Love Island 6

[LarryFreakinStylinson]

As the other thread is almost full!

Is it really a niche fetish though, or just their type as they say on LI Shambu?

It's a very narrow type.

Don't you think Josh looks like a young Bobby Brown (rapper) when he wears his glasses.

It's a very narrow type.

I’m not sure you meant that to sound how it did. At least I hope not.

I think it’s more telling that there’s not been other women of colour to choose from until now.

Samira being overlooked is definitely to do with her skin colour. Female ideal from a young age is white, blonde hair etc. Think about Disney princesses, Barbie, the cast of Baywatch for example. I think she is beautiful with the most amazing bone structure.

She is also dark as compared to Beyonce. Black women have said there is a prejudice even within their own community for lighter skin. The two black men in there have not even gave her a second thought.

Specifying a race is far more particular than a hair colour.

I don't think it's got anything to do with samiras skin colour as to why she isn't being picked.

She is undoubtedly gorgeous, but useless at playing it cool or being seductive. Her way of flirting is to act like someone's annoying little sister. Don't think many men find that approach attractive, she definitely gives off more friendship vibes even if she doesn't mean to.

She has a great personality and it's nice to see someone young with an animated face rather than Botox stretched. But she isn't any good at letting a guy know she fancies him. And being surrounded by sultry minxy types puts her on a back foot.

Charlie is a social climber, he’s what we call “rats with gold teeth” and I suspect his comments on both Chelsea and the South of France (anywhere in particular?) were made in an attempt to fit the posh stereotype he’s desperately trying to fit.

As a woman in her 20s - I have never once felt the need to conform in the looks standard - they’re a bunch of instagram celebs who are collectively the exceptions rather than the rule, and most “grown ups” accept that.

Brunette or blonde could include many different races.

I think brunetttes are far more popular now

Misses point

I think it has a lot to do with samira's skin colour. We are constantly bombarded by images in media and advertising showing predominantly white women as the beauty ideal and this influences our culture. In the US where I grew up there is pressure on black men to date black women otherwise they can be accused of "betraying their race". I know this as a white woman who dated 3 different black men but we struggled to be accepted as a couple by their friends and family. I'm not saying this is right or wrong. This pressure doesn't seem to exist in the UK.

If you look back a couple of years, Lauren Richardson was a bit laddish and didn't flirt, she wasn't a girlie girl. she never got picked either.

Adam kissed samira in the 'snog marry pie' task and he said something along the lines of that at face value she is the type of girl he'd go for in a night club and try and pull. So maybe for some of the boys it is the whole goofiness and not knowing how to flirt personality thing.

Yep Adam said he'd go for Samira or Zara in a club at first glance.

Interesting article about attitudes towards multicultural dating in the US www.google.com/amp/amp.essence.com/love-sex/relationships/complex-reality-multicultural-dating-2016

Marcel last year had very dark skin and he was repeatedly 'friend zoned' til Gaby came in. I would say it's a definite prejudice against her skin colour IMO.

Charlie 'I'm from Chelsea' .... the other 2 newbies from London didn't feel the need to state their borough 🤦‍♀️

I think it's probably a combination for samira . There's the issue of prejudice and her skin colour and not fitting the 'insta babe' white girl mould.
But I think her personality is an issue too. Sam clearly found her physically attractive but she was just so awkward and laddish eg elbowing him after their kiss and so on

it seems ppl think Samira is being overlooked because of her colour. Some ppl just don’t fancy black men or women. She clearly doesn’t fancy black men she likes blonde with blue eyes.

Yeah, I think it’s a mix of the two.

Whilst Megan fits the projected stereotype of someone the media thinks is sexy, she also portrays herself as sex which is why the boys fancy her. But they don’t fancy her on a “long term commitment” way. They don’t think “oh she’d really fit in with my family”. But I think that’s how Jack sees Dani.

Samira doesn’t do sexy or flirting well. I don’t find her particularly “Tom boyish” or “ladette” either. She’s matey but still “girly”. She’s just more awkward.

I just think it’s shit casting from LI. Survival of the fittest was much better.

MoonKisses I Agree. It does seem very extreme as accents go. On a separate subject my daughter in her old job of publishing met Danny Dyer.She met many others from our tv screens from politicians,and performers but said Danny Dyer was so nice. Very friendly and approachable

How is all this going to work regarding the two villas? I find all these new people a bit distracting and I don’t even “know” them - and I don’t think I even want to know them. It’s like they are “also rans” and I want the focus to return to the way it was with new individuals coming in at random times.

Interesting all my friends who are black or bi racial are in mixed marriages. My very light female friend (bi racial) who is married to a white guy still will get rude comments in Brixton for example from black men if they are out together.

With Samira I thinks it’s a combo, her colouring & her lack of girlieness. It’s depressing but I lived with a girl who got so much male attention. Average face & body but very very feminine, always in floral tea dresses & heels, long hair, giggles etc. Men love it 🙄

Mookie81

Love people dancing around the subject of Samira not being picked.

Glad you are being entertained.