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Black love gets a boost on reality dating shows

As a self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, I've always been in love with love. Whether I'm obsessing over a rom-com or swooning at the thought of love at first sight , love has always been a big deal to me. Finding love on a reality dating show used to fascinate me as a kid; a once-in-a-lifetime chance to find a soulmate you didn't know existed through a chance of casting? What a concept! That's until I noticed a pattern: no one who looked like me was looking for love on these television shows. No one who looked like me was looking for love on these television shows. It's true, reality dating shows can be quite cheesy and downright corny at times, but to me, there's something beautiful about seeing someone find the love of their life all thanks to a social experiment. But for Black people, it seems like those opportunities are so far and few in between on TV — especially if you're not of a certain skin color. Dating shows like " The Bachelor " and " Love Island " have become huge staples in the genre, but rarely are there any Black men, Black women, or better yet, a Black couple for people like me to root for though Justine Ndiba and Caleb Corprew's season two win on "Love Island" offered some hope.

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It might be the lover in me but I enjoy seeing people meet and fall in love. The contestants are typically competing for money; when love, money, and competition mix, there is always some drama. And I live for every second of it. However, as a Black woman who watches these shows, it is hard to ignore some of the glaring treatment that many Black women deal with.

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By Selome Hailu. The series, which premieres on Aug. The stars of Season 1 and are Marcia, age 30; Paige, age 27; and Tamara, age

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MTV Launches New Dating Series ‘The Love Experiment’ With August Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Since its inception two decades ago, the reality dating mainstay has been reluctant to reflect the demographics of a modern America — instead opting to overwhelmingly choose contestants who cater to the biggest portion of its audience: young, straight white people who tout their Christian values at every turn. James and Young each have a Black father and a white mother. Its loudest advocates have called for more racial, bodily and religious representation, among other things. The Bachelor Diversity Campaign, a fan-led collective championing these efforts, began in

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