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President
13-05-2009, 05:36 PM
Why have there never been any Arab or Middle-Eastern people in the Big Brother house?
There's quite a lot of Arabs in our country, so why have the producers not chosen any?
JOSHUAH!
13-05-2009, 05:37 PM
Ahmed in BB5?
Alexandra BB9?
Mohamed BB9?
All Muslim/Arab housemates..
Billy
13-05-2009, 05:38 PM
Because most of them don't have a visa.
Kidding.
President
13-05-2009, 05:38 PM
Originally posted by JOSHUAH!
Ahmed in BB5?
Alexandra BB9?
Mohamed BB9?
All Muslim/Arab housemates..
They're not Arab.
They're Muslim.
There's a difference between the two. One is a religion, the other is not.
BBDodge
13-05-2009, 05:38 PM
And the guy in Teen BB who walked out.
Becki?
Sezer?!?
Kemal?
Ok, Turks are not Arabs.
Spike
13-05-2009, 05:39 PM
Maybe the ones who auditioned didn't have the personality to make it into the house.
President
13-05-2009, 05:40 PM
Originally posted by Spike
Maybe the ones who auditioned didn't have the personality to make it into the house.
Are you saying every single Arab who's auditioned for BB hasn't had a personality?
President
13-05-2009, 05:41 PM
Originally posted by BBDodge
And the guy in Teen BB who walked out.
Bekki?
Sezer?!?
Kemal?
Ok, Turks are not Arabs.
Fair enough, that's pretty close to Arabs.
I wonder if they would put someone with a Turban in the Big Brother house?
30stone
13-05-2009, 05:41 PM
Maybe there hasnt been a lot of them audition.
BBDodge
13-05-2009, 05:42 PM
Becki was actually Moroccan by birth.
President
13-05-2009, 05:42 PM
Originally posted by Robin-Van-Perfect
Maybe there hasnt been a lot of them audition.
I doubt there's that many Indian people, but you get Indian people in the house like Sunita, Billy, Nicky, etc.
But no Arabs... I wonder why.
Spike
13-05-2009, 05:42 PM
Originally posted by President
Originally posted by Spike
Maybe the ones who auditioned didn't have the personality to make it into the house.
Are you saying every single Arab who's auditioned for BB hasn't had a personality?
No
Maybe the arabs who have auditioned didn't have the desired personality the producers were looking for. Just because someone is a minority doesn't mean they deserve a place in the house over people who have what producers are looking for
President
13-05-2009, 05:43 PM
Originally posted by BBDodge
Becki was actually Moroccan by birth.
So, no Arabs then?
ILoveTRW
13-05-2009, 05:45 PM
Ahmed came from Somalia which is an Arab nation
JOSHUAH!
13-05-2009, 05:45 PM
Mohamed was from Sudan, thats an Arab country isn't it?
President
13-05-2009, 05:46 PM
Originally posted by ILoveMoney
Ahmed came from Somalia which is an Arab nation
Originally posted by JOSHUAH!
Mohamed was from Sudan, thats an Arab country isn't it?
Aren't those countries African?
And Somalians hate Arabs! :eureka:
30stone
13-05-2009, 05:47 PM
Seems like your making others out to be slightly racist here and the big brother producers.
They will have their reason as in generally they aren't what they are looking for.
Is it really problem they will put people in on their terms.
30stone
13-05-2009, 05:48 PM
Somalia is arab.
President
13-05-2009, 05:48 PM
Originally posted by Robin-Van-Perfect
Seems like your making others out to be slightly racist here and the big brother producers.
They will have their reason as in generally they aren't what they are looking for.
Is it really problem they will put people in on their terms.
I'm just curious whether people think it's a conscious decision by Channel 4 to avoid putting in people of that ethnicity into the show.
It's not about being racist, but just a conscious thing in the back of their minds to avoid any sort of controversial issue.
President
13-05-2009, 05:49 PM
Originally posted by Robin-Van-Perfect
Somalia is arab.
Somalians hate Arabs, though.
ILoveTRW
13-05-2009, 05:50 PM
Originally posted by President
Originally posted by ILoveMoney
Ahmed came from Somalia which is an Arab nation
Originally posted by JOSHUAH!
Mohamed was from Sudan, thats an Arab country isn't it?
Aren't those countries African?
Sudan and Somalia's official language is Arabic.
Barbie
13-05-2009, 05:50 PM
just because they haven't been chosen...
their personality hasnt been right or whatever. Saying that isnt saying they all have poor personalities just that BB obviously hasnt had one that has been desired.
That's like saying there hasnt been a south african, an american, a brazillian, a russian... it doesnt really matter they just get whoever is good to go in there.
Although that last sentence is questionable... people like Rachel, Alex and Dennis were they really worthy housemates??
President
13-05-2009, 05:51 PM
Originally posted by ILoveMoney
Originally posted by President
Originally posted by ILoveMoney
Ahmed came from Somalia which is an Arab nation
Originally posted by JOSHUAH!
