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New Delhi, Dec 18 () Gurugram-based female wellness start-up Azah on Wednesday said it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Titan Capital, a venture capital firm of Snapdeal founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, and others.
 JobSquare, a recruitment platform, has also announced that it is raising a funding of Rs 1 crore from Titan Capital.
 In a statement, Azah said it has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-series A funding from Titan Capital, Angel List India and a few other high net worth individuals.
 The start-up plans to use the funds to enhance its production, launch new products and expand sales operations in tier-II and III cities, it added. The company aims to double its monthly revenue by the end of the next quarter.
 Co-founded by Shashwat Diesh and Aqib Mohammed in 2018, Azah offers chemical-free products in the female hygiene segment. Previously, Azah had raised a seed funding of USD 200,000 from the group of angel investors.
 In a separate statement, JobSquare said the Rs 1 crore investment from Titan Capital will take the total investment received so far to Rs 3 crore.
 "Our intention here is to make processes simpler for both, the applicants and the recruiters... We plan to multiply our India operations by 2020 and our goal is to also expand to the UK and the US by 2021," JobSquare founder and Chief Executive Officer Ishit Jethwa said.
 JobSquare connects recruiters and applicants/candidates in real-time based on hyper localisation, resulting into an expedited recruitment process.
 Incorporated in April this year, it is already recruiting for companies such as Larsen &amp; Toubro Infotech, Reliance Jio, Wipro, Urban Ladder, BookMyshow, UpGrad, Urban Clap, Sodexo, and Alembic Pharmaceuticals, among others. SR HRS

Titan Capital invests in Azah, JobSquare

<ul><li><keyword id="219793" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kunal-Bahl">Kunal Bahl</keyword> and <keyword id="396598" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rohit-Bansal">Rohit Bansal</keyword> have invested an undisclosed amount in <keyword id="8461623" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="organic-wellness-startup">organic wellness startup</keyword> <keyword id="7338740" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="azah">Azah</keyword>, through their VC arm Titan Capital.</li><li>Azah is a female wellness brand with hygiene products for women. </li><li>Through Titan Capital, they invested in several startups like Ola, Bira, Razorpay, Beardo and several others.</li></ul><keyword id="3305679" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="snapdeal-founders">Snapdeal founders</keyword> Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal invested an undisclosed amount in organic wellness startup Azah. The pre-series A funding round was led by Bahl and Bansal’s fund Titan Capital and also saw participation from AngelList India. Founded in 2018, Azah is a female wellness brand which makes hygiene products for women. With the new funding, Azah plans to reach out to the Tier 2 and 3 cities. “A good portion of the funding will go into research and development of these new products. We'll also use the funding to expand our reach to newer demographics while exploring alternative channels to drive growth and acquisition. We plan to double our monthly revenue by the end of next quarter,” said Aqib Mohammed co-founder of , Azah. The startup claims to be growing by 30% month-on-month with more than 50% of its revenue coming directly from repeat customers. Through Titan Capital, the <keyword id="541988" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="SnapDeal">Snapdeal</keyword> founders have invested in several startups like Ola, Bira, Razorpay, Beardo and several others. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/ecommerce/news/snapdeal-is-on-an-expansion-spree-now-delivers-to-26000-pincodes-in-india/articleshow/72399282.cms">Snapdeal is on an expansion spree, now delivers to 26,000 pincodes in India </a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Some "<keyword id="12048092" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="big-brother" source="Orion">Big Brother</keyword>" viewers feel contestant Taylor Hale is experiencing racism and microaggressions in the house.