Dancing With the Stars kicked off its latest season on Monday. The cast for Season 30 includes former Bachelor star Matt James, The Office alum Melora Hardin, and actor Brian Austin Green. But, many viewers are focused on one controversial contestant in particular — Olivia Jade Giannulli. In fact, DWTS fans are so unhappy about Giannulli’s casting that they’re calling it a case of “White privilege.”
Viewers clearly aren’t pleased to see that Giannulli was afforded such a fantastic opportunity after being involved in a big legal scandal. As this fan wrote, “she shouldn’t be there.”
In her introduction package, Giannulli said that people know her from being an influencer. Many fans didn’t appreciate that she summed up her career by saying that she’s “probably best known for being an influencer” even though people know why her name has been in the headlines.
Giannulli’s presence on the show is causing some to change the channel. They’re not on board with watching her on the program.
This fan wasn’t sold by Giannulli’s inclusion on the show. As they put it, they’re “annoyed” that she’s on it.
As this viewer wrote, they believe that the influencer’s appearance on DWTS is a sign that Hollywood has “forgiven” and “embraced” her. Although, fans aren’t ready to do so.
“Hey kids, don’t worry about consequences as long as you’re pretty, white, and rich!” one fan wrote. In case there was any confusion about who they were talking about, they added, “RE: Olivia Jade on #DWTS.”
“Am I the only one that thinks it’s weird Olivia Jade is on DWTS?” another fan commented. “Like she’s known and famous for a scandal that literally screams white privilege and now she’s going to be on TV again…? Why?” Given that others have voiced the same about Giannulli, they’re definitely not alone in thinking so.