Being fat shamed during nominations

[Cherie]

Bit disappointed that some housemates used Heavy's obvious obsession with food as a reason to nominate him :umm2: I'm sure there are plenty reasons to nominate him without bringing food into it

[ThriceShy]

Because he is a bloke it is considered fine. If they were all nominating a woman for that reason then there would be uproar.

[Miranda123]

Because he is a bloke it is considered fine. If they were all nominating a woman for that reason then there would be uproar.

First thing youve said that I agree with!

[Cherie]

Because he is a bloke it is considered fine. If they were all nominating a woman for that reason then there would be uproar.

:clap2: not a peep about it

[Headie]

No one commented on his weight though, they pointed out that he takes/eats more food than the rest of them, which is fair enough considering everyone should get an equal share of the shopping budget.

[Cherie]

No one commented on his weight though, they pointed out that he takes/eats more food than the rest of them, which is fair enough considering everyone should get an equal share of the shopping budget.


Of course he is going to eat more, would you expect Katie to the same amount as Heavy? It's just a PC way of saying he is greedy and by association ...fat

[Northern Monkey]

Because he is a bloke it is considered fine. If they were all nominating a woman for that reason then there would be uproar.

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[hot2go]

Bit disappointed that some housemates used Heavy's obvious obsession with food as a reason to nominate him :umm2: I'm sure there are plenty reasons to nominate him without bringing food into it

I thought they said he was greedy.....it's not necessarily the same thing....not saying you are wrong but I didn't see it that way....food is valuable commodity in that house...its currency.... Bear waiting food and Heavy always grabbing for more annoys all them in the same way ...they are constantly telling Bear off for it and he's not a big guy.

[Xanzia]

Big fan. After his lean nomination speech for Renee, i do not see him as fat at all, unless you are calling winston churchill a fat bastard too!

[Cherie]

I thought they said he was greedy.....it's not necessarily the same thing....not saying you are wrong but I didn't see it that way....food is valuable commodity in that house...its currency.... Bear waiting food and Heavy always grabbing for more annoys all them in the same way ...they are constantly telling Bear off for it and he's not a big guy.

Heavy got his own food from the shopping budget this week though that wasn't shown on the HLs only Bears shopping, so to nominate him for being greedy when he got his own food is fat shaming in my eyes

[Garfie]

Because he is a bloke it is considered fine. If they were all nominating a woman for that reason then there would be uproar.

Too true.

[erinp5]

Not about his weight, it's about him being greedy .

[Garfie]

Of course he is going to eat more, would you expect Katie to the same amount as Heavy? It's just a PC way of saying he is greedy and by association ...fat

Yes, exactly- it is what is being inferred that is the problem. I think there was some discomfort in Heavy at what was being said during nominations, and this might have been part of the reason he threw food all over the floor- if it's on the floor, he can't feel ashamed or guilty about eating it.

[Withano]

Not about his weight, it's about him being greedy .

Yeh, I was thinking this too when I opened the thread..

[fitz2k2]

well hey they bashed chloe fake tits constantly

[Garfie]

If they chose their own food, was it actually the food he purchased that he threw over the floor, rather than the communal food? Coco-Pops surely wouldn't be communal food?

[hot2go]

Heavy got his own food from the shopping budget this week though that wasn't shown on the HLs only Bears shopping, so to nominate him for being greedy when he got his own food is fat shaming in my eyes

I'm not disagreeing with you ...if he only eats his own food then he should be allowed to do what he wants with it and not be nominated for it ....there just seems to be some opposition from others, some of whom I wouldn't expect to pick on him for his size...but I've said they're not a very nice group and are mostly insincere so your theory is just as likely as mine....I'm only guessing after all.

[Jason.]

I remember Cristian in BB16 being nominated for a similar reason that he was greedy and used to eat too much food and take food of other people's plates or s/t.

I don't think they were weight shaming him. Being greedy and being fat are two different things.

[hot2go]

Sometimes when someone is big they are excused for things that slimmer people wouldn't get away with...I thought Gemma Collins was lazy but it was often dismissed as fat shaming ...when in fact she was just lazy

[Garfie]

well hey they bashed chloe fake tits constantly

That's true, but the difference is that the fake boobs are something she made a conscience decision to add to her body, rather than being something she naturally is or has become. To me, there is a subtle difference.

[MB.]

Also Sam was voted the most greedy in BB17 and he's hardly The Biggest Loser

[Cherie]

If they chose their own food, was it actually the food he purchased that he threw over the floor, rather than the communal food? Coco-Pops surely wouldn't be communal food?

Thats a good observation, possibly he threw the food he had purchased on the floor as he was upset by the greedy comments? Something sparked it which wasn't shown as they want to save Lewnie :bored:

[kirklancaster]

I have no problem with anyone eating huge amounts - it is ALL the considerable food and drink which has been thrown on the floor and wasted which I have a problem with.

I think it is time that BB punished ALL the house and put them on beans and rice until further notice.

This WOULD create proper drama.

