Should the producers have aired the 'Choking Scene'?

[Josy]

Basically all in the title, should the choking scene between Marco and Laura have been aired?

I can only imagine the complaints Ofcom received about that last night...

[armand.kay]

Yes they've literally aired someone masturbating with a wine bottle I don't know why people are so shocked..

[andybigbro]

No. I found it weird and all for show. I wasn't "offended" but I find anything involving Marco disgusting so I don't think they should air Marco full stop.

Get the rat out. He is so immature and thinks he is a big man and tough. He couldn't even handle the house and broke out and then came back and cried.

[Josy]

Yes they've literally aired someone masturbating with a wine bottle I don't know why people are so shocked..

That kind of scene is illegal in UK porn...yet here we are shown it on BB.

[Rob4]

No, if it was real, but this wasn't it was all for show and came across as just weird and idiotic, which is what they both are.

[Firewire]

Yes because it means they aren't hiding the fact both of them are ****ing awful

[VanessaFeltz.]

but I find anything involving Marco disgusting so I don't think they should air Marco full stop.

Get the rat out. He is so immature and thinks he is a big man and tough. He couldn't even handle the house and broke out and then came back and cried.

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[Crimson Dynamo]

yes as it sealed both their fate

[sampvt]

Choking using a belt is fraught with danger. belts can jam and I am sure, somewhere in the UK now, some idiotic booze fuelled teenager is experimenting and its an accident waiting to happen. BB was grossly irresponsible for airing it.

[chriskicks]

i had no idea people would respond to the choking. the start of every episode reminds you that sexual stuff is gunna happen. i don't think choking is crossing the line, personally.

[MarcusMel]

Laura was very aware that it was going to be on camera (checking appearance, mentioning the camera) so the scene is not genuine its playing at odd sex fetish for dramatic effect and air time.

[Speedster]

Basically all in the title, should the choking scene between Marco and Laura have been aired?

I can only imagine the complaints Ofcom received about that last night...

That's probably why they did it-for all the publicity it'll generate, all the drama and shock at what's happening in the house.

[ebandit]

...not a big deal...however i'm really bored with marco.....

Mark L

[hot2go]

Absolutely they should.....I think there is very little that shud be censored....BB use their disclaimer before show airs....there are 300 other channels....no one forced to watch....

Surprises me how Doris Day a lot of BB viewers are about some things .....it is Big Brother after all, it's not Homes Under the Hammer....

[jennyjuniper]

For the sake of the viewers stomachs, any scene involving that despicable pair should end up on the cutting room floor.

[Samm]

Yes because BB should show everything that's what the show is for, they've aired worse in past

[Drew.]

I was more mentally scarred by everything else they showed

[Cal.]

I don't like Marco and Laura but yes they should have aired it. If I knew about something more interesting they could have aired in it's place then I'd be all for that but I don't see the problem in airing the actual belt scene.

[Crimson Dynamo]

She had a great opportunity to choke the vile little ratbag and she blew lit

[Niamh.]

She had a great opportunity to choke the vile little ratbag and she blew lit

haha, my friend texted me while it was on saying she wished it was her choking him :laugh:

[Marsh.]

Yes they've literally aired someone masturbating with a wine bottle I don't know why people are so shocked..

I don't recall us actually seeing it.

All we had was a shot of Anthony reacting?

[Marsh.]

Emphasis on "scene". It's all faker than Laura's tits.

[hot2go]

She literally had her hands on the money

[T*]

I don't know...
I'd rather not have seen it
i can imagine it only takes on kid/idiot to be watching it on the night and mimic it and then blame BB for it be all over the news and it be cancelled and ****

[Jamie89]

I don't think they should have censored it because it wasn't real choking, they were just mimicking it, and I'm generally not for things being censored. But I sort of think they should have given them a warning and shown us that also to balance out the 'entertainment' aspect of it with the real life dangers that could happen if people were to copy it. It's not necessarily BB's responsibility to do that, but since they give warnings not just for what housemates do, but how their actions can be perceived by the viewing public, it would have made sense for them to do that. I know they gave the 'risky sexual activity' warning but when the 'risk' of choking is death, they could have gone a little further to make it clear to more impressionable people how dangerous it can be.

[Vicky.]

