Rolling Stone Villainized Them. People Cropped Them. BuzzFeed Mocked Them. Olandria and Chelley Are Tired.

The article highlights how mainstream media outlets have repeatedly misrepresented and marginalized Olandria Carthen and fellow Love Island USA alum Chelley Bissainthe, arguing that a Rolling Stone piece framed them as aggressors while excusing racist fan behavior, People magazine initially cropped Olandria—the only Black finalist—out of a finale photo without explanation, and BuzzFeed drew backlash for a post that seemed to promote violence against Chelley, a pattern critics say reflects misogynoir and bias in how Black women are portrayed and discussed in coverage of the show.