Running late!!!!

My sister who is also watching #LoveIsBlind without the screen being visible remembers Meg. I may also have made up someone called Brad because he is not on my sister’s list.

So I am on Ep2 of our “blind watch” of #LoveIsBlind season 8. My biggest takeaway is that there is a woman called Meg and I am so confused because her voice sounds familiar but I don’t remember hearing her name before. This means at some point I have mixed up some contestants!

Please let me know how it goes

My focus has been trying to remember who is who. My sister has been trying to predict what they look like.

Dave just outright said he is a white man. Lauren talked about her spray tan making her orange.

We are agreed that Dave is nothing but red flags. It is also really interesting how contestants communicate racial identity clues. Black people will be more creative/referencing cultural signifiers like food. White contestants are less subtle.

This gunk game is anti-Black #TheTraitorsUK.

Linda ran to tell her BFF Lisa that she was “livid” that Fozia questioned Linda and Lisa’s decision to go first and potentially secure a shield.

It is interesting that Linda didn’t have the same energy for Jake who has repeatedly and explicitly called her a traitor. To. Her. Face.

I almost forgot about Linda’s reaction to Fozia. Obviously the #TraitorsUK is not a team sport sp neither Linda nor Lisa owe anyone an explanation BUT Fozia is equally entitled to question what she perceived as selfishness and potential traitor-like behaviour.

But my word Linda really overreacted.

He immediately wanted to have a conversation with Freddie to reassure him as opposed to challenging him. Every other Clique member did the exact opposite.

Freddie then had to spend his time not only justifying his position but also worrying about Livi’s hurt feelings. Who by the way gave a masterclass in white woman victimhood (esp at the round table).

What was interesting to me was Leon’s reaction. He is the only Black person in the Clique.

all hell broke loose. Every single member of that alliance took offence. Never mind that they had repeatedly accused Freddie of being a traitor. Which in the context of the game is far more harmful than saying certain people belong to an alliance.

The person who was the initial victim of racism has to switch up and console the offender who has now taken on the role of victim.

This is exactly how CliqueGate played out yesterday on #TheTraitorsUK. Freddie justifiably, felt like he was being picked on by a group of people but when he said so

CliqueGate on #TheTraitorsUK reminded me of how some people react when you point out their racist behaviour. They become more concerned with the often valid accusation of racism instead of addressing the initial issue. This results in a reversal of roles.

Yes that toast really upset some people. Which is wild because after they banished a traitor Kyle (the one with curtains hairstyle) gave a toast.

We all take our biases and prejudices with us everywhere we go. The contestants on this show are no different.

I definitely want to write some more words about the racist/sexist weaponisation of intelligence and kindness on shows like #TheTraitors.

I will say I am rooting for our Scouse Queen Minah! #TheTraitors