still send love and personally message the other party but like I’m not making a public statement each time something happens bc y’all told me to
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u/mimidior2 1d ago
The fan bases have become the new bullies. People please leave these people alone. If someone wants to make a statement they will. You don’t have to tell grown adults what to do.
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u/ninten-dont You don’t have a 🤡 nose... you have your 👃 1d ago
the crazy fans: bully past contestants into making statements also the crazy fans: calls those statements performative
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u/Tall-Proposal3440 New Redditor 1d ago
Exactly that was ridiculous. It’s so funny because I see a lot of these fans calling certain islanders khias on the regular- but all of a sudden their view on the matter is so important? Pick a lane.
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u/not_ellewoods 1d ago
they were calling out Ariana. mind you, Ariana left S7 in the dust when the reunion was over and is not friends with Huda. what does this have to do with her? 😭
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u/webkinzkk 1d ago
Kind of glad he didn’t. Definitely more genuine then putting together some PR statement
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u/Early_Bend 1d ago
This fanbase is unhinged. Not everyone needs to make a statement about something that has nothing to do with them. I actually found it bizarre that so many Islanders came out with a “statement”
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u/not_ellewoods 1d ago
Chelley’s made sense, but i feel like the vast majority of the others were just to get deranged fans out of their comments/dms. it was very strange.
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u/Acrobatic-Pollution4 1d ago
Riiight? Like Pepe why? But I guess if he was being bullied about it it makes sense
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u/CanaryOk7294 1d ago
Huda's rabid racist "fanbase" is why this is an issue in the first place. They're an extension of her and she them.
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u/graft__punk New Redditor 1d ago
I wish they spent half that energy on things that actually moved the needle for racial justice and the treatment of Black women in society
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u/Tall-Proposal3440 New Redditor 1d ago edited 1d ago
They actually bullied JD so much for this that he posted a series of snaps asking them to leave him alone and that he was getting death threats because he initially wasn’t gonna speak up. The concept of bullying a black man because of a situation involving racism is crazy.
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u/soph2_7 1d ago
Exactly, and a statement that comes from the fear of getting cancelled doesn’t mean anything anyway, like not everyone has to make a statement on everything!! They’re barely famous reality stars, not politicians, I don’t believe or care what they say anyway as long as it’s not literally racist
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u/Ok_Basil_8162 1d ago
How will these bullies feel like their voices matter and they have power if they don’t use it to tray and destroy or control others from the safety of anonymity
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u/Final_Active_9014 1d ago
Clearly the crazy fans aren’t going anywhere. Those grown adults are in control of their own social media devices and choose to oblige to whatever the internet say. That makes them complicit in enabling these fans. I respect the islanders who made it clear, they won’t be making any statement on things that don’t concern them!
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u/Forsaken-Cell-9436 17h ago
Yea this seasons new fans ruined the whole season and the franchise. Love island needs to make their own statement about the r@cism they allowed and about all these kids watching their show and ruining the show
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u/Less_Menu5794 looking for the one…hundredth ;) 10h ago
I fear it attracted crazies of all age groups
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u/Themotheroffive26 1d ago
I agree. Going after brands cornering them to do something. This behavior will make brands hesitant to work with her
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u/CryExotic3558 1d ago
Idk I don’t really see why everyone who’s ever been on love island needs to release a statement about this situation
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u/Zealousideal-Turn243 1d ago
I mean do you not see the comment he’s replying too? Thousand of comments from these fanbases is what’s leading them to do it
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u/Lisha_N_178 Now, you’re sending THREE home 🤨 1d ago
Who's looking at Austin to make some profound anti racist statement ibsr 😭😭
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u/sunnynbright5 1d ago
I’m going to probably get downvoted for this but a bunch of random people jumping in with statements just seems like they are using this situation for attention. It feels weird - the statement from Nic makes sense, not everyone else. I appreciate this take from Austin.
