https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/love-island-racial-bias-dating-black-women-rcna218684 >"Love Island," a widely popular international reality television franchise, is emblematic of the complexities of modern dating. It has also sparked heated discussions among fans about the desirability of Black women and darker-complexioned people both on and off air. >"The diversity in the U.K. one is terrible," said Oghosa Ovienrioba, a content creator from London. "It's very anti-Black." >It's not simply that Black women are picked last for coupling or eliminated first on the U.K. or U.S. versions of the show. Many fans say there's a recurring theme of suitors dumping or ditching Black female contestants when there is a fairer skinned option. Black female contestants have also complained of not doing well on the show when they don't lower their standards for intimacy with a suitor, as though they are lucky to even been considered dating material among more desirable mates.
