[OP-ED] 'Love Island USA’s' Double Standard for Black Women

Olandria Carthen’s Love Island USA journey highlighted deeper issues Black women face on reality TV, as she and fellow castmate Chelley Bissainthe were often subjected to microaggressions, harsher fan criticism, and racialized framing compared with others — sparking a broader conversation about the double standards, biases, and lack of allyship Black women encounter both on the show and in its fan culture.