"Going to get STD check" - crack

[Richkingretro]

Where on earth would that come from and how is that crack? also why say this to Chloe who he does not know?

All seems very strange to me :shrug:

[Pete.]

It was rude and offensive, Chloe is a lovely girl and not promiscuous in the slightest.

[LukeB]

It was a joke but Danny was right in the argument, he shouldn't have said it because he don't know her. But she is all cool with it now as she said she can take it next time or something like that

[Jamesy]

It wasn't crack, it was a childish comment to cause a reaction, and it worked!

[y.winter]

Attention seeker.
Don't feed the troll.

[saintjude]

He's trying to cause controversy but being nasty
There was no need to be so inconsiderate

[Pink Pegasus]

It sounded very random but I'm wondering if the comment was linked to their earlier conversation at the table where he made some gross comment about his semen entering her and her taking a pregnancy test or something? It was the conversation where she kept saying "I have a boyfriend". He definitely shouldn't have said it, but it seems such a weird comment to make I thought maybe it was linked to that earlier "banter".

[bots]

We don't know though, maybe Chloe has someone close affected by an STD or something .... I to think its very odd, and very specific. He could have said something like, now its your turn to be evicted, which would have been more in keeping with the events of the evening, rather than that completely tangential slur

[Dollface]

It was so disrespectful, I would have reacted the same as Chloe did.

[Pink Pegasus]

It was so disrespectful, I would have reacted the same as Chloe did.

Same. I'm fairly placid most of the time, but if I had a few drinks in me, that comment would have made me flip.

[StephenPullen]

We don't know though, maybe Chloe has someone close affected by an STD or something .... I to think its very odd, and very specific. He could have said something like, now its your turn to be evicted, which would have been more in keeping with the events of the evening, rather than that completely tangential slur

I think you may be onto something there. I mean, he's already gone personal with Jade, maybe he's been told/ read some dirt on Chloe too and is trying to use that against her to get a reaction.

The "now it's your turn to be evicted" would have been funny as hell. That's the kind of thing I would say.

[M X]

I cackled when Marc said that Chloe has no banter.

If your banter is randomly telling someone you don't even know to get an STI test, then you have the sh*ttest banter of all time.

:joker:

[fitz2k2]

I find it hilarious

[Parmy]

All I heard was, potato.

[Cherry Christmas]

Dublin banter whatever that is :nono:

[bots]

Dublin banter whatever that is :nono:

its an excuse for being offensive

[Amy Jade]

I know some think his banter is totes hilar but if I went in there as of now, being in a relationship if he said I needed an STI check I would tell him he's one ugly twat who looks like David Dickinson on steroids. He may think it's funny but it's just not.

[Absorption]

Same. I'm fairly placid most of the time, but if I had a few drinks in me, that comment would have made me flip.

Yep. He's a c u n t.

[Rustic bauble]

He has probably watched the show...Chloe has had little impact and pretty much sat on the fence. She was saved by the public and I just think he was deliberately provoking her. It wasn't nice and I don't blame her reaction. Marc is testing them all...winding them all up to get a reaction.

[hannah.]

It sounded very random but I'm wondering if the comment was linked to their earlier conversation at the table where he made some gross comment about his semen entering her and her taking a pregnancy test or something? It was the conversation where she kept saying "I have a boyfriend". He definitely shouldn't have said it, but it seems such a weird comment to make I thought maybe it was linked to that earlier "banter".

Yeah this is exactly how I saw it - I do think that's what he meant and also why he seemed genuinely a bit miffed that they all went mental (because they didn't get the context, although not appropriate either way)

[bots]

It sounded very random but I'm wondering if the comment was linked to their earlier conversation at the table where he made some gross comment about his semen entering her and her taking a pregnancy test or something? It was the conversation where she kept saying "I have a boyfriend". He definitely shouldn't have said it, but it seems such a weird comment to make I thought maybe it was linked to that earlier "banter".

