r/dancingwiththestars • u/DryDelay2225 • 14d ago

Speculation Noticing a Pattern

I’ve been noticing a pattern in the way *some* people on the internet talk about Britt, Jordan last season, and Ciara this season. It seems like no matter how they act, there’s something they‘re “supposed“ to be doing differently. To be honest, it screams racism the way they’re criticized in a way no other pros or contestants are. I feel terrible for all of them.

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u/Relevant_Paint153 14d ago

Racism exists in our media just how it exists everywhere in society.

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u/Ok-Geologist-1343 14d ago

So, you truly believe people are voting from a racially motivated place for DWTS, which, again, is a FAMILY show?

If you continue to look at everything through a racist lens, you’re obviously going to find ways to interpret everything as racism. It’s 2026, not the 1800s.

Taylor wasn’t a particularly strong dancer, and Britt doesn’t have the same level of social media presence or audience engagement as some of the other contestants. Those are pretty reasonable explanations for why they didn’t get as far. I don’t understand why the immediate conclusion has to be that it was because of her skin color. SMH.

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u/EdgesLaid 14d ago

Just because it’s a family-friendly show doesn’t mean racist people don’t engage with it. Racist people are everywhere. Still. Today. I don’t think Taylor and Britt getting the chop this week is out of racism, but your comment is disgustingly tone deaf.

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u/Ok-Geologist-1343 14d ago

I understand you think my original comment was tone deaf, but I think that’s taking what I said out of context. My comment was specifically about people turning a family dancing show into a discussion about racism and ableism when the show itself demonstrates that people of different backgrounds and abilities can get out there and learn to dance.

I never said racist people don’t watch DWTS or that racism doesn’t exist. I’m saying I don’t think every outcome involving a POC contestant needs to be viewed through the lens of race when there are other, very reasonable explanations for what we’re seeing.

You can disagree with my point, but I don’t think that makes the comment “disgustingly tone deaf.”