Ellis has been ejected

[Smithy]

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a mess

[LaLaLand]

When will they learn!? :laugh2:

Such lazy vetting honestly, checking social media is like the basic check surely!?

[Greg!]

We need a Scottish replacement!

[Babayaro.]

God knows why they don't check stuff like this beforehand. Bunch of idiots.

[Denver]

Screaming

[Smithy]

It seems kind of stupid considering she was 14/15 at the time but still :skull:

[Ant.]

As a result of our investigation into offensive and unacceptable posts on social media

"our"

:suspect:

[Babayaro.]

We need a Scottish replacement!

Maybe we both go in?

[DanielM787]

New Housemate confirmed

[Mitchell]

New Housemate confirmed

Anna’s chance?

[Greg!]

Maybe we both go in?

We're coming!

[Denver]

New Housemate confirmed

By who

[Denver]

Now we know why Charley wasn't at BOTS reunion? She was in hiding instead

[Cherie]

Shame she looked like she could be troublesome

[Ant.]

The fact they didn't see Tila's awful and documented Nazism and this just proves they don't check social media

[Ant.]

By who

anna

SHE'S COMING

[Greg!]

This is ridic imo, they should be judged on what they do in the house, not on their past. They've had housemates on who have been in prison ffs.

[Denver]

This is ridic imo, they should be judged on what they do in the house, not on their past. They've had housemates on who have been in prison ffs.

Legit Lewis said he been to prison many times

[Epic.]

Tragic, I bet this was all for publicity, she would've been a great housemate and she was only 15 when she did this :umm2:

[bots]

This is ridic imo, they should be judged on what they do in the house, not on their past. They've had housemates on who have been in prison ffs.

tweets from this april saying **** the pope and the ira ... really aren't acceptable :laugh:

[Denver]

Tragic, I bet this was all for publicity, she would've been a great housemate and she was only 15 when she did this :umm2:

Apparently she made another racist remark this year

[Epic.]

The fact they didn't see Tila's awful and documented Nazism and this just proves they don't check social media

I think it's even worse than the Tila ejection because she was still a grown woman when she did that Nazi defence

[Denver]

The fact they didn't eject Roxanne to what she did in the house but EJECT Ellie is hilarious

[Vanessa]

Not another Tila Tequila!

[Ant.]

MESS at Ellis' Twitter being deactivated

[Ant.]

This is ridic imo, they should be judged on what they do in the house, not on their past. They've had housemates on who have been in prison ffs.

If Ellis was ejected so should've Nick Leeson!

[Nicky91]

ok for the right reasons then ejected, hope her replacement will be good

[Tony Montana]

When will these morons learn?

[Daniel.]

Tragic

Sjws need to get a life

[Greg!]

tweets from this april saying **** the pope and the ira ... really aren't acceptable :laugh:

It's not acceptable to threaten to stab your partner in front of your child either but it didn't stop them putting Dan Osborne in! The hypocrisy and double standards is infuriating

[Epic.]

So anyway can they accept me or annabelindabee now?

[Ramsay]

Stoooopid

[Lostie!]

Good

[ThriceShy]

And this is why you don't post all your thoughts on the internet. I have no twitter or facebook account and never will.

[arista]

When will they learn!? :laugh2:

Such lazy vetting honestly, checking social media is like the basic check surely!?



Its not possible to check back to 2014
Ellis fecked Up

Not endemol


Thank You Reece
for showing us the evidence
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[Denver]

You would think though if you got to the final stages of auditioned you would delete every possible offensive post you made

[Macie Lightfoot]

LMAO I haven't even gotten to watch launch yet and this happened already :love:

[LaLaLand]

It's a shame tbh because she stood out as the potential trouble maker of the series.

[GoldHeart]

Not another Tila Tequila!

I wasn't a fan from the short time we saw of her :shocked: OMG They actually pulled a Jack Maynard IAC !!! , Why don't they do their research properly before hand . Somebody else could of had Ellis' place who would of been a nicer person :nono: .

I wonder if they'll replace her?

