In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, "Love Is Blind" creator Chris Coelen responded to criticism about a lack of diverse contestants this season.

Love Is Blind went all-out for its eighth season, making sure episodes are longer with licensed music in the background. “It’s our fifth anniversary, and music has always been such a big part of the show,

As Entertainment Weekly notes, Season 8's contestants are around 30% non-white — a sharp dip from the rough 50% that the first seven seasons hovered around. If you've been online in the last week, it's possible you've even seen some memes about how white this cast is — and now the show's creator, Chris Coelen, is addressing the discourse.