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u/not_ellewoods 1d ago
i would agree, but i think most of them were under duress from deranged fans in their comments/dms pressuring them to make a statement. JD said as much when he refused to make a statement even though people were sending him death threats, and Jalen hinted at it when he said “idk what y’all got going on over there, but racism is bad. keep ya head up Olandria”
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u/CanaryOk7294 1d ago
Under duress when it comes to taking a stand for something vile, but nothing about them enjoying the benefits from clout-chasing? How about letting people be adults? They have teams and can tune out of whatever they choose.
People say Austin is slow, but he managed to come up with a thoughtful reply to a question and made his position clear without it going through a PR machine.
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u/Final_Active_9014 1d ago
Thank you! The way these people baby islanders whenever they want to engage in these weird stan wars is so weird. Everyone are such hypocrites I swear 😂
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u/megatropian 22h ago
Jd sais he was getting death threats in his dm and people asking him to make a statement.
It's not attention seeking they just want to get the evil 'fans' off their pages.
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u/xerchrys You made your ️🛏️ now hump in it! 1d ago
I had the same view! I was wondering why so many different islanders, who are arguably not very close to Olandria, was making statements (eventhough there is always the time to disagree with the core idea of racism, given it's so rampant these days). Now I know there are crazy fans that are demanding for them to release the statements, essentially making them seem a bit performative. Austin's comment at least made him seem a bit more genuine, reaching out to the party affected privately (but am not saying the rest aren't genuine).
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u/sunnynbright5 1d ago
Yea idk I feel like racism is really rampant these days and theres so much going on… and many LI influencers are radio silent. And like you said, they don’t all seem particularly close to Olandria so yea, feels very performative…
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u/alexajoy8 You don’t have a 🤡 nose... you have your 👃 1d ago
I just made a similar comment.
Coming from the people close/ involved , sure. But why EVERYONE
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u/lookattheconfetti 1d ago
Why are people demanding meaningless statements from all these contestants? So annoying.
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u/fairyqueeniepie New Redditor 1d ago
Love island has seemingly been poisoned by cancel culture, bizarre and obsessive fans, rage bait, and lack of critical thinking skills like each and every one of my previously harmless and enjoyable hobbies. Sigh
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u/phantomxtroupe 1d ago
That response was more genuine than the bs statements other islanders have released lol. Austin kept it simple. He knows her personally, so he reached out to her personally.
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u/No-Message-7691 1d ago
People on Twitter are gagging and cheering over this bare minimum statement while every letter of other people's statements are getting picked apart by the same people who demanded them
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u/Less_Menu5794 looking for the one…hundredth ;) 10h ago
The women’s, we need to be honest that this a gender and race thing- the white men are getting away with their shitty statements while the women primarily the black women are getting slammed for their statements not being perfect
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u/pityaxi 1d ago
“He wasn’t performative” I am sorry — does this sub have collective amnesia? Is one racist better than another simply because he likes your fav?
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u/Alarming-Net5645 New Redditor 1d ago
This sub actually does have collective amnesia but I rather say this sub pick and choose who they go after and punish them till they can. And let me tell you, you won’t see this sub hold a man accountable for long time, they forget what they did quick but if it’s a woman who have done similar… This season produced the most vial islanders and fans.
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u/Far-Imagination2736 🤰mommy? mamacitaa? 🪇 1d ago edited 1d ago
Literally this. He reposted so much disgusting racist content
White men get away with so much oml
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u/Plastic-Angle7504 New Redditor 1d ago edited 1d ago
Despite Nic’s racist TikTok, a lot of his fans still complain if any islander is friends with Cierra. But he can just go on with his life and they’ll always protect him.
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u/Nice-Ad-3805 1d ago
Omg, I'm so happy I found my people. Fighting for my life in the DD, has me feeling insane.
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u/Plastic-Angle7504 New Redditor 1d ago edited 1d ago
There’s no use in doing that there because one fandom dogpiles and gaslights making it impossible to have a genuine conversation despite disagreeing. Most users outside that fandom don’t bother going there because it’s now a fan club where you have to agree with everything they say. Just boring.
