'This is so predictable': Love Island is embroiled in a race row just minutes into new series

Daily Mail ^ | 6/6/23 | Joana Crawley

[Eleutheria5]

Love Island has been criticised just one episode into the new summer series, with a race row already brewing.

The ITV2 dating show returned to screens on Monday night for its tenth series with 10 new Islanders setting up home in the Mallorca villa.

Host Maya Jama presided over the first coupling up of the series, which this year saw the public vote on who should be paired.

Some viewers criticised the pairings, with one tweeting: 'The general public cannot be trusted. EVERY year they couple people up together by race.'

Another tweeted: 'Soooo the public decided lets put the 4 white people together, two black together, two mixed race together and the Asian and French together..... sure, love island producers asked US to vote... we didn't vote sh*t.

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[dangus]

You’re joking, right? I’m getting my son’s college application in to the UNCF.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Ask Ben Franklin.

The meaning of "White" has expanded in the US. It was not that long ago that the Greeks, Italians, French and Spanish were considered the swarthy races.

Let's not talk about the Irish. :)