[Matthew.]

ok for the right reasons then ejected, hope her replacement will be good

i don't get what she said wrong though, anyway that snitch was being more racists in some of her other tweets, i did read all of that and Ellis shouldn't be kicked out for this, not at all

what

[bots]

Its not possible to check back to 2014
Ellis fecked Up

Not endemol

there were religious tweets in april Arista

[AProducer'sWetDream]

So they need a new female housemate. If I were them I would take this opportunity to a) increase the age range and b) commemerate the final series by bringing in a Big Brother legend!

https://uploadir.com/u/m9oxra95

[Clootie Dumpling]

So they need a new female housemate. If I were them I would take this opportunity to a) increase the age range and b) commemerate the final series by bringing in a Big Brother legend!

https://uploadir.com/u/m9oxra95

I agree with you on the first point.

[Daniel-X]

Nooooo :(

[supertv247]

She was removed this afternoon so it will be in tomorrow’s show

Edit: I remembered as writing this that there is no show tonight anyway welp

[Samm]

How old is she now?

[Ant.]

How old is she now?

19

[Vicky.]

Absolutely ****ing ridiculous. I mean, the girl was annoying as hell from the short amount of time we saw her for, but this is stupid. Ejecting her for tweets made as a young teen. And after BB supposedly vetted the housemates SM also, yet obsessed fans comb through old tweets and find stuff that apparently the producers can't? Nah. I find this really unfair on A list.

[Lstan]

What did she say now?


So they need a new female housemate. If I were them I would take this opportunity to a) increase the age range and b) commemerate the final series by bringing in a Big Brother legend!

https://uploadir.com/u/m9oxra95

:clap1: As this is the final year we deserve a legend!

[Daniel-X]

I swear they literally just had Dan Osborne in

[Ant.]

this seems like it'll be an unpopular opinion but like. the tweet's only 4 years old?? I certainly think like. people can change and grow in a year, let alone 4 (especially during teen years) but I wouldn't really call a 14/15 year old a kid

[Jessica.]

Can someone find an offensive tweet from Lewis G?

[Daniel-X]

And bloody Ron in CBB12 was basically put in there because of a racist scandal. UGH ****ING KNOBS.

[reece(:]

She was 14, how pathetic

[Ant.]

(just saying, I don't approve of her being ejected, although they probably did it following IAC's reaction to Jack Maynard. But that said they literally just had a series filled with people who were put in the house for problematic behaviour and being in 'media storms' so :unsure:)

[lewis111]

I don’t think she should’ve been ejected
However, surely you would make your account private or delete all tweets before going in ffs

[Ant.]

it's kinda like how Andrew was ejected for a video of him doing BDSM emerged yet they had woman beater Ryan Thomas Dan Osbourne on 2 years later

[Glenn-C]

I feel so bad for her. Imagine going through the whole ordeal of auditioning, getting accepted, going into hiding for a week, then finally going into the house only to be ejected less than 24 hours later

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

She should sue

[Jessica.]

She tweeted nasty things in April this year, she is vile in general.

[Chero]

They didn't eject Sally, and that was right on the show!

[Vicky.]

If any of the friends and family have any sense at all, they should be deleting all profiles now (I assume all of them will have control of the housemates profiles like usual). As people will just keep combing and combing and they may well resort to taking stuff way out of context to try and get those they dislike kicked out. I just find it bloody ridiculous D:

[Chero]

One more reason to not have social media accounts in your name, but to stick to anonymous forums/chats for actual internet discussions.

[arista]

She was 14, how pathetic


It does not matter.

The words are much to toxic for TV
Imagine that on a front Page Paper
Endemol did the correct thing - got her ejected fast.


Its Proof
if you go on Twitter or facebook
never use your real name

[Lstan]

She tweeted nasty things in April this year, she is vile in general.

May I ask what she tweeted this year?

As people will just keep combing and combing and they may well resort to taking stuff way out of context to try and get those they dislike kicked out. I just find it bloody ridiculous D:

Thats a bit of a reach, I mean they may try doesnt mean people will get kicked out for that. Has there been an example of this being done before?

[arista]

If any of the friends and family have any sense at all, they should be deleting all profiles now (I assume all of them will have control of the housemates profiles like usual). As people will just keep combing and combing and they may well resort to taking stuff way out of context to try and get those they dislike kicked out. I just find it bloody ridiculous D:


Yes but that Tweet would still be there
This Racist Tweet found today by another tweeter
called simple "in the gas light"

Endemol had no idea until
now

[Bobosbaby]

May I ask what she tweeted this year?



Thats a bit of a reach, I mean they may try doesnt mean people will get kicked out for that. Has there been an example of this being done before?