Why on earth not. I hate when people moan that we don't see stuff then moan that we do. Poor little ofcom flowers would be much better not watching :laugh:

[hennessy]

I'd rather watch it all and decide myself what I couldn't watch

[-Sue-]

If they did not air it there would be uproar as to why c5 did not air it.. sure BB viewers can be offended but they are and were warned multiple times as show starts :D

Not something I personally am keen to watch but in regards to the show better to show who people really are than tiptoe around it...

I am quite sure last nights show sealed the fate of both marco & laura with the GBP and it certainly will not do either of them any favours in years to come...

[Strictly Jake]

Yes they should have aired it to show what complete prats they both are but it was uncomfortable viewing

[hazyjo]

It's not exactly a new thing LOL. Those who might experiment with it would have done it anyway.

Not for me, but I know plenty of others who get off on that sorta stuff. It's pretty common (especially in a world of coke, booze & promiscuity).

[Ashley.]

No. Not because of the act itself, but because it was so bloody awkward to watch, and not entertaining in the slightest.

[Vanessa]

Why not? It's an adult show. Sometimes Marco goes too far and I wish Bb would tell him off. But would he listen? :joker:

[Rob!]

I think it might have been a good idea for BB to step in and I'm kind of surprised they didn't and if OFCOM ends up getting involved, that'll be what trips them up. But I see no harm in them airing it. It was an extreme thing that happened in the house, why shouldn't we see it?

[Vanessa]

Get Natalie in that House and things could get very interesting :hehe::fan:

[GiRTh]

Right to shoiw this scene just to show how far the two will go for airtime.

I think it would be a good idea to split them up and see how the two of them react.

[Lostie!]

Yes. I have more of an issue with them hiding controversial stuff from the viewers.

[hot2go]

Get Natalie in that House and things could get very interesting :hehe::fan:

I initially wanted her out....thought she was just think ....still do, but now I see the potential she can bring...I wud esp enjoy watching Andrew take her down...and with due respect to her, see her wipe the floor with Ryan

[BB247]

That's why I watch US porn

[hot2go]

Emulating a choking scene IMO was no diff or any worse than when Lionel Blaire and the others wore fetish gear and writhed around with dildos in the BB sex den task.....It's not shocking if it's been seen before....and if people were defended last time then why come back for more ?

[mr rochester]

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall at that production meeting...

[-Sue-]

cor i must be old the only choking I know is men who 'choke the chicken' and that needs no explanation ;) (google is open for anyone trying to bait me with what is it :P)

[bots]

I'm no prude, but I was surprised to see that. It just looked very odd, and like in a porn movie, Marco was just going through the motions, there was no erotic desire or whatever involved in it ... just bizarre.

[BB247]

If they did not air it there would be uproar as to why c5 did not air it.. sure BB viewers can be offended but they are and were warned multiple times as show starts :D

Not something I personally am keen to watch but in regards to the show better to show who people really are than tiptoe around it...

I am quite sure last nights show sealed the fate of both marco & laura with the GBP and it certainly will not do either of them any favours in years to come...

I think the GBP will take the advance warnings that BB provides more seriously in future. The chocking scene didn't offend me. I'm not so sure what all the fuss is about, it's not like she tried to kill him (some of you wish she did).

Recap: If you don't want to be offended heed BB warnings and switch over.

[Niamh.]

I'm no prude, but I was surprised to see that. It just looked very odd, and like in a porn movie, Marco was just going through the motions, there was no erotic desire or whatever involved in it ... just bizarre.

Yeah, it was weird as ****

[-Sue-]

I think the GBP will take the advance warnings that BB provides more seriously in future. The chocking scene didn't offend me. I'm not so sure what all the fuss is about, it's not like she tried to kill him (some of you wish she did).

Recap: If you don't want to be offended heed BB warnings and switch over.

Exactly :D

[billy123]

Yes of course they should. Unless of course you want it to become even more of a dumbed down kiddies tv show than it already is.
Any mature adult should be capable of comprehending any warnings given if they arent then they should go and watch a cartoon instead.
Cant beat a bit of choking :dance:

Good god im glad im not some dried up old husk that thinks anything other than missionary is a sin. :joker:

[Vicky.]

http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/big-brother/news/a797535/big-brother-ofcom-250-complaints-marco-laura-sex-games/

252 delicate ofcom flowers :D

Turn the **** off. Why watch something you endlessly complain about.

