Tash. 🖤

Ctrl + alt and delete your opinion if you’re anti-black || a proud multi-stan cause I’m indecisive✨

[Shane B @strait_vibinn]

“I’m so glad House of the Dragon is back”

60 minutes later:

[cнєєкυ⋆｡🪐˚ ⋆ @Okay_Bye___]

"i thought u were cleaning the house"

Me with my cleaning music;

[blue @bluewmist]

i just read a post that said "life becomes so beautiful when you realise that one step backwards is also the part of the dance" holyyyy fuckkkkk

[ຸ @fvckfemi_]

when your social battery is drained & you see the biggest yapper approaching you

[ًyeray•♡ @yerayherr]

se acuerdan cuando creíamos que la gente entre 25-30 años eran adultos y tenian la vida resuelta? jajajajajajajaja ayudaaaaaaa

[𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗲𝗲 ♛ @muheediva01]

Remember before HDMI cables where you had to match the colors to the TV like you were diffusing a bomb

[ami ☆ @dudcentral]

the reason why they work is cause bryce is spiritually a young ho too

[Words @itswords_]

"2026 is gonna be my year"

me in june:

[Cristy ୭̥🪩💙 @Crismtz_ahft]

NIALL CANTANDO “STEALY MY GIRL” DESPUÉS DE 11 AÑOS 😭😭😭❤️‍🩹

[Raf Thompson @RafThompson]

I’ve worked on #LoveIsland UK since Series 5, producing Series 5-10, before moving on to Love Island USA and Love Island Australia. I’m incredibly proud to have been part of a show that has become embedded in British culture. The twists, drama, and unforgettable cast members have created some of the best reality television of the last decade.

But if we’re being honest, one issue has persisted for years: casting.

Time and time again, Love Island UK has failed to truly reflect the diversity of modern Britain. Representation matters, and no group has been more consistently let down than Black women. Ironically, Black women have been some of the show’s most loyal supporters, driving conversations online, creating viral moments, and helping keep the show culturally relevant.

Yet year after year, we continue to cast Black women alongside men who openly or implicitly don’t date Black women. The result is a cycle that viewers have watched repeatedly: rejection, exclusion, and disappointment. For young Black girls watching at home, that’s a damaging message. For audiences generally, it’s become predictable and exhausting.

When I left after Series 10, things were improving. Contestants like Tyrique, Ella, Catherine, Whitney & previous series with Dami, Indiyah, Kai, Sanam, Kaz, Samira, Yewande and others helped create some of the show’s most memorable storylines.

However, working on Love Island USA showed me how powerful genuine representation can be. Seeing contestants from different racial, cultural and ethnic backgrounds authentically connect created richer stories, stronger characters, and ultimately a bigger audience.

My role on Love Island was in edit producing, not casting despite my vast experience in casting on other shows I raised concerns about casting throughout my time on the show.

If Love Island UK wants to reverse its ratings decline, it needs to listen to viewers. Audiences are asking for fresher casting, more authentic representation, and a creative reset. If those changes don’t happen, I genuinely worry about the long-term future of a show that so many of us care deeply about.

For the culture.

[a2b @and2blegallery]

AND2BLE’s 2ND WIN!!!🥹🥳

[Om @betterrcallom]

i think we should bring back the concept of waking up on weekends and watching cartoons first thing in the morning.

[staxxx🦅 @papiwontmiss]

No matter how small you try to make that “unsubscribe” at the bottom of an email, I WILL DEFINITELY FIND IT

[」 🍋 @aeridactyll]

WHAT AN ICONIC TRACK RUN

[a @baesweb]

While half the industry is busy making TikTok background music, aespa keeps giving us actual concepts, risks, and new sounds every comeback that’s why they stay interesting

[ຸ @fvckfemi_]

i write better than I speak, but think better than I write

[zachariah @airtightangelic]

everything possible you can think of happened to these characters. peak television!

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

Fergie reunited with the Black Eyed Peas at the #AMAs.