[hot2go]

I remember Cristian in BB16 being nominated for a similar reason that he was greedy and used to eat too much food and take food of other people's plates or s/t.

I don't think they were weight shaming him. Being greedy and being fat are two different things.

Great example....food causes more arguments in BB then anything else...always has. It's the only thing they all look forward to...it's the main focus of each day....if it's disrespected it pisses people off, that's why Bear targets the food cause he knows it annoys them.

[Jake.]

You can be a skinny person and eat a ton and vice versa. They nommed him for being greedy, not fat

[Cherie]

You can be a skinny person and eat a ton and vice versa. They nommed him for being greedy, not fat

Is anyone starving in there? If they were on basic rations I could understand it, they had a massive shopping budget as well as all the extras they get

[Garfie]

Thats a good observation, possibly he threw the food he had purchased on the floor as he was upset by the greedy comments? Something sparked it which wasn't shown as they want to save Lewnie :bored:

We obviously can't know that for a fact, but I think people who have often been made conscious of their weight or size might well have a difficult relationship with food.

Maybe, in his drunken state, this might have triggered guilt and shame about eating, especially if the nominations had made him feel uncomfortable and self-conscious about his size. To me, it was almost like he was angry with himself and was beating himself up by doing that.

[Cherie]

I remember Cristian in BB16 being nominated for a similar reason that he was greedy and used to eat too much food and take food of other people's plates or s/t.

I don't think they were weight shaming him. Being greedy and being fat are two different things.

It's obvious that Heavy is addicted to food, whereas Cristian was all about protein and keeping his body shape so there is a difference in my view

[Ian Coke]

Of course he is going to eat more, would you expect Katie to the same amount as Heavy? It's just a PC way of saying he is greedy and by association ...fat

Well, he is greedy. Watching him stuffing his face at the party the other day when he was supposed to be on slops for the good of the group was instructive, in this respect. He is a glutton, and therefore, not uncoincidentally, he is massively overweight, to the point where, at forty three, he's probably never going to see his penis again, unless he spends a bit of time angling the mirrors correctly.

[Garfie]

I have no problem with anyone eating huge amounts - it is ALL the considerable food and drink which has been thrown on the floor and wasted which I have a problem with.

I think it is time that BB punished ALL the house and put them om beans and rice until further notice.

This WOULD create proper drama.

Yes, it would if this was the automatic consequence for wasting food. I like the idea of being put on basic rations with all other food confiscated for a few days.

[Ian Coke]

Yes, it would if this was the automatic consequence for wasting food. I like the idea of being put on basic rations with all other food confiscated for a few days.

The trouble with that is that when CBB housemates are deprived of food and booze, they just retire to bed. They've already been paid, so why should they do anything?

[Withano]

Is anyone starving in there? If they were on basic rations I could understand it, they had a massive shopping budget as well as all the extras they get

I really dont think he was nominated for taking spare food. He probably just got a bit of a rep for taking the last egg or taking a double portion after the meal is served.. Nobody is starving but I bet people had to have a smaller dinner because he wanted a larger one a few times or somethig.

[Cherie]

Well, he is greedy. Watching him stuffing his face at the party the other day when he was supposed to be on slops for the good of the group was instructive, in this respect. He is a glutton, and therefore, not uncoincidentally, he is massively overweight, to the point where, at forty three, he's probably never going to see his penis again, unless he spends a bit of time angling the mirrors correctly.

He was coerced into eating by Lewis and Bear, the equivalent of encouraging an alcoholic a drink. I don't think about his penis but knock yourself out if you want to

[Garfie]

He was coerced into eating by Lewis and Bear, the equivalent of encouraging an alcoholic a drink.

Yes, I hadn't thought of that but you are spot-on here, Cherie.

[kirklancaster]

He was coerced into eating by Lewis and Bear, the equivalent of encouraging an alcoholic a drink. I don't think about his penis but knock yourself out if you want to

:laugh::laugh::laugh: Are you too busy thinking of L.T.'s Cherie? :joker:

[StephenPullen]

He's a greedy attention-seeking barsteward

[jaxie]

I thought they said he was greedy.....it's not necessarily the same thing....not saying you are wrong but I didn't see it that way....food is valuable commodity in that house...its currency.... Bear waiting food and Heavy always grabbing for more annoys all them in the same way ...they are constantly telling Bear off for it and he's not a big guy.

I agree with you but also Bear and Heavy are wasting food.

[jaxie]

Yes, it would if this was the automatic consequence for wasting food. I like the idea of being put on basic rations with all other food confiscated for a few days.

I'd like to see that too, I think BB are very lax in punishments for bad behaviour.

