Black Girls on ‘Love Island’ Are Getting the Same Treatment As Black Girls In Real Life, According to Internet

Fans on social media have reignited conversations about race and bias after Love Island USA wrapped its seventh season, with particular attention on Olandria Carthen’s experience on the show. Viewers argued that Olandria and her castmate Chelley faced harsher criticism and unfair labels that echoed real‑world treatment of Black women, especially those with darker skin tones, simply for being confident and unapologetically themselves. Online discussions highlighted how Olandria’s presence and the backlash against her reflect broader patterns of scrutiny and double standards in both dating culture and reality television fandoms.