“Love Is Blind” Star Raven Said That Some Of The Men Cast “Weren’t Looking” To Date Black Women
Fiyin Olowokandi
“Love Is Blind” Star Raven Said That Some Of The Men Cast “Weren’t Looking” To Date Black Women
Love Is Blind stars Raven Ross and SK Alagbada told BuzzFeed their reaction to Lauren Speed’s claim that the show was “cutting out” Black women.
“I love that that’s a discussion topic, but to me actually being there, I would like to offer that this demographic of women weren’t able to make successful connections not because of the color of their skin or production, but maybe because of the men that were on the other side of the wall.”
She continued, “I’m not throwing anyone under the bus, but we have to build connections through a wall. And if you can’t do that, because people on the other side aren’t looking for what you have to offer, then you aren’t a part of the story. I hate that.”
“It’s not that anyone’s being edited out, there were no other couples that came off of the show — besides the ones that you guys saw. I was genuinely surprised, this was one of the most perse casts I’ve ever seen, there were so many other Black women, and it was so fun to have this experience with them.”
“Unfortunately, a lot of men cast on the other side weren’t looking for that. There’s receipts of some of these guys specifically saying that that isn’t something that they’re looking for. So, to me, that’s what we should be talking about.”
SK added, “The whole idea of the show is to step beyond places you’d usually don’t consider. Coming from someone who ended up stepping beyond her color, I was very surprised when I saw that.”
“SK and I are very much people who are rooting for everyone Black. We love that,” Raven continued, “That’s who we are, we really embrace that side of our culture. Just to me personally, as another woman of color, it was such a jab.”
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