Dancing with the Stars 2014: Season 18 Contestants Announced, But Where’s the Latino Representation?

*Editor’s note: Seriously? We’re going there?

By Melissa Castellanos, Latin Post

Dancing with the Stars has announced their new line-up for Season 18, and while most assumed the show wouldn’t include Venezuelan Bachelor Juan Pablo Galavis, some are wondering why there isn’t any Latino representation at all this season.

Do all Latinos need to be shut out just because Galavis left a bad taste in ABC’s mouth?

According to E! News, Galavis won’t be starring on Dancing with the Stars because he is reportedly is “no longer wanted,” due to the backlash that he received during the series for the way he treated the contestants as well as his controvesial response to the show having a gay Bachelor. He claimed that his use of the word “pervert” was a misshap due to his “language barrier.”

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