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'DWTS' viewers want judge Carrie Ann Inaba to be replaced over her 'bias' in criticism after Taylor Swift Night

'DWTS' judge Carrie Ann Inaba has constantly been criticized for her scoring since Season 32 began

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'Dancing With The Stars' Season 32 judge Carrie Ann Inaba continued to receive outrage from the viewers over her criticism and scores. Notably, viewers also called Carrie's judgment "biased."

In the latest episode, for Taylor Swift Night, Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy performed a Quickstep to the singer's hit, 'Paper Rings'.

While judges Mandy Moore, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough as well as viewers were highly impressed with their performance, Carrie claimed that Xochitl lost her focus at some points in the dance.

Meanwhile, Harry Jowsey and Rylee Arnold performed a Rumba to Taylor's Folklore hit, 'August', and Carrie praised Harry's vulnerability. However, viewers now want Carrie to be replaced from 'DWTS' as a judge over her alleged "bias" criticism.

A Reddit user started a thread titled 'It’s time for Carrie Ann to go'. The person wrote, "I used to really love her, but it’s clear her scores are all over the place. Harry will do a truly terrible dance and get an 8 from her—while great dancers like Xochitl, Ariana, and Charity (notably all women, CAI has a woman problem) do everything right and she gives them a 9 because she “just feels like they could’ve done more!”"

"Time for fresh blood at the judge’s table, please!" concluded the post.

A person commented on the thread, writing, "I agree they need to get her to bounce and replace her with someone with the feedback Len use to give. He was always consistent and I feel like got dancers to improve and care and the judges gave better feedback when he was on as well."

The same person further wrote, " Love the guest judge from week to week keeps it fun though! But yes CAI is so strange . Like commit to your comments too who cares what the audience says girl! Like if you’re gonna be the harsher judge then do it and let it be your thing don’t half way do it sometimes for certain people. It’s so obvious."

Another critic gave a different suggestion as they said, "CAI has needed to go for a while. Get the old blood back on the judges table, replace her with a former pro."

Several people also took to X to call out the judge, as one person tweeted about Harry Jowsey, "Carrie Ann gave him an 8? And didn’t call out the lift?"

Another X user penned, "As an expert observer of #dwts, it's evident that Carrie Ann's bias towards Xochitl was predetermined. The quality of the dance didn't hold any importance to her decision-making. 💃"

Another social media user explained, "Imagine doing the best Quickstep this season and a perfect Rumba and getting critiques from CAI and getting scored a 9 and then someone doing a rumba where they moved five feet and stood still the majority of the dance and get 8s #dwts #DWTSxTaylorSwift."

Carrie Ann Inaba claps back at her 'scoring' criticism

Carrie Ann Inaba recently clapped back at trolls after she was called out for giving less scores to Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov. The 'DWTS' Season 32 judge took to her Instagram stories and wrote, "I judge what I see from my perspective."

She added, "If I just did what other people do, I would have zero value as a judge. But as the woman on the panel, I’m constantly made a target for blame and vitriol. I own my space on that panel AND I also appreciate the passion of our audience."

Carrie went on to state that if she thought the pair's routine was perfect, she would gladly give them a 10, like Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy's tango performance. She continued, "I did not think those dances were 'perfection.' Be mad at me."

Carrie concluded her rant noting, "I can handle it. I’ve been judging for 32 seasons. But then you better be voting."

Former 'DWTS' pro Lacey Schwimmer calls out Carrie Ann Inaba over 'mean comment'

'DWTS' pro Lacey Schwimmer recently shared her thoughts on Carrie Ann Inaba's "mean comment." During an episode of Cheryl Burke's podcast, 'Sex, Lies, and Spray Tans', Lacey addressed Carrie's comment she made about 'DWTS' season 13 contestant Chaz Bono, who was the first transgender person to appear on the ABC show.

Lacey noted, "It's unfortunate that the show doesn’t have his back. And I do think that they’re being a little extra critical on him, making fun of his appearance and what he looks like when he dances. But their not doing it to anybody else.’ And I said it seems a little hatred."

She further revealed that "it was the judges" who made the mean comments. She noted, "I want to say it was Carrie Ann [Inaba]. I think she had made a remark that he looked like a fluffy teddy bear."

Lacey recalled, "It had nothing to do with his dance technique, it had nothing to do with him as a human being. It had everything to do with his aesthetic. What he looked like. And, to me, that is so uncalled for. That’s not what we’re here for. And it’s just mean."

New episodes of 'Dancing With The Stars' release on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET on ABC.