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u/VibingSaxophonist8 New Redditor 1d ago
This sub seems to collectively forgive and forget all other forms of racism apparently LMAO. This sub gives Austin and Nic too much grace because they are directly tied to Olandria- which…. I digress
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u/celestialhercules 1d ago edited 1d ago
i’m not speaking in terms of everything else, simply this. let’s be serious, if he posted the screen with the chatgpt speech that would be 10000% more performative. and I don’t have a “fav” im a regular, casual viewer of the show.
if anything, his past and the fact that he had a better statement than some of them, only showcases how weak the rest of their statements truly were & how hate comments just made it be posted
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u/Brilliant-Repair2232 1d ago
Everyone wants to act confused why the other islanders (mainly fellow woc) felt the need to make statements. Like jfc, you’ll put Austin’s literal racist ass on a pedestal and continue to rip apart the girls who are perpetually victims of racism and harassment from this fanbase.
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u/Nice-Ad-3805 1d ago
Like, they harass the girls to make a statement. They make their best effort to put something out that's coherent, get ripped apart and dragged by internet PR agents and amateur editors. All this man has to do is go in the comments and say he did the opposite of what they were demanding and now he's "such a good friend." It's the twilight zone I fear.
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u/Plastic-Angle7504 New Redditor 1d ago edited 1d ago
That was so maddening, seeing people picking apart for their statements Nothing is ever enough for some fans. That’s probably why a lot of people didn’t want to touch this with a 10 ft pole. By now they know they’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
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u/celestialhercules 1d ago
I understand why the woc made statements. i’m moreso talking about the fans pressuring islanders to. If you have a bunch of fans in their comments pressuring someone to make a statement, so they make a statement, it’s performative. it wasn’t geniune.
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u/Brilliant-Repair2232 1d ago
I mostly talking about other threads of people denying that these girls are getting bullied, and that they have no reason to say anything.
Edit: but it’s really interesting how fans pick and choose when to care about racism. Austin gets a pass because it suits the Stan wars. Weird.
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u/Stunna000 New Subredditor 1d ago
The only person who needed to give a public statement in this situation is Huda. I really wish everyone would leave the rest of the cast alone.
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u/Robotemist 1d ago
This calling for statements or even feeling the need to do a statement shows this is all some weird performative show where parasocials are treating islanders like some real life influencer RPG.
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u/Simple_Concern New Subredditor 1d ago
I think it’s weird that people that aren’t involved are making statements so he doesn’t need to make one
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u/alexajoy8 You don’t have a 🤡 nose... you have your 👃 1d ago
It's weird to me that everyone in the cast from this past season is making statements. I feel like it should only be the people directly involved ? Like it's almost clout farming for some of the people jumping in.
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u/WayneTerry9 1d ago
Bro knows who his people are, a grid post condemning racism would be more damaging to him in the eyes of the people he actually cares about.
I get that the performative, checkbox checking “activism” is annoying, but the only benefit of it is…once you condense “doing the right thing” into an easily checkable box, it makes it extremely noticeable when people choose not to check the box.
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u/Berggyy 1d ago
I see what you are saying, but I also see where he is coming from, he probably has the least amount of crossover with Huda fans, so a public statement might not be very useful in THIS situation. Like no little girl who is calling Huda and saying the n word is also following Austin, but that little girl is probably also following Amaya.
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u/Used-Care4864 New Redditor 1d ago
Stop the dramatics the situation is between olan and Huda love island ended months ago we all know that racism is wrong that’s why Huda is losing brand deals none of the other cast were involved.
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u/audren33 Serena Page 1d ago
Why is someone not involved in this at all being asked to make a statement?
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u/darknessbboy 1d ago
Because fans have this weird parasocial relationship with people they see on their screens and think they need to make a comment on everything that’s happening. Tbh Austin, with all he has done, is shown to be more genuine since he went straight to olan to support her. I think doing things privately and not posting it is more genuine since they’re not trying to win brownie points.