[-Sue-]

http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/big-brother/news/a797535/big-brother-ofcom-250-complaints-marco-laura-sex-games/

252 delicate ofcom flowers :D

Turn the **** off. Why watch something you endlessly complain about.

hahaha oh dear... bless them...

[Shaun]

no in the sense it was ****ing gross, yes in the sense there was technically nothing wrong with it

[Tom4784]

I'd rather have not seen it but there wasn't anythng wrong with showing it, they put up plenty of warnings ahead of time.

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

No it shouldn't have been shown ...IMHO

[billy123]

No it shouldn't have been shown ...IMHO:joker:

[Marsh.]

It was a little boy trying but failing to recreate something he saw on pornhub. All rather pathetic.

[Withano]

I remember last year, Ofcom rejected every single complaint because viewers were appropriately warned about the show 4 times an episode. I personally have seen worse things on TV and on BB so I wasnt too phased

[Jack_]

Of course, Big Brother's an adult show and they've shown worse before, people should know what to expect and anyone who doesn't like it should just not watch

That said, I was amazed they didn't step in as soon as he put the belt around his neck. Someone raises their voice and they **** themselves and scream for them to come to the DR, but a housemate is on the brink of being strangled and they just leave them be? Strange priorities :umm2:

(btw I don't have an issue with what they were doing and it was consensual, but I'm just surprised they didn't step in)

[Gusto Brunt]

That kind of scene is illegal in UK porn...yet here we are shown it on BB.

A rock solid reason for an Ofcom complaint. ;)

No. I found it weird and all for show. I wasn't "offended" but I find anything involving Marco disgusting so I don't think they should air Marco full stop.

Get the rat out. He is so immature and thinks he is a big man and tough. He couldn't even handle the house and broke out and then came back and cried.

I was waiting for BB to say 'Can Marco come to the Diary Room, but they didn't.

[armand.kay]

I don't recall us actually seeing it.

All we had was a shot of Anthony reacting?

No she actually sat on it in the living room then she went to the guarded to procede to actually trust it in etc...

[Pete.]

Yes it aired ages after the watershed & they put up so many warnings

[BB247]

A rock solid reason for an Ofcom complaint. ;)



I was waiting for BB to say 'Can Marco come to the Diary Room, but they didn't.

Kinga did much worse masturbating with the champagne bottle

[jaxie]

It's rather irresponsible to air something like that I think, then again it is sensationalist tv. Marco is probably the productions BFF about now.

[JTM45]

No she actually sat on it in the living room then she went to the guarded to procede to actually trust it in etc...

But we didn't actually see her inserting the bottle. It was all implied.

That's definitely the case because they were still asking Anthony when he left the house if she actually did it.

[jet]

Of course, Big Brother's an adult show and they've shown worse before, people should know what to expect and anyone who doesn't like it should just not watch

That said, I was amazed they didn't step in as soon as he put the belt around his neck. Someone raises their voice and they **** themselves and scream for them to come to the DR, but a housemate is on the brink of being strangled and they just leave them be? Strange priorities :umm2:

(btw I don't have an issue with what they were doing and it was consensual, but I'm just surprised they didn't step in)

Because it was planned and scripted? It ended abruptly when Marco jumped up and said 'there you go' as if he had done his bit because he had been told "you have 90 seconds to do such and such"....They went into it and out of it in an unnatural way, more like a set scene....

[Jordan.]

I didn't even think twice about it when it aired. Truly harrowed by this reaction.

[Vanessa]

I must admit i enjoyed it :hehe: We've never seen anything like this on BB before!

[Tozzie]

i had no idea people would respond to the choking. the start of every episode reminds you that sexual stuff is gunna happen. i don't think choking is crossing the line, personally.

ARE YOU CHOKING? erm joking D: :laugh:

[BB247]

I love the way that even though 10;s of thousands of people are in disgust about the choking scene, what's the first image BB shows tonight

THE VERY SAME SCENE, WHICH MADE IT EVEN FUNNIER

[nonstop]

It's Channel 5. They could careless if someone was murdered, as long as they get their ratings.

[BB247]

It's Channel 5. They could careless if someone was murdered, as long as they get their ratings.

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