[Headie]

It's a massive issue that hopefully will be addressed in the casting next year.

The spin-off show Survival of the Fittest managed to have 3 black women, a mixed race guy and a bisexual black man on the show and there were open discussions about weaves and insecurities about their partner seeing them without a wig etc. so it's not like they're not capable of tackling more diverse discussions and castings

[Eddie.]

These three are the main reasons why I don’t watch LI...

[Rustic bauble]

Originally Posted by Hayden

It's a massive issue that hopefully will be addressed in the casting next year.

The spin-off show Survival of the Fittest managed to have 3 black women, a mixed race guy and a bisexual black man on the show and there were open discussions about weaves and insecurities about their partner seeing them without a wig etc. so it's not like they're not capable of tackling more diverse discussions and castings

I see your point but LI isn't about that...it's full of shallow egotistical people showing off their 'supreme' bodies and testing their pulling power. It's all playground stuff on who fancies who and fancying anyone who wants them for the sake of staying on the show and getting maximum publicity.
If anything BB is the show to give us diversity and a better understanding of different cultures and life choices...not Love Island

[montblanc]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

I see your point but LI isn't about that...it's full of shallow egotistical people showing off their 'supreme' bodies and testing their pulling power. It's all playground stuff on who fancies who and fancying anyone who wants them for the sake of staying on the show and getting maximum publicity.
If anything BB is the show to give us diversity and a better understanding of different cultures and life choices...not Love Island

we at least need racial diversity on LI

[Headie]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

If anything BB is the show to give us diversity and a better understanding of different cultures and life choices...not Love Island

I'm not looking for a 'better understanding of different cultures and life choices', I'm look for better and more equal representation in its casting choices.

[Rustic bauble]

Originally Posted by Hayden

I'm not looking for a 'better understanding of different cultures and life choices', I'm look for better and more equal representation in its casting choices.

But you keep mentioning as an example people discussing weaves etc and understanding different situations that come with different cultures and races...that's not what people watch LI for...
I do agree with diversity...we see no representation of Asians or eastern Europeans..but perhaps its not a moralistic ground they wish to tread because of their culture.

[Headie]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

But you keep mentioning as an example people discussing weaves etc and understanding different situations that come with different cultures and races...

That was just one example of the most recent season made by the same company making Love Island. I'm not saying they should cast more black/asian people to educate people on how they do their hair , I'm saying they should cast more black/asian people for more fair/equal representation on screen instead of watching people who all look the same

[Rustic bauble]

Originally Posted by Hayden

That was just one example of the most recent season made by the same company making Love Island. I'm not saying they should cast more black/asian people to educate people on how they do their hair , I'm saying they should cast more black/asian people for more fair/equal representation on screen instead of watching people who all look the same

As I said before LI will attract the same sort of people...does it not occur to you that maybe the very people you want to see on there ACTUALLY don't want to be there because they have more self respect..no ego or desperation to be famous...just a thought.

[Headie]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

As I said before LI will attract the same sort of people...does it not occur to you that maybe the very people you want to see on there ACTUALLY don't want to be there because they have more self respect..no ego or desperation to be famous...just a thought.

Clearly you aren't listening to what I'm trying to say so I'm just gonna end the discussion here

Have a good day

[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

I see your point but LI isn't about that...it's full of shallow egotistical people showing off their 'supreme' bodies and testing their pulling power. It's all playground stuff on who fancies who and fancying anyone who wants them for the sake of staying on the show and getting maximum publicity.
If anything BB is the show to give us diversity and a better understanding of different cultures and life choices...not Love Island

you can have all of that with a more diverse cast (an no throwing in 5 mixed race guys is NOT diverse) and it would probably be made more interesting if we had some bisexual islanders....