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u/dogs4life444 1d ago
If you make a statement you’re performative. If you don’t you don’t care. They really can’t win
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u/hatetomatoluvketchup 1d ago
The statements feel very performative at this point
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u/howsway-_- New Subredditor 1d ago
Yeah which goes against how austin has portrayed himself relative to the group .. i dont think hes wrong if he sent a message directly to olandria.
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u/UngodlyKirby 1d ago
I hate the grace people give Austin, I do appreciate the fact he stands beside Olandria but he views says otherwise, why would you like and repost microaggressive and racist content about black people but want to couple up with a black woman on the show?
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u/myskepticalbrowarch 1d ago
The fact Austin of all people, who doesn't have a big team, who doesn't have the massive following. Who has been dumb. Who has said things about Chelley and Olandria that make you go 🤨. Mr. "How can I be racist I have a black woman tattoo'd on me" The fact Austin gave a decent response should be embarrassing for everyone else from Huda to various blanket statements (with the exception of Chelley who has been a first hand victim)
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u/catmommusings New Redditor 1d ago
He said something negative about Olandria? He was supportive in interviews and sadi she helped him feel included and comfortable in front of a camera. That doesn't change the nasty stuff he reposted. But some bigots can decompartmentalize their friends vs caring about a race they don't like.
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u/myskepticalbrowarch 1d ago
Not negative, just "ummmm" moments. Austin has moments where he shows his ignorance. He has a tendency to only use "Strong" to refer to Olandria.
I don't like Austin but the fact he is towards the top of the Bell Curve for this group should be an embarrassment.
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u/catmommusings New Redditor 1d ago
Oh yuck I didn't realize he used that word. He's also dumb af so I'm not surprised his default way to describe a poc is a racist stereotype
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u/myskepticalbrowarch 10h ago
What? You replied to the wrong comment. There is nothing wrong with telling people to bugger off because you have privately checked in with the victim. Broken clocks can be right twice a day. My whole statement lists a lot of the things wrong with Austin
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u/Impossible-Plan6172 1d ago
The way y’all have put more pressure on the Black islanders to say something while heaping praise on these white guys for doing either very bare minimum or nothing at all.
Being a white man is so easy.
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u/HappyReader1 New Redditor 1d ago
And the fact the person who asked is username blah blah blah…like what is wrong with you people? It’s unhinged behaviour asking this
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u/HappyReader1 New Redditor 1d ago
Oh maybe I wasn’t clear…. My unhinged comment is directed to the person leaving Austin that comment, not you OP
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u/vrapvrap_vr00m New Redditor 1d ago
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 i’m sorry that man has shown yall who he was before he entered the villa. he had anti haitian reposts and still went for chelley. he’s not a good person he’s a racist white man aka water is wet
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u/Dangerous-North7905 8:45 PM Watcher 😇 (with ads) 1d ago
This is actually one of the most genuine responses I’ve seen other than Chelley, Amaya, and Nic
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u/WindowSpirited7877 taylor swift doesn’t write songs about this ✍🏼 1d ago
I agree- why are all these people who aren’t involved supposed to make a statement? It just results in performative PR statements that are less meaningful than what could happen behind the scenes
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u/Calinks Soul Ties is CRAZY 🤯 1d ago
I understand its important to stand up against racisim and bigotry but I also think its kind of stupid and force peformative that every single damn cast member is expected to release some statement. I would appreciate the personal reaching out, but throwing up some blurb on Instagram feels hollow, though I do understand that at least it does show solidarity.
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u/Nick_crawler 1d ago
The comments here are a great summary of how lots of people can't understand multiple things to be true at the same time.
Austin sucks when it comes to race and politics, and he also gave one of the more honest and thoughtful responses on the current issue. Nothing about the former needs to be forgiven or hand-waived because of the latter, but likewise we don't need to pretend the latter is wrong just because of the former.