And this is the comment that Marc denied making on the highlight show tonight. Caught out again

[Rorkimaru]

It was intended as a harmless comment. I'm from Dublin so maybe that's why I read it differently but basically it was ribbing. She's supposed to (in his mind) respond by telling him to **** off but in a joking way. Basically bonding by insults.

It obviously didn't land and when he found out why she was so offended he did apologize profusely. A part of the humour is that it's so far from what's actually happening though similar jokes are made in a realistic context too. Basically it was culture clash.

To be honest I've warmed to Mark quite a bit. Nick knows how to deal with him and I think he'll be a good buddy for Cristian.

[Marsh.]

Dublin banter whatever that is :nono:

The same as a Glasgow kiss?

[Pink Pegasus]

And this is the comment that Marc denied making on the highlight show tonight. Caught out again

Yeah I noticed that. Seeing as Chloe reacted and kept saying "I have a boyfriend" etc when he did it, I'm not sure I buy that he 'forgot' saying anything to do with semen, unless he was off his tits on something when he entered the house.

[Rorkimaru]

Yeah I noticed that. Seeing as Chloe reacted and kept saying "I have a boyfriend" etc when he did it, I'm not sure I buy that he 'forgot' saying anything to do with semen, unless he was off his tits on something when he entered the house.

She's misremembering the comment too. She's saying he said one of the original lads pumped seamen into her and he actually said something about his own going into her while they were dancing (iirc).

There's so much confusion about it, he was buzzing off his first night in the house and he said an awful lot of s**t that night. I completely believe he's forgotten it.

[Kizzy]

Stupid thing to say to someone you don't know, even if it's your humour if it isn't theirs it's not banter is it? It's just an offensive comment.

[Pink Pegasus]

She's misremembering the comment too. She's saying he said one of the original lads pumped seamen into her and he actually said something about his own going into her while they were dancing (iirc).

There's so much confusion about it, he was buzzing off his first night in the house and he said an awful lot of s**t that night. I completely believe he's forgotten it.

Yeah maybe he has. It's just that I thought his std comment (which he remembers) was linked to his earlier semen/pregnancy comments, so couldn't see how he forgot the first comments which led to the std row.
Maybe they are not linked though.

[Rorkimaru]

Stupid thing to say to someone you don't know, even if it's your humour if it isn't theirs it's not banter is it? It's just an offensive comment.

Well that's a very easy thing to say outside the situation. If your way of bonding with people is offensive to others you might not know that until you've already shot yourself in the foot. It's his humour and there's no spite to it. How many conversations do we have to see of him apologizing to Chloe before people understand what she's already gotten, it wasn't a cruel nasty comment in his eyes. People from different places speak in different ways and it'll take him a little time to adjust.

Yeah maybe he has. It's just that I thought his std comment (which he remembers) was linked to his earlier semen/pregnancy comments, so couldn't see how he forgot the first comments which led to the std row.
Maybe they are not linked though.

Nah, definitely not linked. He only copped that she thought they were linked two days after it happened. They edited them to be back to back but he's in another conversation when the Second one happened. Chloe never had someone speak to her like Mark so it stuck out in her memory. Mark says that stuff all the time so he'd completely forgotten. He'd probably have said it regardless of who was going to the diary room.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Offending people then saying sorry, quite a pattern for him. I'd just tell him to piss off. Calling others fake? He has lied about his comments to Chloe and about Jade. He's making it up as he goes along, obviously.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Stupid thing to say to someone you don't know, even if it's your humour if it isn't theirs it's not banter is it? It's just an offensive comment.

This! No one would ever talk like that to a complete stranger.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

And this is the comment that Marc denied making on the highlight show tonight. Caught out again

:clap2:

[Marsh.]

Well that's a very easy thing to say outside the situation. If your way of bonding with people is offensive to others you might not know that until you've already shot yourself in the foot.

Well, any normal person knows that whilst meeting someone for the first time, a joke about STDs is probably not the way to go until you know their humour. :spin:

[mrflibble]

I didn't think it was an offensive comment. I don't care for Marc, but it did genuinely seem like 'harmless banter'. The semen comment was a bit weird though. They weren't funny jokes, but they weren't offensive either. Just silly comments.