[Ian Coke]

He was coerced into eating by Lewis and Bear, the equivalent of encouraging an alcoholic a drink. I don't think about his penis but knock yourself out if you want to

Like everyone else in the world, I have no interest in Colin's penis, beyond the occasional bout of morbid speculation. And as far as him being 'coerced' into eating the cake, it wasn't as if Lewis and Bear were holding a gun to his head, not even metaphorically. What annoys the most about Colin is that he won't acknowledge how weak-willed, and how desperate for any kind of attention, however toxic, he really is. If he threw himself on the voting public's mercy, and admitted that grown-up life is just something he doesn't understand, that he's going to need help with coping once he leaves the show, I could see him making the final. But he's going to have to drastically alter his strategy. As he took great delight in telling Bear, ten minutes after Chloe left.

[Vicky.]

I don't think its necessarily fatshaming to say someone eats a lot. I know so many really skinny people who eat like horses.

[caprimint]

No one commented on his weight though, they pointed out that he takes/eats more food than the rest of them, which is fair enough considering everyone should get an equal share of the shopping budget.
Yeah this, it was nothing bad. I'm surprised with having the nickname of 'Heavy D' that he hasn't received more comments like this, even on forums and stuff.

[LukeB]

I don't think its necessarily fatshaming to say someone eats a lot. I know so many really skinny people who eat like horses.

me!

[Denver]

I don't think its necessarily fatshaming to say someone eats a lot. I know so many really skinny people who eat like horses.

I hate people who eat grass

[LukeB]

but yeah since people are saying he's eating a lot of the food then it's a fair nomination. Food needs to last and if someone is eating most of it then it's being selfish and inconsiderate.

[Cherie]

I don't think its necessarily fatshaming to say someone eats a lot. I know so many really skinny people who eat like horses.


I think there are different connotations when the person is actually fat though, it's not like there aren't a myriad other reasons to nominate him, I didn't think it warranted bringing greed into the equation.

[Garfie]

I'd like to see that too, I think BB are very lax in punishments for bad behaviour.

Definitely are! If they chose the right punishments it could be very amusing- they have potential to create a lot of humour if they put some thought into it!

[Ian Coke]

I think there are different connotations when the person is actually fat though, it's not like there aren't a myriad other reasons to nominate him, I didn't think it warranted bringing greed into the equation.

Why not? Greed is considered one of the seven cardinal sins. According to Wikipedia, the other six are hubris, lust, malicious envy, gluttony, inordinate anger and sloth. If you don't think he's guilty of all of the above, I guess we've been watching a different Heavy D. He does seem to tick all the boxes.

[chuff me dizzy]

Because he is a bloke it is considered fine. If they were all nominating a woman for that reason then there would be uproar.

Can you imagine if it was Renee they said it about ? Jesus !! and she's not Dainty Dora !!

[starry]

No one commented on his weight though, they pointed out that he takes/eats more food than the rest of them, which is fair enough considering everyone should get an equal share of the shopping budget.

They're 'celebs', virtually every week they'll get a luxury shopping budget.

[hot2go]

Yeah this, it was nothing bad. I'm surprised with having the nickname of 'Heavy D' that he hasn't received more comments like this, even on forums and stuff.

If he has an eating disorder and in addition if he's a bit backward and a vulnerable adult then BB should either not have placed him in the house or should have made the others aware of his special needs...otherwise it's cruel....on the other hand if he isn't any of those things then hes just a wind up merchant the same as Bear....only not as good or as funny.
Just like Lewis isn't responsible for what Bear does I also don't think Bear is responsible for what Heavy does....when some accuse Bear and Lewis of coercion it once again creates a false image of both of them....if anyone is coercing people I would say it's Renee

[jaxie]

I don't like fat shaming and I didn't really see the nominations as fat shaming D to be honest. I don't think being greedy is really calling him fat, a thin person can be greedy too. But I don't like Heavy D as a person so I could have some bias.

[Ian Coke]

What's really depressing about 'Heavy D' is that in spite of them humiliating him, time after time, he'd still do anything to be accepted by Spewis and Blair.

[Crimson Dynamo]

He is fat and greedy. Fact.

[Cherie]

What's really depressing about 'Heavy D' is that in spite of them humiliating him, time after time, he'd still do anything to be accepted by Spewis and Blair.

Agree with that it's like the unpopular kid at school trying to fit in somewhere and failing, it's quite sad really that his self esteem is so low he needs their approval

[Ian Coke]

Agree with that it's like the unpopular kid at school trying to fit in somewhere and failing, it's quite sad really that his self esteem is so low he needs their approval

If he was in his twenties, I could understand. But Colin's allowing himself to be played like a fool by people he's old enough to have fathered. It's not a pretty sight.

[Cherie]

If he was in his twenties, I could understand. But Colin's allowing himself to be played like a fool by people he's old enough to have fathered. It's not a pretty sight.


You say that but he has come out with some classic home truths about them

[Ian Coke]

You say that but he has come out with some classic home truths about them

What, about the showmances? Wouldn't it be incredibly sad if a forty year old man didn't have something useful to say about relationships? It's incredibly sad that 'Heavy' doesn't, don't you think? Has he ever had a girlfriend, or boyfriend? I suppose he may have hired an escort in the past, but ... basically, it's too depressing to think about.