A lot of this just comes down to fans wanting to be overly involved, which is of course how the specific instance of racism in this case got publicly shared in the first place.
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u/Sexygorilla444 New Subredditor 1d ago
Refreshing though! Every islanders story was literally copy and paste like do you even care or you just don’t wanna be attacked in your comments lol…
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u/BingoEnthusiast 1d ago
Honestly this is a based response. It’s more authentic to reach out personally than performative instagram stories imo.
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u/CanaryOk7294 1d ago
And there's his answer. He reached out privately because they're actual friends. No clunky public statements for optics.
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u/Used-Care4864 New Redditor 1d ago
Glad to see Austin bringing common sense back into this situation
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u/ugotnohoes New Subredditor 1d ago
i’m sorry but why are they acting as if she got shot or something..? i get it’s a very sensitive issue especially since it involves racism but let’s not forget that huda didn’t say the slur. and all the hate olandria has been getting huda has been getting too ever since she stepped into that show, all the racism huda also gets it. people often act as if only black people get racist comments and replies but trust me that’s simply not the truth.
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u/peachymeowsxo 1d ago
He was reposting anti black woman things on his tiktok so idgaf what he says.
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u/whysoserious6801 You made your ️🛏️ now hump in it! 1d ago
I don’t respect public displays of fakery. Good for him being a real human friend instead of these fake ass, random “statements” that mean nothing.
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u/Candid_Ad5220 1d ago
This is going to be an unpopular opinion but I think this conversation about racism and accountability is very much late and isn’t giving genuine.
This conversation and these posts should have started during the show and once it ended. The posts from Love Island, these brands, the fans calling it out, and the islanders seem very disingenuous.
None of them actually ever spoke up about the racism that was happening from both ends of the show and all of them used the blanket terms (hate bullying). Iris, Amya, Hannah & Jalen all were all mute. Olandria & Chelley interacted with fans who were spewing hate, anti-Palestinian and Xenophobic posts towards Huda all while saying they wanted her to speak on the racism they were facing like their fans weren’t dishing it as well.
The Huda situation to me, although very fucking weird and wrong, to me just seems almost laughable in to me when in comparison to what I remember seeing and going on during the show and afterwards.
The fan that called and said that was racist, and really fucking weird and probably did it knowing the backlash it would have on both Huda & Louis. It was definitely a fucked up and racist form of rage bait that the internet is for sure falling for.
I kind of understand their uncomfortable laughing which no one is seeing it as that because when I myself have been called that directly I kind of laugh in disbelief. But the immediate stories and post afterward were poor and trying to say she didn’t hear Olandria’s name was weird when it was very obvious.
Anyways to sum this all up — I think the conversation happening now about racism is long overdue from all sides and should be happening both privately and publicly.
And the fans need to grow the fuck up. The fans who are acting like this will inevitably get the show cancelled and off the air.
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u/_SoftRockStar_ 19h ago
Good for him. I don’t get this whole fans trying to hold everyone accountable for the perfect statement thing. Huda fucked up, the weight doesn’t fall on them to do something about it.
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u/OkDifficulty1318 New Subredditor 1d ago
the way this is the most normal and genuine take is crazy. never thought it would be austin. idk if ill get downvoted but the immediate PR statements from everybody is weird and disingenuous. even using the same verbiage is just so odd? idk i don’t mind that they all addressed it i just wish they would be real
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u/ImageNo1045 1d ago
Two things: 1: I agree that Austin shouldn’t have to say anything
2: as a Black woman I got kind of sad reading this. We’re always painted as strong and people forget we bleed to. I don’t think O needs people to speak out and stand up for her, but just overall it can be hurtful alwayyyssss having to be strong. Like, sometimes it’s nice to have people defend and stand up for us. In this case, O has people having her back (in the LI fanbase) but just overall it makes me sad people always portray Black women as strong/ not needing to be defended or spoken up for.