Religious bigotry

[Vanessa]

I wasn't a fan from the short time we saw of her :shocked: OMG They actually pulled a Jack Maynard IAC !!! , Why don't they do their research properly before hand . Somebody else could of had Ellis' place who would of been a nicer person :nono: .

I wonder if they'll replace her?
Maybe they will. At least i hope so.

[arista]

She should sue


Endemol were correct
this is Ch5 TV
they have to be responsible

[bots]

May I ask what she tweeted this year?



Thats a bit of a reach, I mean they may try doesnt mean people will get kicked out for that. Has there been an example of this being done before?

One asking who is going to be sectarian today and another saying **** the pope and the ira

[GoldHeart]

May I ask what she tweeted this year?



Thats a bit of a reach, I mean they may try doesnt mean people will get kicked out for that. Has there been an example of this being done before?

After Jack Maynard got removed from IAC , there was a witch hunt on Rebecca Vardy & Amir Khan for tweeting ignorant stuff . As people kept digging for dirt on other celebrities :facepalm: .

So it's possible these other housemates will probably get ancient tweets being discovered online of things they shouldn't of said , as people don't seem to think before tweeting :bored: .

[Captain.Remy]

Her teeth were to big anyway lmao
But yeah, that sucks because they don't even check basic info.

[MB.]

Give her coins to Anamelia!

[storybrooke]

Not surprised but they need to do better checks on housemates before they go in

[Jack_]

This is so ****ing pathetic

One thing I am pleased about with the show being axed is we're no longer going to have to put up with this "expose" culture where some sad twats from the Twitter fandom think they're doing something amazing by digging for 'dirt' on the housemates

None of this is at all relevant to what she's done or would do in the house and is no grounds for an ejection

[Lstan]

One asking who is going to be sectarian today and another saying **** the pope and the ira
TY bitonthesite

After Jack Maynard got removed from IAC , there was a witch hunt on Rebecca Vardy & Amir Khan for tweeting ignorant stuff . As people kept digging for dirt on other celebrities :facepalm: .

So it's possible these other housemates will probably get ancient tweets being discovered online of things they shouldn't of said , as people don't seem to think before tweeting :bored: .

OK but im talking about stuff being taken out of context, not just stupid old tweets.

[lewis111]

It is quite weird that it’s fine if you use racist language in the house but if was outside then that’s crossed the line

[Jordan.]

What a load of ****e

[GoldHeart]

TY bitonthesite



OK but im talking about stuff being taken out of context, not just stupid old tweets.

Not that i know of YET

[Headie]

Don’t agree with them ejecting her but what she said was stupid. Was a long time ago though, so if producers were really bothered about things like this they would do thorough checks first.

[Jordan.]

This is so ****ing pathetic

One thing I am pleased about with the show being axed is we're no longer going to have to put up with this "expose" culture where some sad twats from the Twitter fandom think they're doing something amazing by digging for 'dirt' on the housemates

None of this is at all relevant to what she's done or would do in the house and is no grounds for an ejection

:clap1:

[Headie]

I hope they replace her with an older lady or a POC so the cast diversity will be strengthened a bit more

[Headie]

What’s gonna happen to ha Big Coins :worry:

[Ant.]

What’s gonna happen to ha Big Coins :worry:

She has the choice to turn them into real cash or exchange them for a place back in the BB house?

[Glenn-C]

One asking who is going to be sectarian today and another saying **** the pope and the ira

Not the IRA :oh:

[Lstan]

Not that i know of YET

Well, my point exactly. But as this is the last series (on channel 5 as they keep saying) I highly doubt it will happen.

[Matthew.]

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[arista]

This is so ****ing pathetic

One thing I am pleased about with the show being axed is we're no longer going to have to put up with this "expose" culture where some sad twats from the Twitter fandom think they're doing something amazing by digging for 'dirt' on the housemates

None of this is at all relevant to what she's done or would do in the house and is no grounds for an ejection


Jack today another Tweeter Dug it Up
Ch5 Public TV
can not allow that kind of Tweet.

Talk Sense for Feck sake

[Wojtek]

1041011694938595329

At least she has a nice achievement!

[Jack_]

Jack today another Tweeter Dug it Up
Ch5 Public TV
can not allow that kind of Tweet.