</li><li>Season 23 winner <keyword id="12217398" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="xavier-prather" source="Orion">Xavier Prather</keyword> tweeted a statement in support of Hale on Sunday. </li></ul>Only two episodes of "Big Brother" season 24 have aired so far, but season 23 winner Xavier Prather is already tweeting about what he called the "reprehensible" way houseguests are treating contestant Taylor Hale.Prather, who <a href="https://www.insider.com/big-brother-xavier-prather-first-black-winner-2021-9">made history as the first Black winner</a> of the <keyword id="11930679" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cbs" source="Orion">CBS</keyword> reality competition series, tweeted a lengthy statement on Sunday slamming how Hale, a Black woman, is being treated in the house by her fellow contestants. He also noted how Black "Big Brother" players (particularly Black female players) and other players of color "stand no chance" in the house "due to perpetuation of micro-aggressions and unconscious biases which plague our society.""The treatment of Taylor in #BB24 is a prime example of why The Cookout was formed," Prather wrote, referring to the <a href="https://www.insider.com/big-brother-season-23-winner-players-the-cookout-interview-2021-9">historic all-Black alliance</a> he and other Black houseguests formed in season 23.Hale, a <a href="https://www.insider.com/big-brother-season-24-houseguests-premiere-date-2022-7">27-year-old personal stylist</a> and former Miss Michigan USA, is not currently nominated for eviction, but she's already been <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/big-brother-24-taylor-hale-racism-casting-1235313551/">targeted and ostracized by her fellow houseguests</a>. Former "Big Brother" contestants (including several other players of color) say the behavior of the current contestants towards Hale is troubling and indicative of a larger problem in the game, <a href="https://www.insider.com/all-black-alliance-the-cookout-dominated-big-brother-23-2021-9">which has a history of racism allegations</a>.Some of Hale's fellow contestants have said on the show that she would <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/big-brother-alums-slam-houseguests-treatment-of-taylor-hale/xavier-prather-4/">"blow up" if nominated for eviction</a> and called her an "aggressive person."One current houseguest, Paloma Aguilar, criticized Hale's gameplay during a diary session on episode two. "My initial impression of Taylor is she wants to try to, like, use her beauty to allure men, which is a strategy that is so like old," she said. "Like, her demeanor comes across even more cocky when she's not trying to make an effort with women. She's just digging that hole for herself with the girls."<div type="image" title="Palomar Agular." height="2000" width="2668" msid="92814962" hostid="261" sizebytes="239020"></div>Later in episode two, Aguilar said in a confessional that she wouldn't go after Hale herself for fear that the stylist would "burn me like a witch."On live feeds, fans have caught contestants <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BigBrother/comments/vvi2gc/did_i_miss_something_what_did_do/">criticizing the way Hale dresses</a> and insulting her to the point that when she seemingly overheard their comments, <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/big-brother-alums-slam-houseguests-treatment-of-taylor-hale/xavier-prather-4/">she was brought to tears.</a>CBS did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.<h2>Other 'Big Brother' alums have called out the behavior and supported Hale </h2><div type="image" title="Taylor Hale." height="877" width="1170" msid="92814964" hostid="261" sizebytes="43316"></div>In his Twitter statement, Prather acknowledged that while he was in the "Big Brother" house last season, he himself didn't treat Black women fairly. "I've tried to learn from my conduct and educate myself so I can stand beside those who need my support, as I attempt to do for Taylor now," he wrote, adding that he hopes it doesn't take another all-Black alliance like the Cookout for Black and person of color houseguests "to finally escape the feeling of being ostracized" in the game "for simply existing.""Change is a MUST!" Prather concluded.Other members of season 23's Cookout alliance, like Azäh Awasum, also tweeted support for Hale."I made a cognizant effort to 'dial back' in the house for these exact reasons. Dark skinned women always have this in the back of our heads," <a href="https://twitter.com/azah_awasum/status/1546140824018247681">Awasum tweeted on Sunday</a>. "CBS teaches about racial microaggressions but a section on colorism would be beneficial. Taylor's light will shine outside this house.""i truthfully do not understand why everybody, their mom, their dad, their neighbor, their plant &amp; their lint has taylor's name in their mouth like it's their full-time job it's giving fan behavior &amp; it's unsettling," Hannah Chaddha, who was also a member of the Cookkout in season 23, <a href="https://twitter.com/hannah_chaddha/status/1545984224070606848">tweeted on Sunday</a>."Big Brother" all-star and fan-favorite Janelle Pierzina, who has competed on seasons six, seven, 14, and 22, tweeted footage from the live feeds of Hale crying after hearing Aguilar talking about her. Pierzina <a href="https://twitter.com/JanellePierzina/status/1546169875667746820">sarcastically wrote</a>, "Let's make the beautiful quiet women who has literally done nothing but breathe, cry and make her feel like shit."

