Love Island UK is back doing what it does best (read: worst): reinforcing harmful tropes about women.
The new season has only been running for two weeks but already most of villa have started picking on one contestant, Molly Marsh, for umm, not becoming immediately monogamous with a man she met mere days before.
Molly was matched with Mitchel Taylor by the public, which is worth remembering as Molly didn't actually select this man for herself. Molly and Mitch enjoyed a few good days but Molly's head turned when bombshell Zachariah Noble entered the villa.
Molly and Zach spent some time together and after he kissed her in a challenge, they grew closer. This prompted Mitchel to tell Molly to 'never speak to him again' after she dared to talk to Zach one night at a party. She later broke things off with Mitch for good, yet he persisted.
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In a painfully awkward exchange, Mitch picked Molly to re-couple with, and essentially told her that he wouldn't take no for an answer. "I know you've got a connection with Zach but I don't think I'm ready to give up yet," he told her.
After this encounter, Molly elected to sleep outside instead of sharing a bed with Mitch.
After making it crystal clear that she had no interest in him, things took a nasty turn with the other contestants quickly turning on Molly.
Did Molly lead Mitch on? Is Molly game-playing with these men? Is Molly to blame? These were some of the opinions being shared between the islanders. Yes, this is 2023 and we're still doing this s**t.
Most of the animosity has come from Mitchel (yes, the guy trying to get with Molly) and Jess Harding.
