"This entire moment was handled beautifully."

She continued, sharing, "The hardest thing with the me and West situation is that everyone’s always just, like, you let a white man play you on national TV, and then regardless of how we feel about each other, it’s like the way that it looks to the entire world," she said. “Yeah, I guess if I could help it, I would, but you can’t help who you love, you can’t help who you are attracted to, sometimes.”

“It’s not normal, that shit’s not normal,” he continued. “I don’t expect you guys to understand because you aren’t in our skin but even with me coming into the house being the first Black guy, I have added pressure, too.”

“You have to conduct yourself in a certain manner so you’re not seen as a threat, so you’re not seen as aggressive, or angry, or scary, and all of these connotations that society has put on us for so long. Even though there’s nothing angry about you, there’s nothing scary about you, but that’s what the world has made us to look like.”

“I think it’s our job to just be family and support one another instead of giving people opportunities to tear one another down,” said another cast member, Amanda Batula.

#SummerHouse just aired one of its most important conversations ever surrounding race tonight. Ciara, KJ, and Mia being given the space to share their experience of being on TV needed to be said.From the cast to production, this entire moment was handled beautifully! Bravo! pic.twitter.com/bz6wr7jsCd

I’m glad Kyle pointed out his privilege to lose his shit every fucking year without fear of being labeled violent #Summerhouse

The way #SummerHouse handles conversations about race deserves way more credit.They let the Black cast members speak…no interruptions, no defensiveness…just listening and support.  It shouldn’t feel rare on reality TV…but it does. And they get it right. pic.twitter.com/EAMOWSq4s0

kj, mia, and ciara #SummerHouse pic.twitter.com/rae2YPrfNd