'Big Brother' winner Xavier Prather speaks out against what he called 'reprehensible' treatment of season 24 contestant Taylor Hale

<ul><li><keyword id="219793" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kunal-Bahl">Kunal Bahl</keyword> and <keyword id="396598" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rohit-Bansal">Rohit Bansal</keyword> invested in <keyword id="7044437" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="sanfe">Sanfe</keyword>, through their VC venture Titan Capital. </li><li>Sanfe was founded by <keyword id="57604" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="iit-delhi">IIT Delhi</keyword> graduates, Archit Aggarwal and Harry Sehrawat. </li><li>In December, Titan Capital had invested an undisclosed amount in female wellness startup Azah.</li></ul><keyword id="541988" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="SnapDeal">Snapdeal</keyword> founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal have invested in a female hygiene products startup – Sanfe. The startup raised a pre-series A funding of ₹8 crore from Titan Capital – the VC fund founded by the Snapdeal founders, SucSEED Venture Partners and other investors. Sanfe, founded by IIT Delhi graduates, Archit Aggarwal and Harry Sehrawat, plans to use the new funds for category disruption, strengthening of the existing team, new product development and brand building. Currently, Sanfe has products like stand and pee devices, wipes, organic sanitary pads, pain relief roll on, menstrual cups among others. Selling directly and through platforms like Flipkart and Amazon, the startup is also present in the US, Nepal and Kenya. Interestingly, this is the second funding in a female wellness startup within three months for the Snapdeal founders. In December, Titan Capital had invested an undisclosed amount in female wellness startup Azah. Through the fund, Bahl and Bansal invest in seed stage <keyword id="6362513" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="startups">startups</keyword> that hope to bring a ‘positive impact’ to the world. They have invested in startups like Ola, Bira, Razorpay, Beardo and several others. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/snapdeal-founders-kunal-bahl-and-rohit-bansal-invest-in-organic-wellness-startup-azah/articleshow/72867046.cms">Snapdeal founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal invest in an organic wellness startup</a>

Snapdeal founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal invest in second female wellness brand within three months

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12048093" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="julie-chen" source="Orion">Julie Chen</keyword> defended the first all-Black alliance in "<keyword id="12048092" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="big-brother" source="Orion">Big Brother</keyword>" history to <keyword id="11896019" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="entertainment" source="Orion">Entertainment</keyword> Weekly. </li><li>The franchise has a well-documented history of racism over its 23 seasons. The Cookout isn't racist.</li><li>If a member of The Cookout wins "Big Brother," they will be the first Black person to win the game.</li></ul>"Big Brother" host <a href="https://www.insider.com/hoda-kotb-julie-chen-had-to-leave-the-talk-2018-9">Julie Chen Moonves</a> shared her thoughts on the historic all-Black alliance The Cookout with <a href="https://ew.com/tv/julie-chen-moonves-sarah-beth-eviction-the-cookout/">Entertainment Weekly</a> and shot down critics who have said it's racist."I have heard some call the formation of the Cookout a form of racism," she said. "In my humble opinion, it is not."Chen Moonves went on to say that in the game of <a href="https://www.insider.com/big-brother-couples-still-together-2018-10">"Big Brother,"</a> where people have to lie and backstab each other in order to have a chance to win a huge cash prize ($750,000 this season), it's quite "impressive" to see a group of six players make it so far with their loyalty to each other intact. <a href="https://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/cast/">The Cookout alliance is comprised</a> of Azah Awasum, a 30-year-old director of sales operations from Baltimore; Hannah Chaddha, a 21-year old college student from Chicago; Derek Frazier, a 29-year-old security officer from Philidelphia; Tiffany Mitchell, a 40-year-old phlebotomist from Detroit; Xavier Prather, a 27-year old attorney living in Milwaukee; and Kyland Young, a 29-year old account executive currently living in Venice Beach. If the alliance's success continues, season 23 will be the first time in the show's two-decade history that a white male player does not make it to the finale of the show. It would also be the first time <a href="https://www.goldderby.com/gallery/big-brother-winners-complete-list/big-brother-19-josh-martinez-bully/">a Black contestant wins the grand prize</a>."Big Brother" has a well-documented history of racism that Chen Moonves addressed in another interview with <a href="https://ew.com/tv/big-brother-23-julie-chen-moonves-cast-premiere/">Entertainment Weekly</a> before the season premiere. "In summers past, we've seen some people who are used to their bubble," she said of past contestants who were accused of racist or racially insensitive behavior while competing. The lack of exposure to diversity in their everyday lives caused them to act out in "unacceptable" ways, according to the host. While The Cookout is getting negative attention from some fans, others are rooting for those players as the season progresses. In <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-08-19/big-brother-23-cast-the-cookout">Los Angeles Times</a> writer Greg Braxton's feature about the historic alliance, one <a href="https://www.insider.com/surprising-cbs-big-brother-fun-facts-2018-7">"Big Brother"</a> watcher named Thane Montgomery - who is white - told Braxton that they are amused by the "anti-Cookout sentiment" and are rooting for one of those players to win."People are upset, and honestly, I kind of love it," Montgomery said of some fans' negative reactions to the allliance. "It's people who have never had this opportunity before banding together to do what the white houseguests have been doing for years."

