<p><strong><a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/south-africa-white-genocide-exposing-the-myths-and-lies/" target="_blank"><em>READ: Op-Ed: Laying Bare South Africa's 'White Lie'</em></a></strong><strong></strong></p><p><em>Love Island </em>is originally a British reality television show which has spinoffs in America, Germany, Australia and several other countries. The show sees the contestants being forced to couple and re-couple whilst undergoing several dates, tasks and challenges, all in the pursuit to avoid being kicked out of the villa in which they're all residing.</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>Naturally, South Africans were eager to find out just how their spinoff would compare to the original. Excitement quickly turned into disappointment and genuine disbelief. <br></p><p>Here is a brief snippet from the show:</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p>In a country where white people account for barely 9 percent of the population, to have only 2 Coloured people and 2 Black people among the contestants is not reflective of the country's reality—at all. While M-Net has not yet responded to the criticism or divulged their casting process, fans had quite a bit to say on their behalf nonetheless. From references to colonisation to the white-only South African town Orania, take a look at some of the hilarious reactions on social media below.</p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script></p><div id="65bcf" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="550a1643c758e2111d1c8f7099a3a0be"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1366305350656397313" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">M-Net might as well update its #LoveIslandSA graphics to reflect this Love Island Orania trend. https://t.co/wm8UJwVgSm</div> — ブランドン IG: ilikebrandon (@ブランドン IG: ilikebrandon)<a href="https://twitter.com/i_likebrandon/statuses/1366305350656397313">1614587554.0</a></blockquote></div><div id="a78d2" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2a5f4d2ee9ab20ffc440400178f4b5a1"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1366100726129324032" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">How does @loveislandsa_ only have two black people on the show when South Africa is 80% black? Are you actually mad… https://t.co/7UPaefKWQX</div> — Murad Merali (@Murad Merali)<a href="https://twitter.com/MuradMerali/statuses/1366100726129324032">1614538768.0</a></blockquote></div><div id="504c1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="54811fef274cd94eb9f22b89b1623d0d"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1366237653658648576" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">#LoveIslandSA getting dragged internationally 💀 https://t.co/wKjNoUyPE4</div> — 🌴A magnificent tree 🌴 (@🌴A magnificent tree 🌴)<a href="https://twitter.com/TraceyManus/statuses/1366237653658648576">1614571414.0</a></blockquote></div><div id="0e560" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7918cdd4c1adfc31596fad0e728e0655"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1366295774833881088" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Y’all someone said even the country that colonized SA has more diversity on their version of the show. I am siiiiic… https://t.co/Ik4Dj9aGLE</div> — Tacos Are A Food Group (@Tacos Are A Food Group)<a href="https://twitter.com/SiveDaniels/statuses/1366295774833881088">1614585271.0</a></blockquote></div><div id="b25d6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9cf52dcca5f0403b399e9e9994734cac"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1366097521345507336" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Summer and Kaige 💖 #LoveIslandSA https://t.co/kfeKCKTJWg</div> — Love Island SA (@Love Island SA)<a href="https://twitter.com/LoveIsland_SA/statuses/1366097521345507336">1614538004.0</a></blockquote></div>
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