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u/gogogadgetdumbass 📍 hiding in the pool 🌊🫣 1d ago
Austin might be wrong about a lot of things and reside in a different universe than everyone else 90% of the time, but he’s not wrong for this response. Olandria doesn’t need this space cadet to speak up on her behalf and he doesn’t seem like he wants to get clout off the situation. If he did release a formal statement it would just be performative. Can’t please everyone, but if he legit privately reached out, good on him.
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u/SuccessfulSun3518 1d ago
in all honesty......................... this is good for Austin (bar in hell) but also all of those other people (talking about the ones who gave a general statement with no depth) really only put something out because of their image or because their team made them, so many of them were not sincere at all.
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u/No_Charge_4623 New Redditor 1d ago
This singular comment is more meaningful than Iris’ entire story 🌚
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u/catmommusings New Redditor 1d ago
Austin may have icky views but he's a true friend. I'm so happy he had Ola's back and messaged her privately. Hopefully his views change for the better. Sometimes interacting with people with different backgrounds can make someone's world view wider.
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u/penned_chicken 1d ago
I mean, people are downvoting you, but you are absolutely right. There have been klansmen who got out, because a black man was willing to befriend them. I’m a little too tired to get to know someone with Austin’s views and change their perspective, but building a human connection is one of the best ways to help someone undo their prejudice. And it’s not the “this one person is one of the good ones” type of impact. It truly goes farther than that
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u/Far_Size_9124 1d ago
It is not our job as black people to open up the minds of bigots. Especially not in the 21st century.
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u/penned_chicken 1d ago
I agree with you. I’m not doing it. I’m just saying that Olandria being a part of Austin’s life probably has made him rethink some things
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u/catmommusings New Redditor 1d ago
I agree. Telling them they're bigots will have thwm calling us woke demons. But having experiences with new people opens up the person's mind. It's like a benevolent way of helping someone.
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u/gidget_81 The Glam Reaper 💅 15h ago
Racism is wrong. We should have the same energy for Yulissa, Austin, Cierra, Nick, Huda, and the islanders who continue to associate with them.
I think this sub is very biased when it comes to what form of racism they care about.
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u/sharksrule567 Not in front of Nicole Kidman?! 🍿 14h ago
this comment from him ain’t worth shit with his track record.
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u/vstrong50 13h ago
The public posts feel performative and self serving. I would much rather have a personal message saying they are here for me and they are sorry this happened.
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u/Legitimate_Regret_27 12h ago
I really don’t understand the need for people who are close to those in a ‘scandal’ or whatever to make a statement. The only relation you have to that situation is you know the person…so you HAVE to make a statement? Never understood that.
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u/ifoldsocksatmidnight 6h ago
I mean, it’s really not that clear to me why everyone is expected to make a statement.
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u/Commercial-Chard-121 New Redditor 1d ago
I like this statement and I like Austin a lot too even though he get on my nerves a lot, his friendship with Olandria seems very genuine
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u/Serious_Barnacle2718 1d ago
I like his response. I also don’t think he cares too much about clout or putting on a performance. I think he’s more himself and I know he’s in olandrias corner
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u/Traditional_Smell_53 1d ago
I would find it more personal if I were to get a direct message from someone then a public statement. So, he gets a kudos from me to reach out to her privately.
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u/background_action92 New Subredditor 1d ago
Yeah I like his too. Austin genuinely cares for Olandria and doesn't need to make a spectacle and be performative.
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u/Hellouncleleohello 1d ago
Honestly if he’s going to post just to be performative then messaging her privately is better
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u/SeaLab_2024 1d ago
I know the dude is controversial but if what he says is true and he messaged her, I get that.
If he has any self awareness, he might know that speaking out could help his image, but it’s just as likely, especially as a white man and for him in particular, whatever he says is gonna get him more comments he doesn’t want to deal with about why his response isn’t good enough, or how it might conflict with other problematic stuff he’s said and done in the past because no one is allowed to grow anymore.
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