'Big Brother' host Julie Chen responds to fans who say that this season's alliance of all Black players is 'a form of racism'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="12048092" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="big-brother" source="Orion">Big Brother</keyword>" runner-up Derek Frazier said he respects women after backlash from fans for comments.</li><li>Frazier called a fellow contestant "that bitch" and said he did "carried" another female houseguest.</li><li>Frazier told Insider that he never intended to "put a woman down or make them feel little."</li></ul>"Big Brother" finalist Derek Frazier said that he never intended to "put a woman down or make them feel little" <a href="https://www.etonline.com/big-brother-derek-f-apologizes-to-tiffany-and-asks-azah-for-forgiveness-over-past-fights-exclusive">after fans accused him of making sexist and misogynistic comments</a> on the show. Season 23 of the long-running reality show aired its finale on September 29, <a href="https://www.insider.com/big-brother-xavier-prather-first-black-winner-2021-9">crowning contestant Xavier Prather the winner</a>.Prather, the show's first Black winner, took home a prize of $750,000. An all-Black alliance of six contestants called "The Cookout" <a href="https://www.insider.com/all-black-alliance-the-cookout-dominated-big-brother-23-2021-9">helped ensured Prather's win</a>. Frazier, the runner-up and one of the members of The Cookout, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BigBrother/comments/p3d0h1/can_we_talk_about_his_flagrant_use_of_the_word/">was criticized by fans for his comments</a> about fellow Cookout members Azah Awasum and Tiffany Mitchell during the show, including an instance where Frazier <a href="https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/big-brother-fans-mad-about-derek-f-misogyny-tiffany-blow-up.html/">called Mitchell "that bitch" on camera</a> and another moment where he said he carried Awasum to the end of the competition.While speaking with Insider after the finale, Frazier addressed the controversy over his comments, saying he "respects women" and that he grew up with a single mother. "At the end of the day, I would never do anything to harm a woman or anything like that. I do protect women at all costs," Frazier said. At the same time, he added: "If you talk to me a certain way, I'm going to react a certain way. And I can't be sorry for that. Me and Tiffany had had a lot of interactions. That is what it is."<a href="https://www.etonline.com/big-brother-derek-f-apologizes-to-tiffany-and-asks-azah-for-forgiveness-over-past-fights-exclusive">According to Entertainment Tonight</a>, Frazier did not agree with Mitchell acting like the leader of The Cookout.Weighing in on his rumored feud with Awasum, Frazier told Insider that he felt like he "put in a lot of work" and Awasum "was kind of just relaxing a lot," while adding that the two shared a room and checked in on each other from time to time. "I never want her feelings to be hurt," Frazier said. "But I was speaking from how I felt that when I compare her resume to mine - completely different."<div type="image" title="&quot;Big Brother 23&quot; top three contestants" height="1031" width="1374" msid="86827419" hostid="261"></div>Frazier continued that he has "plenty of women" in his life and that he and his friends call each other "bitches and girls" during conversations. He added the goal of the contestants in the latest "Big Brother" season was to be as transparent as possible. "So you can't get upset with me when I'm getting told to be true," he said. Despite fans' reactions to some of Frazier's comments on the show, it seems that the houseguests themselves aren't holding much of a grudge. After the season finale, Frazier apologized to both Mitchell and Awasum for his remarks in <a href="https://www.etonline.com/big-brother-derek-f-apologizes-to-tiffany-and-asks-azah-for-forgiveness-over-past-fights-exclusive">a group conversation with Entertainment Tonight</a> published on Thursday. During the same chat, Mitchell called Frazier her "little brother.""He does not want to listen to his big sister, I wanna be heard, he wants to be right," she said.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="12048092" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="big-brother" source="Orion">Big Brother</keyword>" premiered on <keyword id="11930679" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cbs" source="Orion">CBS</keyword> more than two decades ago in the summer of 2000.</li><li>In the past 22 seasons of the show, a Black contestant has never won the game. </li><li>But an all-Black alliance called "The Cookout" has dominated season 23, ensuring a win for a Black player.