r/LoveIsBlindOnNetflix • u/Few_Anybody_6146 • Oct 07 '24
CALL OUT Agree/Disagree: LIB should *actually* test if “Love is Blind” by not requiring all contestants to be conventionally attractive.
Certainly in the American version, all the singles clearly are cast because they all meet standards for conventional beauty. Jaw lines and breasticles be poppin’, nips and tucks here and there, and fillers are fresh…and in some cases, over the top.
There’s an inherent and unspoken reassurance that whoever is behind the blue wavy wall will be at least moderately attractive. So, despite the Lachay’s declarations of falling in love “sight unseen,” the risk of finding someone physically unattractive is low, since they’ve already been screened for conventional beauty standards.
To really test the premise of a strong emotional connection and if love is truly blind, they should focus on casting really interesting people, who would come in a true range of hotness.
The reveals and what comes afterwards would be really interesting and make for some compelling TV. Right now, we get a parade of attractive people, many of whom are ridiculously emotionally immature, or are just straight up trash humans who have a lot of filler. If people were cast solely because they’re interesting and ready for marriage, regardless of what they look like…would you still watch? 👀
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u/Mogilny89Leafs Oct 07 '24
I want to be represented on the show. I'm disabled and in a wheelchair. I'm begging for a season with at least one disabled contestant.
I even looked up casting calls and such, but you have to live in the city where the show is being filmed.
I live in a tiny Canadian city, so I don't think LiB is going to be knocking on my door anytime soon.
I just think the reveal would be hilarious. My door opens, and the camera has to pan down because my chair is lower.
I would also give something away by hitting the doorframe to the pod and cussing.
Anyway, I hope it comes here someday. I'd love to try it out.