{"id":18940,"date":"2025-05-05T09:48:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T08:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=18940"},"modified":"2025-05-05T09:48:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T08:48:03","slug":"love-on-the-spectrum-creator-addresses-backlash-over-sending-james-on-so-many-speed-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/05\/05\/love-on-the-spectrum-creator-addresses-backlash-over-sending-james-on-so-many-speed-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Love on the Spectrum creator addresses backlash over sending James on so many speed dates"},"content":{"rendered":"

The creator of Love on the Spectrum<\/a> has addressed the backlash over sending James on so many speed dates each season, after viewers aired their concerns about him seeing uncomfortable at a neurotypical dating event.<\/p>\n

Cian O’Clery spoke out about the concerns of viewers during an interview with Vanity Fair<\/a>, explaining more about why they chose to send James on so many speed dates throughout each season of Love on the Spectrum.<\/p>\n

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He explained: “First I\u2019ll talk about James going speed dating, because some people have said online, ‘What are the producers doing sending James to a neurotypical speed dating event?’<\/p>\n

“Firstly, that\u2019s an ableist comment. James goes to speed dating events all the time, and he goes to mainstream speed dating events. That\u2019s what he does.<\/p>\n

“So it was important for us to tell that story because it\u2019s a big part of his search for love, right? That\u2019s the truth of his story.”<\/p>\n

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Alongside James, Cian also opened up more about how the dates in Love on the Spectrum are organised, revealing: “In terms of the matches that we find for people, we talk to the people themselves.<\/p>\n

“With each individual, we\u2019re telling their story. We\u2019re not telling a generic autism story. We\u2019re telling James\u2019s story, we\u2019re telling Pari\u2019s story, we\u2019re telling Madison\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

“We work with them and what they think\u2014what kind of person they think would be a good match, what kind of person might be on a similar wavelength to them.<\/p>\n

“Sometimes that\u2019s someone who\u2019s neurotypical. Sometimes that\u2019s someone who\u2019s autistic. Sometimes it\u2019s somebody with Down syndrome. It\u2019s about working with them in terms of what is best for them.”<\/p>\n

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He continued: “Having said that, we are the matchmakers, which, I guess, is a unique thing. We wouldn\u2019t have been able to make the show without being matchmakers because we\u2019re following so many people who haven\u2019t dated much.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a non-scientific art. And we\u2019re not mismatching people. We\u2019re not trying to create conflict or drama. Don\u2019t ask me how so many matches happened this season. It\u2019s unbelievable.”<\/p>\n

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Viewers were ‘concerned’ that James looked ‘uncomfortable’ during the dating events<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734183,"featured_media":18946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1358],"tags":[2103,1438],"class_list":["post-18940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-love-on-the-spectrum","tag-netflix"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/05\/05\/love-on-the-spectrum-creator-addresses-backlash-over-sending-james-on-so-many-speed-dates\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Love on the Spectrum creator addresses backlash over sending James on so many speed dates","url":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/05\/05\/love-on-the-spectrum-creator-addresses-backlash-over-sending-james-on-so-many-speed-dates\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/05\/05\/love-on-the-spectrum-creator-addresses-backlash-over-sending-james-on-so-many-speed-dates\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-3-150x150.png","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-3.png"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ellie Ring"}],"creator":["Ellie Ring"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Reality Shrine","logo":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png"},"keywords":["love on the spectrum","netflix"],"dateCreated":"2025-05-05T08:48:03Z","datePublished":"2025-05-05T08:48:03Z","dateModified":"2025-05-05T08:48:03Z"},"rendered":"