Regardless of whether you love or hate MAFS, the blatant racism Selina experienced in her conversation with Cody was hurtful and out of pocket — and worse, it’s ridiculously common in the dating world. So let’s take this opportunity to talk about exactly why racial preferences in dating are straight up racist.
MAFS is good for a lot of things (raising your blood pressure, triggering your gag reflex, making you grateful for the person you are, etc), but one of its more useful traits is that, like all reality TV, it’s a springboard for broader conversations about society and its biases.