Talk Sense for Feck sake


I couldn't care less arista, firstly they should've vetted her properly, secondly she should've had the sense to delete anything untoward, but the bottom line of it all is none of this is at all revelant to what she did in the house

The whole point of Big Brother is to judge the housemates on what they do inside, if we're just going to judge them based on who has the cleanest social media profiles then we may as well not have a show (funny that...)

[hijaxers]

Shame she looked like she could be troublesome

What like bum biting :laugh: them choppers could cause much damage.

[user104658]

It's a shame as she would have been a scream in the house, but there was literally no way they were going to let her stay. It wasn't one or two old tweets it was literally her entire twitter, it made my morning today, just hilarious :joker:.

Like apparently someone dug up her YouTube play lists and they were jam packed with sectarian / loyalist anthems. Hahaha.

[Philwill0123]

It seems kind of stupid considering she was 14/15 at the time but still :skull:
Yeah, but if she only removed those message just before she went in, means she wasnt that embarrassed about them for 4-5 years, and actually stood by them. That coupled with the other religious and sectarian stuff , doesnt look good. age isnt an excuse if you are aware of the possible implications/ fallout from discovery. BB's background checking is (as usual) atrocious, but keeping her in is an incident waiting to kick off tbh.

[arista]

I couldn't care less arista, firstly they should've vetted her properly, secondly she should've had the sense to delete anything untoward, but the bottom line of it all is none of this is at all revelant to what she did in the house

The whole point of Big Brother is to judge the housemates on what they do inside, if we're just going to judge them based on who has the cleanest social media profiles then we may as well not have a show (funny that...)


She was
but no way back to 2014


Toxic Worded Tweet
Ch5 TV or ITV
would have to act fast

[hijaxers]

And this is why you don't post all your thoughts on the internet. I have no twitter or facebook account and never will.

Correct me too ! the amount of Do Do these things get you in later on - never worth it.

[RileyH]

What like bum biting :laugh: them choppers could cause much damage.

:joker::joker::joker:

[Jake.]

Nothing short of embarrassing on their part.

[y.winter]

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[MB.]

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:joker:

Them threatening to play the Casualty theme tune on a loop if she doesn't leave the house immediately?

[y.winter]

I wonder if they'll even bother showing her in tomorrow's highlights :joker:

Good thing there won't be another series to test the production's research.

[Maru]

Who was Ellis again?

[BBDodge]

I guess MacDonalds won't want her back either.

[bots]

Who was Ellis again?

the tiny scottish girl with the big teeth

[tiger_greengrass]

Guys, I'm going in

[Oliver_W]

She was
but no way back to 2014

Twitter has a search function where you can look for certain words on someone's timeline going back to when they started the account. I guess if typing words on a screen is seen as a valid reason to eject someone, a thorough Twitter search should be par for the course?


I'd guess that's how the original sleuth probably found the tweet in the first place.

[Shaun]

It really isn't that difficult to search "@HousematesUsername [racial / homophobic slur here]" lmao. Even if they wanted to keep her as a housemate, they could've just got her to delete the tweet. So dumb.

[Niamh.]

It's not acceptable to threaten to stab your partner in front of your child either but it didn't stop them putting Dan Osborne in! The hypocrisy and double standards is infuriatingYeah exactly, I dont get the logic at all. I mean it was a disgusting comment but she was a kid basically when she said it

[user104658]

Anyone going on reality telly should clearly delete their entire twitter / Facebook and start it fresh before going public. Heh.

[tiger_greengrass]

It really isn't that difficult to search "@HousematesUsername [racial / homophobic slur here]" lmao. Even if they wanted to keep her as a housemate, they could've just got her to delete the tweet. So dumb.

This.

She's being punished for the producer's mistakes. Who wants a house full of SJW moral crusaders anyway?

[user104658]

Yeah exactly, I dont get the logic at all. I mean it was a disgusting comment but she was a kid basically when she said itThere's LOADS though, and heavy Rangers / Sectarian comments from earlier this year.

[user104658]

(Tough I still think she would have been an absolute messy classic as a housemate)

[tiger_greengrass]

I mean, I've instagrammed worse

[Niamh.]

