[y.winter]

Yet, we're happy to open polls on which out of three housemates is the best, and not address the fact that they were not randomly chosen, but also share the same skin colour.

Maybe people automatically go against housemates because they're black and female, but there's a big enough crowd that automatically like them based on that same assumption. I've seen it work both way.

[Ashley.]

Originally Posted by y.winter

Yet, we're happy to open polls on which out of three housemates is the best, and not address the fact that they were not randomly chosen, but also share the same skin colour.

Maybe people automatically go against housemates because they're black and female, but there's a big enough crowd that automatically like them based on that same assumption. I've seen it work both way.

Perfectly said. It's a constant clash between people who dislike them by default, and people who like them by default.

[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by y.winter

Yet, we're happy to open polls on which out of three housemates is the best, and not address the fact that they were not randomly chosen, but also share the same skin colour.

Maybe people automatically go against housemates because they're black and female, but there's a big enough crowd that automatically like them based on that same assumption. I've seen it work both way.

Originally Posted by Ashley.

Perfectly said. It's a constant clash between people who dislike them by default, and people who like them by default.

Have you not considered the fact that the last few black females on CBB were from similar reality tv backgrounds so will all get similar fans? Also surely we should be more concerned about the people who automatically dislike them because while both are problematic (and I have spoke in the past about how turning black women into these sassy caricature is damaging even when it's being admired) the fact that black women are automatically at a disadvantage is more concerning to me.