</li></ul>It's been nearly a decade since Jodi Rollins set foot in the "Big Brother" house. In July 2012, Rollins, then 42 years old, entered expecting a summer-long adventure full of twists during the 14th season of the show. Instead, Rollins <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H87eo2qQv84">was sent out the door hours after she first walked through</a> it. It was the first time in the history of CBS' blockbuster summer show where a contestant was eliminated on the first episode.Rollins, now 51 and a <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-time-small-talk/id1532412892">podcast host</a>, was the only Black contestant (referred to as a houseguest on "Big Brother") out of 16 people cast to appear on "BB14." In a rare occurrence, Rollins was eliminated after her team placed last in the first competition.<div type="image" title="Jodi Rollins after being the 1st Houseguest evicted from BIG BROTHER" height="2000" width="1316" msid="86614354" hostid="261"></div> Since then, she has become somewhat of an icon in the "Big Brother" fandom, with fans regularly prodding "Big Brother" producers to bring her back for a second chance. Rollins told Insider that despite her image and name being referenced on recent seasons of the show, she'd never been brought back.Since Big Brother premiered on CBS in the summer of 2000, not a single Black contestant has won the game. Structural changes behind the show amid a cross-industry racial reckoning have enabled a group of Black contestants to claim the final 6 spots in the 21-year run of "Big Brother." <h2>Nearly all of the winners of the show have been white.</h2>In 2003, Jun Song, who was born in South Korea, made "Big Brother" history, becoming the first person of color (POC) to win the show in its fourth season.Song, now 46, would remain the only non-white winner for another 15 seasons until Josh Martinez, who is Latinx and Cuban, won in season 19. Kaycee Clark, who is of Filipino descent, won the 20th season of the show, bringing the total number of POC winners to three out of 22.But on Wednesday, a six-person alliance known as "The Cookout" is poised to make history. The all-Black group, comprised of Azah Awasum, a 30-year-old from Baltimore; Hannah Chaddha, a 21-year old from Chicago; Derek Frazier, a 29-year-old from Philiadelphia; Tiffany Mitchell, a 40-year-old from Detroit; Xavier Prather, a 27-year old from Milwaukee; and Kyland Young, a 29-year old from Venice Beach, formed the first week of the season."The Cookout" was created with the goal of making "Big Brother" history: ensuring a Black player won. This season of "Big Brother" also marks another first for the show: not a single white male made it to the jury of nine eliminated players who will decide the winner between the final two on finale night.Over the course of the season, the alliance dominated the game, winning numerous competitions while going mostly undetected by their fellow houseguests. All six members of the alliance ended up in the final six, and three of its members - Zwasum, Frazier, and Prather - will make it to the finale that will air live Wednesday, where the first Black "Big Brother" winner will be crowned.It's a big deal, Rollins said. "Just from a game perspective, the fact that six people could say 'let's do something and stick together,' no matter what in that game is remarkable," she told Insider. "But then to know it was a cause that was larger than themselves, which is why I think it actually worked."<h2>"Big Brother" has a history of racism allegations</h2>Allegations of racism on the show reached a tipping point during the 15th season, which aired in 2013. Several white contestants were accused of using racist slurs and hurling racist comments toward its only female Black and Asian American houseguests, as <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/arts/television/big-brother-becomes-a-lab-experiment-in-overt-racism.html?.?mc=aud_dev&amp;ad-keywords=auddevgate&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwkbuKBhDRARIsAALysV56PZdj6AlQaJUDPjxlQGD71Ll_S4n1CNTCMWEf8s1PfoIkN3EQ3GMaAtpZEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.dsgclsrc=aw.ds">The New York Times</a> reported at the time.<div type="image" title="Big Brother" height="537" width="716" msid="86614357" hostid="261"></div>The slurs weren't aired on television, though avid fans of the show caught them on the live feeds, which allow paying subscribers near 24/7 access into the house. Some of the remarks were eventually aired on the CBS broadcast show after fans pressured the network to address the comments, according to a report from <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/big-brother-15-houseguests-racist-581533/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.When one houseguest who had been accused of racism was evicted, Chen Moonves confronted her about her remarks, saying she had been personally offended by them. Chen Moonves' husband, Leslie