There's LOADS though, and heavy Rangers / Sectarian comments from earlier this year.Oh really? I just saw that 911 one, bit ****ing stupid that they don't check all that **** before picking a HM

[user104658]

Oh really? I just saw that 911 one, bit ****ing stupid that they don't check all that **** before picking a HMBeing realistic, I find it really unlikely that they didn't know, in which case they've used it deliberately for publicity which is surely some sort of exploitation :think:

[bots]

Oh really? I just saw that 911 one, bit ****ing stupid that they don't check all that **** before picking a HM

yep, there were, and they were tweeted this April, i see she also used the n word in another tweet, so .....

[TaylorCallum]

So incompetent. You'd think they'd learn to check this sort of stuff by now. But on a different note, WHY are the Scottish housemates always an embarrassment? :skull:.

[tiger_greengrass]

yep, there were, and they were tweeted this April, i see she also used the n word in another tweet, so .....

The N word? She said nincompoop? How disgusting!

[Niamh.]

Being realistic, I find it really unlikely that they didn't know, in which case they've used it deliberately for publicity which is surely some sort of exploitation :think:Mmm yeah either thay or they're totally in competent, you're probably right

[user104658]

So incompetent. You'd think they'd learn to check this sort of stuff by now. But on a different note, WHY are the Scottish housemates always an embarrassment? :skull:.Shut up, Mikey was a legend, when Mo and Darnel hit him on the back of the neck in the pool with their makeshift baseball is literally my favourite moment of any big brother.

"GAAAAH! The **** wiz that???" :laugh2:

[annabelindabee]

Thankx you to all my fans...

We want Anna

If it was later in the series then I'd say no, but since it's Day 2 I'd say get another one in there :hee:

Anna is COMING

Sorry Bradely

anna

SHE'S COMING

So anyway can they accept me or annabelindabee now?

Anna’s chance?

Ive made you a video

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[tiger_greengrass]

Thankx you to all my fans...









Ive made you a video

QP50nDRXs9Q

Ya better do a video about me

[Beastie]

That was a.bloody waste. BB should have snooped harder on her twitter.

[RileyH]

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'This is to all my fans on -looks closely at screen- T..I....f..BB, something like that!'

:joker: queen

[JerseyWins]

Meh

I do hope she at least does something kinda interesting on the show before she gets taken out :fc:

[TaylorCallum]

Thankx you to all my fans...











Ive made you a video

QP50nDRXs9Q

Is this real?

This video is a SCREAM. A highlight being "Keisha" getting a shoutout, serving Britney.

[annabelindabee]

Is this real?

you've missed the whole plot you have... ohh well... maybe its for the best

[TaylorCallum]

you've missed the whole plot you have... ohh well... maybe its for the best

I feel like I've lost the plot watching that, nevermind missed it.

But you are hilarious, I like it. Please continue. You'd be a scream in the house :love:.

[T*]

it’s her birthday too omg

[Crimson Dynamo]

I am embarrassed by the twats in charge of this mess

[Calderyon]

This is silly tbh.

[Robodog]

And this is why you don't post all your thoughts on the internet. I have no twitter or facebook account and never will.

:clap1: same here.

They're basically spying on people, but dressing it up as 'social media fun'.

All that private information given away for free!


It's what soviet russia and nazi germany would have DREAMED about...


.

[pontyboi]

Pfft! Yawn.

Not here for pc BB if they are that bad let them dig their own grave like Roxanne did.

[BENDERBOY]

Kinda glad, she looked like a screamer.

[hijaxers]

Can someone find an offensive tweet from Lewis G?

Yeah then flush him down the lavvie- i'd kinda like that big time.

[hijaxers]

Oh really? I just saw that 911 one, bit ****ing stupid that they don't check all that **** before picking a HM

Yeah - really could they be more incompetent if they tried ??? i didn't like her much but what a way to get treated - yer in and now yer out , no air time probably ! and then leave with all that hanging over your head - talk about being cruel ! This is totally BB's fault and she'll be left picking up the pieces and still probably clueless as to why.

[JoshBB]

Absolute mess, all of this. If it wasn't found during vetting, dont boot them out on Day 2.. like really??

[Alf]

And this is why you don't post all your thoughts on the internet. I have no twitter or facebook account and never will.Because the thought police are watching you, and they're coming to punish you for your thoughts. They are your betters!

[JoshBB]

Because the thought police are watching you, and they're coming to punish you for your thoughts. They are your betters!

this is so ironic given that the show is literally based on 1984 lmao

[rusticgal]

Absolute mess, all of this. If it wasn't found during vetting, dont boot them out on Day 2.. like really??

