Love Is Blind season 7 contestant Garrett Josemans angered viewers after calling love interest Taylor Krause “calculated” for keeping her ethnicity a secret while the couple dated, with many declaring that she had Completely missed the “point” of the program.
In episode two of the recently released Netflix show, the 33-year-old quantum physicist was shocked when his date said he didn’t want to share his mother’s name because it “gives away a part of my appearance.”
Garrett then proceeded to reveal that he had only dated white women and that he feared clean energy policy consultant Taylor, 30, was hiding other sides of herself.
‘Your ethnicity?’ said. ‘The idea had not crossed my mind in any direction. Interesting.’
‘I have to admit I’ve dated white girls (and) that’s all I’ve dated.
Love Is Blind’s Garrett Josemans has angered viewers for calling love interest Taylor Krause ‘calculated’ for keeping her ethnicity hidden.
Taylor didn’t want to reveal her ethnicity so she could really lean into the experiment while hanging out in groups.
‘It’s a new feeling for me, even without knowing what ethnicity you are. I don’t know what that looks like to me… It’s just a shock.’
Garrett left viewers horrified with what he said next.
“You are very calculating about what you say,” he continued. ‘And while I love that about you, I also say, “What’s he hiding?”
He also asked if Taylor was “selecting” a “carefully curated image” of herself.
Taylor admitted it was “hard to hear” Garrett say she was “calculated.”
She said: “The reason I wasn’t going to share my ethnicity was because it was a chance for someone to not know what I look like at all.”
“I’m really interested in knowing if my emotional intellectual thought processes are sufficient and if everything else is additional.”
Viewers criticized Garrett’s approach to the ethnic issue, with some reminding him that the show’s entire premise is about dating sight unseen.
Garrett also questioned whether Taylor was “curating” a “carefully curated image” of herself.
Taylor admitted it was “hard to hear” Garrett say she was “calculated.”
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Another said: ‘Isn’t Garrett malfunctioning because he found out the woman he’s interested in isn’t white…calling her “calculated” because she didn’t immediately say she’s Asian on a show called LOVE IS BLIND???’
A third added: ‘How come Garrett says Taylor is calculated to say she doesn’t want to reveal her ethnicity when that’s literally the point of the show, what a weirdo.’
‘Does Garrett realize that he signed up for a program where the entire premise is not knowing what the other person is like? It’s literally called “Love is BLIND,” roared a fourth.
A fifth said: “Taylor should NEVER have had to justify to Garrett why she didn’t want to reveal her ethnicity for MULTIPLE reasons, but let’s start with the fact that the entire premise of the show is based on not knowing anything about what the other person does.” person behind the wall”. seems.”
Viewers criticized Garrett’s approach to the ethnic issue and asked if he understood the premise of the experiment.
‘Garrett, is Taylor calculated because she doesn’t want you to know her ethnicity? You’re in Love is Blind,’ roared a sixth.
“You’re ruining yourself because she shattered your dream of being white when she brought up ethnicity.”
A seventh said: ‘Was Garrett’s reaction to Taylor not sharing his ethnicity crazy?’ Why the hell did he just overlook that?
Taylor doubled down on her decision to hide her ethnicity out of respect for the experiment.
In an interview with Today, she said, “I’m a very proud Asian woman, but I also wanted to honor the experiment in a way that he can get to know that part of me later, when he meets my mom and does different things.” Chinese heritage or traditions that we have.
“In the capsules, it was the only opportunity for him to come to love me just for my merits and not have an ethnicity tied to it.”
She continued, “I wanted to just take ethnicity out of the equation and be able to fall in love (with) our characters and personalities first.”
Despite the awkward conversation, Garrett proposed to Taylor and she accepted.
While it’s not yet known if the couple is still together, the first batch of Love Is Blind episodes confirmed that they were still a couple at the end of their honeymoons.