Moonves, the then-chairman and CEO of CBS, called the comments "absolutely appalling," the LA Times reported."What happened this season is unfortunate, but at its heart, this show is a daring social experiment," its longtime executive producer Allison Grodner said in 2013, defending the show. "It's real and raw, and it's not always pretty."The show faced allegations of racism again in 2019 during its 21st season. As the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-09-24/cbs-big-brother-racism-controversy-context">Los Angeles Times</a> reported, Kemi Fakunle, the only female Black houseguest that year, said at the time she believed she was targeted because of her race. In the same season, four of the five POC houseguests were eliminated in the first five weeks of the show, the LA Times reported."At times, the Houseguests say things that we do not condone," <a href="https://people.com/tv/big-brother-producers-speak-out-bullying/">CBS said in a 2019 statement to People</a>. "We share some of the viewers' concerns about inappropriate behavior and offensive comments, and producers have addressed specific incidents with the Houseguests involved. However, there is absolutely no truth that the casting of the show is racially motivated, that the Houseguests' behavior is predetermined or that the outcome is controlled in any way."Last year, Da'Vonne Rogers, who is Black and has competed three times on the show, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEF37UatlvA">highlighted its lack of diversity in an on-air speech</a>."Twenty-one seasons of winners and not one of those faces look like mine," Rogers said last year. "So, when I walked through those doors, I had that desire - had that determination to be the very first face to give hope to those behind me who have a desire to come in here and play this game. Because not seeing a face that looks like mine is very discouraging, it's hurtful, and it does make me feel like maybe it's impossible."Directly following her remarks, Rogers' fellow houseguests evicted her from the all-star season by a 5-2 vote.When <a href="https://ew.com/tv/big-brother-all-stars-julie-chen-moonves-davonne-interview/">Entertainment Weekly</a> asked Chen Moonves about Rogers' speech and the show's diversity last year, she pointed toward its three POC winners as players who could "argue they are all minorities who were outnumbered but went on to win."But Song, who also criticized the remarks at the time, told Insider her win doesn't excuse the lack of diversity on the show nor does it explain the lack of Black winners.<div type="image" title="Big Brother season 4 cast photo" height="1830" width="3000" msid="86614359" hostid="261"></div>"I think it's completely missing the point," she said, adding that "to some extent, it's gaslighting."Just because we've had a few non-white winners and one openly gay winner does not mean that there is not systemic racism and bias built into the <keyword id="11899410" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="reality-tv" source="Orion">reality TV</keyword> world, let alone into CBS, and bigger picture in the US. And so I think it's very ignorant and naive for her to be able to make those kinds of flippant remarks," said Song, who currently resides in Belgium. Rollins said CBS over the years created a "monster that racism festered in." "And when they were asked about it - called to the mat about it - they did nothing about it until finally 22 seasons later. And that's sad," she added.CBS did not return Insider's request for comment.After she was evicted from "BB14," Rollins said she often was asked if she believed her race played a role in her elimination."I was like, oh, no, no, no, no, because I didn't want to believe that," she told Insider. "But the thing about racism is it doesn't hold up a sign and say, 'I am racist.' Unless you're a klan member or a <a href="https://www.splcenter.org/20120625/racist-skinheads-understanding-threat">skinhead</a>, racism is covert.""Racism is in the dark corners of our minds. Sometimes we don't realize it sometimes it's just, we choose not to realize it. And sometimes we just don't care. And I think that's what happened with CBS collectively," she added.