Obviously the vetting was not done properly. This was exposed on here last night and probably prompted them to look into it. They obviously found evidence they 'overlooked'...unprofessional but they had to act. They had to give her the boot to ensure their wasn't any racist comments. It's reported some were made recently..the girl is young and niave..BB could not risk it.

[Oliver_W]

this is so ironic given that the show is literally based on 1984 lmao

No Wrongspeak!!


Maybe BB should have a Room 101 task, it would have been fun to watch Ellis be serenaded by Cliff Richard, and one of them even has a fear of rats!

[Turtle]

Where's the proof that she tweeted this stuff?

None of the news sites will show the actual tweets, just blurred out ones.

[LemonJam]

I mean obviously she is a bit of a dickhead, but I don't really understand what ejecting her actually accomplishes? The damage is already done and it just looks really messy on productions part.

[Maru]

And this is why you don't post all your thoughts on the internet. I have no twitter or facebook account and never will.

:clap1: same here.

They're basically spying on people, but dressing it up as 'social media fun'.

All that private information given away for free!


It's what soviet russia and nazi germany would have DREAMED about...


.

Yeah. Though from what we knew at the time, it was all experimental when it had just came out (social), so we didn't know how it would really change the way we would interact. In reality, it's a data-mining scheme for companies/organizations to "profit" off personal information. The actual "high" that it ellicits is based on faux interactions which reinforce tunnel-vision, which is extremely damaging imo. It always left me feeling scummy. Twitter particularly is very much a stalking tool, which is fine for brands, not so great for facilitating healthy interactions/relationships. People need a way to create/define barriers. Regardless, it's not made me feel more connected to not a single person and I hated every minute of it, how empty the interactions felt.

There's all the studies now that show it too, the bad effects. It messes with our brain chemistry and creates dependence on that dopamine "high"... except we need boredom to facilitate creativity, to force the mind to think out of the box for its solutions, to be more innovative, to come up with new ideas... not just copy-cat our lives & interactions from things we "study" on Instagram/FB... which is really the only "skill" it gives us is to pander to others, emulate them and squeeze out as much as we can from those relationships... it's like lemonade, except the people we're vamping from have very little nutritional value, as they're likely there for the same reason as them (vamping)... so not only is like blood from a turnip, but what we do get is very low in actual "nutritional" value (i.e. it blows)...

I much prefer a forum or a more "intimate" experience where it's smaller numbers... but even those smaller sites are starting to inherit some of the problems, are becoming more like social... where the more obscene/loud/obnoxious that person is, the more "popular" they'll be treated... the nice thing about forums at least are they are such a high time investment, and require so much energy to maintian, that it does tend to be the more "dedicated" folk who post on them... most people anyway who aren't just sh**posters... but there's a lot of that too on any site.

Oh, and I miss when modding used to be a thing. Heh. Now if people happen to disagree with a moderation decision, they're automatically labeled as Nazis and it might as well be another chapter of 1984...

[kirklancaster]

Being realistic, I find it really unlikely that they didn't know, in which case they've used it deliberately for publicity which is surely some sort of exploitation :think:

:clap1::clap1::clap1: BANG ON and my thoughts exactly.

I have long had more than a feeling that BB might KNOW when a Housemate has a 'scandalous' past but unless 'Serious Crimes' are involved they choose to ignore it because they are in a 'Win/Win situation by doing so.

Forget whatever 'Orwellian' 'Social Experiment' the show's creator - John De Moy Jr - might have originally had in mind when he created the show because that vision has been prostituted for commercialism and BB has long been ALL about viewing figures and the almighty 'Dollar'.

Wheedling out all applicants who have 'controversial' pasts virtually guarantees that the series will be a 'bore-fest' and THAT does not put 'bums on seats.

'Mavericks', 'Loose Cannons'and 'Emotionally-Volatile' HM's are more likely to 'kick-off' and create drama, tension, and conflict, and THAT is what does put 'bums on seats' and increases advertising revenues.

If the 'controversial' applicant is accepted on to the show and DOES deliver drama as anticipated and hoped for, then the ensuing controversy guarantees massive publicity, often outside of the show's audience - a la Roxanne Pallett - and the show's producers win.

