[TurtleSoup]

People seem to think that a son/mother relationship is always the same.
I'm willing to bet his mother has the same humour, she probably calls him a wanker affectionately, some people can't express affection by hugging and being gentle, they express it with jest or insult.

It's like if someone spends lots of money on you, you might say "Oh, you idiot, you shouldn't have"
That's not disrespectful!

[siezz]

what a ledgend

i'd say his mam has a sense of humour

she looked exactly like him i knew straight away

Youtube video

[kab]

i have four boys and would be waiting with a sweeping brush to belt them with if they called me that on tv or anywhere within my earshot ,
i still think marcus is pure entertainment though , one comment like that seems to make up for the hours of duvet hugging

[Faded]

Found it pretty funny, just his humour doubt he actually meant it.

[keithafc]

What amazes me is people still don't get Marcus and folks, we are into 11 weeks now? Seriously, i think it's about time some of you caught up and opened the eyes to reality.

Not once did him saying anything about his mother seem nasty. It's just Marcus like some one said in this thread. Love it or hate it. Film it you must.

[vladicus]

i bet his mom and him joke around just because some one is 67 doesnt mean there cant have a joke and a mess around with there son or what ever people on here need to get there heads out of there ass at times

[J-Rock]

Do you think she'd be there doing that task if Marcus was a tw*t to her.

The way she described what Marcus said to her before he left the house for BB was hilarious (on BBLB). Just how you would imagine Marcus would say it and the little ironic grin on her face.

Bet they make a great double-act

[offelia]

well,well,well...sense of humor?!!
it was dispicable. what kind of person he is? what kind of family they are?
lisa is 100% better

[pixiero]

I found it funny. As has been said on here before, they obviously have a good relationship otherwise she wouldn't have gone on on the first place, and who are we to judge how other people talk to each other?

My husband calls me names all the time - Ugly, Fatty, Dogbreath etc - and if people who didn't know us heard him they would probably be shocked and say how disgusting it is (as I'm sure a lot of you are thinking and judging as you read this) but I know that it is all said in jest, and is just part of the banter of our relationship.

And as for people getting on their high horse about him disrepecting women - I just don't see it.

Just accept that not everybody has the same sense of humour. People are too quick to be offended these days, and some need to jump back down off the politically correct bandwagon.

[NettoSuperstar!]

Its called a joke...I know that concept is strange to some on here

[fallenkal]

I've got the kind of relationship with my Mom that I could call her that. Harmless fun in my opinion. Guess it varies from person to person.

[BB22]

Relationships and communication are not simply about the meanings of words taken in isolation.

It is entirely possible for two people who love (or even simply like) each other to have a relationship where such comments are perfectly normal or acceptable.

I would say it is highly likely that Marcus' mother laughed when she heard it.

I would say it is also highly likely that Marcus' mother would laugh heartily at some of her "defenders" in this thread.

[mike888]

It just shows he doesn't respect anyone or anything. It's cring worthy when he disrespects BB in the Diary Room with a torrent of 4 letter words so I would imagine his mum is used to those sort of comments from the creepy perv by now.

[The_Long_Run]

Originally posted by merv
The fact she was there and interviewed on bblb shows the real relationship.
Might not be something i would say, but like his mum said"he is a naughty boy"

The fact she was there actually shows that Channel 4 is still prepared to spend SOME money on the show. How DARE Marcus call his mother out for not being out at work when he is dossing around in the BB House for getting on for three month. His mother WAS working, she was appearing for a fee.

I doubt she would have come for any other reason if he treats her the same way in real life as he pretends to treat her from the safety of the house. He is so false, does he even believe his own hype?.

[The_Long_Run]

Originally posted by NettoSuperstar!
Its called a joke...I know that concept is strange to some on here

Can't be that strange to ANY of us, we've all seen Marcus, the very embodiment of a joke!

[The_Long_Run]

Originally posted by pixiero
I found it funny. As has been said on here before, they obviously have a good relationship otherwise she wouldn't have gone on on the first place, and who are we to judge how other people talk to each other?

My husband calls me names all the time - Ugly, Fatty, Dogbreath etc - and if people who didn't know us heard him they would probably be shocked and say how disgusting it is (as I'm sure a lot of you are thinking and judging as you read this) but I know that it is all said in jest, and is just part of the banter of our relationship.

And as for people getting on their high horse about him disrepecting women - I just don't see it.

Just accept that not everybody has the same sense of humour. People are too quick to be offended these days, and some need to jump back down off the politically correct bandwagon.

The abuse some women accept from their husbands never ceases to amaze me!

[CaraRawr]

It was mean but kind of funny.

[The_Long_Run]

Originally posted by TurtleSoup
People seem to think that a son/mother relationship is always the same.
I'm willing to bet his mother has the same humour, she probably calls him a *****r affectionately, some people can't express affection by hugging and being gentle, they express it with jest or insult.

It's like if someone spends lots of money on you, you might say "Oh, you idiot, you shouldn't have"
That's not disrespectful!

If she did, she would be simply stating a fact. A fact borne out by Marcus's very public displays of his attachment to the art.

[steelmagnolia]

you just dont get his hummor

[rapunzal77]

aw come off it! it was a joke!

That can come across a term of endearment!!!!!!!!! Very warming if you can speak to your mum in that way - I have two brothers who are forever winding my mum up! They also wound my granny up aclling her an "aul moaner" etc but always with afection and always hugs afterwards!

I do the same with my dad! Call him auld yin, or crabbiterse! etc etc - I thought Marcus looked quite sweet when he found out it was his mum - very thoughtful! You could tell he just said it as a laugh!!!!

[rapunzal77]

Originally posted by The_Long_Run

The fact she was there actually shows that Channel 4 is still prepared to spend SOME money on the show. How DARE Marcus call his mother out for not being out at work when he is dossing around in the BB House for getting on for three month. His mother WAS working, she was appearing for a fee.

I doubt she would have come for any other reason if he treats her the same way in real life as he pretends to treat her from the safety of the house. He is so false, does he even believe his own hype?.

I actually think it was in jest when he said she was at owkr? OH MY GOD YOU GUYS CANNOT GET ANY JOKEES OR SEE HUMOUR! ha ha ha ssssssssakes!

[Sabrewulf238]

People shouldn't take it seriously, his mum said on bblb that she know's what he's like.

When he said that to her it wasn't real disrespect, it's just how they interact. Just because we don't understand how someone interacts with another person doesn't make it rude or bad. Something we find unacceptble might be acceptable for two other people.

I wouldn't be surprised if he walks in the door sometimes, and she say's "What time do you call this, dirtbag?

[Twilight]

Aw come on people it was a joke

[Sabrewulf238]

At the end of the day, certain words only have bad connections to it because of how the world is today.

Sometimes a word considered bad can be converted into something that show's affection. While I wouldn't go as far as calling my mum anything like that, I do make fun of her sometimes but it's just a joke and we laugh about it afterwards and she does the same. We're not out to get each other or anything like that, we're very close. I'd say it's something similar with Marcus and his mum (just with words that are considered bad by the masses) They call each other these names but don't really mean them, they're just having a laugh.

Why can't people see that? Not every loving relationship uses the same dialect as everyone else.

Uh.....Some people have about as much humour and understanding as driftwood.

[shaudenfreud]

I think he was embarassed that his mom came in ,thats why he said that to try and make himself look like a man and not a mummy's boy. Clearly he is a loose cannon, and has no self control, just blurting out things without thinking.How did a lovely woman like his Mom raise a guy like Marcus? he must have got in with the wrong crowd..or maybe didnt have a good relationship with his dad.....He doesnt mention the dad...