<h2>This season of "Big Brother" began as the most racially diverse season ever</h2>"I cannot speak for Black people," Song said. "I don't even pretend to know the struggles compared to mine as an Asian woman, but I do know that the casting process has been quite broken for a very long time. And so the fact that it's taken 23 seasons for us to see six people who share the same skin color in the house, I mean, that speaks volumes." "This is about Black lives," she continued. "This is about Black Lives Matter. This is about the Black population. It's not about people of color. We can't, you know, try to soften it or whitewash it in that manner. This is really about Black people and solidarity." Eight of the 16 houseguests who entered the "Big Brother" house when the season premiered in July identified as POC. The network <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/cbs-unscripted-shows-diversity-1234826214/">pledged in November last year to feature at least 50% Black and Indigenous people of color on all seasons</a> of its unscripted programs going forward, including "Big Brother" and "Survivor." Both Rollins and Song said "The Cookout" was allowed to form and prosper because of the changes the network made ahead of the current "Big Brother" season."When you start from a place of honesty, that's where the changes can happen," Rollins said. "And so for CBS to finally - long overdue - make this decision, that enabled the six people to come in and do something special." "It had to start with CBS actually trying to do better. And so I was glad that they finally did," she added. Dr. Hunter Hargraves, an associate professor at California State University, Fullerton, who teaches contemporary American television studies, told Insider the changes on "Big Brother" this year that enabled "The Cookout" represented larger shifts in the reality TV landscape.<div type="image" title="&quot;Big Brother 23&quot; top three contestants" height="1178" width="2092" msid="86614365" hostid="261"></div>Other big-name reality shows, like ABC's "The Bachelor" franchise, <a href="https://www.insider.com/bachelor-rachael-kirkconnell-matt-james-complete-timeline">have similarly undergone changes</a> after <a href="https://www.insider.com/bachelor-racist-chris-harrison-rachael-kirkconnell-2021-2">longstanding criticism</a> over how they portrayed race and handled accusations of racism.These changes came after the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/george-floyd-protests-defining-history-politics-election-black-lives-matter-2020-6">nationwide racial justice protests</a> last year sparked by the caught-on-video police killing of 46-year-old George Floyd in Minneapolis, Hargraves said."You're now starting to see some kind of like more 'woke' reality television. I'm thinking of the 'Queer Eye' reboot or something like 'RuPaul's Drag Race,'" he added.On reality TV, topics like race are more easily dealt with on shows with more niche audiences - shows that air on cable networks like VH1 or Bravo, Hargraves said. But producers of more mainstream shows, like "Big Brother" and "The Bachelor" have had more difficulties."I definitely think there is trying to be this sort of like a balancing act that all programming, regardless of unscripted or scripted, has had to go through in the wake of last summer," he said. "How do networks diversify their programming options? How do they make what I assume is a sincere attempt to speak to the issues that cultural minorities face in a way that doesn't alienate the audience that you think is paying the bills?" <h2>"The Cookout" has led to backlash from some of "Big Brother's" fans </h2>"I have heard some call the formation of the Cookout a form of racism," Chen Moonves said in early September as she <a href="https://www.insider.com/big-brother-host-julie-chen-says-cookout-alliance-isnt-racist-2021-9">defended the all-Black alliance</a>. "In my humble opinion, it is not."Chen Moonves said it was "impressive" to see the six players make it so far with their loyalty intact despite being on a show known for participants' deception and backstabbing."They're like, well, what if six white people got together and kicked out all the Black people? How is that any different?" Rollins said about "Big Brother" fans who've called the alliance racist. "It's 100% different. First of all, that's essentially what's happened all of these years, right? The white people get together and they kick out the Black people.""Second of all things are not created equal," she added. "Black people come from a history of oppression and being left out and seen as other."Rollins, who said she viewed the alliance as "righting a wrong," noted there was no malice or hatred between houseguests this season. All members of "The Cookout" were closely aligned with other members of the game outside the all-Black alliance for much of the season, she added. Members of "The Cookout" were often emotional when eliminating their friends, she said.Song said "The Cookout" hadn't formed as an anti-white alliance, but a pro-Black alliance."I think it speaks volumes of how we've been programmed as a society where if anything makes us feel uncomfortable or we don't like it, we lash out," Song said. "And I think people who are right now lashing out and calling 'The Cookout' a racist alliance are people who are super scared and very uncomfortable and cannot see the beauty of it all. I see beauty."

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