If the 'controversial' applicant is accepted on to the show but has to be evicted BEFORE the show has really gotten underway because of public protest, pressure or notification about some unsavoury incident in that HM's past - a la Ellis - then, again, the ensuing controversy generates massive publicity and again, the producers win.

The tired old excuse that the production company's researchers 'have not done their jobs properly does not wash with me because this is not the first incident of its kind and once alerted to a faux pas NO professional Television Production Company continues to make the same mistake.

[kirklancaster]

Yeah. Though from what we knew at the time, it was all experimental when it had just came out (social), so we didn't know how it would really change the way we would interact. In reality, it's a data-mining scheme for companies/organizations to "profit" off personal information. The actual "high" that it ellicits is based on faux interactions which reinforce tunnel-vision, which is extremely damaging imo. It always left me feeling scummy. Twitter particularly is very much a stalking tool, which is fine for brands, not so great for facilitating healthy interactions/relationships. People need a way to create/define barriers. Regardless, it's not made me feel more connected to not a single person and I hated every minute of it, how empty the interactions felt.

There's all the studies now that show it too, the bad effects. It messes with our brain chemistry and creates dependence on that dopamine "high"... except we need boredom to facilitate creativity, to force the mind to think out of the box for its solutions, to be more innovative, to come up with new ideas... not just copy-cat our lives & interactions from things we "study" on Instagram/FB... which is really the only "skill" it gives us is to pander to others, emulate them and squeeze out as much as we can from those relationships... it's like lemonade, except the people we're vamping from have very little nutritional value, as they're likely there for the same reason as them (vamping)... so not only is like blood from a turnip, but what we do get is very low in actual "nutritional" value (i.e. it blows)...

I much prefer a forum or a more "intimate" experience where it's smaller numbers... but even those smaller sites are starting to inherit some of the problems, are becoming more like social... where the more obscene/loud/obnoxious that person is, the more "popular" they'll be treated... the nice thing about forums at least are they are such a high time investment, and require so much energy to maintian, that it does tend to be the more "dedicated" folk who post on them... most people anyway who aren't just sh**posters... but there's a lot of that too on any site.

Oh, and I miss when modding used to be a thing. Heh. Now if people happen to disagree with a moderation decision, they're automatically labeled as Nazis and it might as well be another chapter of 1984...

Another GREAT post, Maru.

[Ammi]

Being realistic, I find it really unlikely that they didn't know, in which case they've used it deliberately for publicity which is surely some sort of exploitation :think:

...yeah I find it really difficult to believe they didn’t know either...especially as they have apparently made so many similar ‘mistakes’ in recent times...I mean that would make them more careful in their basic checks, surely...?...and it’s not just exploitation for me, it’s also a very dangerous thing to do because then that housemate is thrown back into the public to feel the force of ‘hate’, which will inevitably happen as well...there are some loonies out there as we know...so if it’s deliberate then it’s very dangerous and goes far beyond anything Ellis may have said...

[Withano]

Genuinely lol’s when I saw the title. I hope they replace her with somebody relatively old.

[iRyan]

I just hope her replacement is good. Obviously what she said is awful but it happened when she was an ignorant child. Could’ve been a good housemate but whatev

[Alf]

I hear it was her birthday yesterday too.

[bots]

I hear it was her birthday yesterday too.

do you think BB had a birthday party for her and threw her out before it started? :laugh:

[arista]

do you think BB had a birthday party for her and threw her out before it started? :laugh:

I guess we may find out in tonight's longer
90mins 10PM show
or on monady's 10PM show
Ch5HD

[Eddie.]

Is this even faster than Tila's ejection?

Hope we get a good replacement housemate...

[Garfie]

I can't believe how many people seem to make such stupid comments on social media with no thought to the consequences....as far as I'm concerned, if you put such stuff out there for anyone to read, you have to expect to be judged on it.

Anyhow, I don't think Ellis is any loss- she had already started to become irritating to me so I'm glad she's gone. I hope they replace her with someone more interesting.

[Braden]

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[Captain.Remy]

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So she's not dead anymore? Kween of Resurrection. Jesus is shooketh

[GoldHeart]

So she's not dead anymore? Kween of Resurrection. Jesus is shooketh

OMG !! I've just realised this use to be Rodrigo BB10 ! , it was a hoax she didn't die .
She listed a video saying so .

How ironic that her old name was "Rodrigo" .