Mohamed was from Sudan, thats an Arab country isn't it?
Aren't those countries African?
Sudan and Somalia's official language is Arabic.
But I didn't mean the language: Arabic.
I meant the culture of being an Arab.
President
13-05-2009, 05:52 PM
Originally posted by Barbie-big-bro
just because they haven't been chosen...
their personality hasnt been right or whatever. Saying that isnt saying they all have poor personalities just that BB obviously hasnt had one that has been desired.
That's like saying there hasnt been a south african, an american, a brazillian, a russian... it doesnt really matter they just get whoever is good to go in there.
Although that last sentence is questionable... people like Rachel, Alex and Dennis were they really worthy housemates??
Vanessa Nimmo was South African.
No Americans, but Canadian Richard is pretty close.
How many Russians do you know that are living in the UK? Far less than Arabs. Like-wise for Brazilians.
Barbie
13-05-2009, 05:54 PM
Originally posted by President
Originally posted by Barbie-big-bro
just because they haven't been chosen...
their personality hasnt been right or whatever. Saying that isnt saying they all have poor personalities just that BB obviously hasnt had one that has been desired.
That's like saying there hasnt been a south african, an american, a brazillian, a russian... it doesnt really matter they just get whoever is good to go in there.
Although that last sentence is questionable... people like Rachel, Alex and Dennis were they really worthy housemates??
Vanessa Nimmo was South African.
No Americans, but Canadian Richard is pretty close.
How many Russians do you know that are living in the UK? Far less than Arabs. Like-wise for Brazilians.
I don't they were just examples.. i just wondered why single out Arabs although i dont know many of them either... isn't one of the people on the Apprentice Arabian?
arista
13-05-2009, 05:55 PM
So a Sexy Git from Saudi?
Although
It was Saudi's that flew into the World Trade Centre
on 9/11.
President
13-05-2009, 05:56 PM
Originally posted by arista
So a Sexy Git from Saudi?
Although
It was Saudi's that flew into the World Trade Centre
on 9/11.
Saudis are Arabs!
30stone
13-05-2009, 05:56 PM
Flag of Egypt
Sudan
Algeria
Morocco
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Syria < Wasn't Sylvia bb9 from here?
Tunisia
Somalia
Libya
Jordan
United Arab Emirates
Lebanon
Palestine
Mauritania
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Djibouti
Bahrain
Comoros
Western Sahara
What Wiki lists as arab countries.
President
13-05-2009, 05:57 PM
I don't they were just examples.. i just wondered why single out Arabs although i dont know many of them either... isn't one of the people on the Apprentice Arabian?
Yes, I think Yasmina is Arab.
So how comes the Apprentice have Arabs but not Big Brother?
Is it a counscious decision by Channel 4 to do this?
President
13-05-2009, 05:58 PM
Originally posted by Robin-Van-Perfect
Flag of Egypt
Sudan
Algeria
Morocco
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Syria < Wasn't Sylvia bb9 from here?
Tunisia
Somalia
Libya
Jordan
United Arab Emirates
Lebanon
Palestine
Mauritania
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Djibouti
Bahrain
Comoros
Western Sahara
What Wiki lists as arab countries.
Oh cool. We have a concrete answer.
Thanks a lot. I think it means we've had 3 arabs in the Big Brother house. That's not bad.
Barbie
13-05-2009, 06:01 PM
Originally posted by President
I don't they were just examples.. i just wondered why single out Arabs although i dont know many of them either... isn't one of the people on the Apprentice Arabian?
Yes, I think Yasmina is Arab.
So how comes the Apprentice have Arabs but not Big Brother?
Is it a counscious decision by Channel 4 to do this?
No i dont think it is a consious decision by channel 4 i think it just happens to be by chance that none have got in :thumbs:
AlexBigBrother
13-05-2009, 06:02 PM
Originally posted by President
Originally posted by Spike
Maybe the ones who auditioned didn't have the personality to make it into the house.
Are you saying every single Arab who's auditioned for BB hasn't had a personality?
yes thats exactly what hes saying:rolleyes:
i think some people are obsessed with spotting racism
arista
13-05-2009, 06:04 PM
A Anti Warmonger New Labour
Arab
would be good.
also put in a Ex Army lad.
President
13-05-2009, 06:06 PM
Originally posted by AlexBigBrother
Originally posted by President
Originally posted by Spike
Maybe the ones who auditioned didn't have the personality to make it into the house.
Are you saying every single Arab who's auditioned for BB hasn't had a personality?
yes thats exactly what hes saying:rolleyes:
i think some people are obsessed with spotting racism
But everyone has a personality.
Why should someone have to be a loud-mouth like Alexandra or Bex to get into the house?
Isn't this the big flaw of BIg Brother: they put in weird housemates instead of normal people that us viewers can relate to.
arista
13-05-2009, 06:06 PM
The One Funny Arab type
was that crazy, sometimes angry, Iraqi.
President
13-05-2009, 06:07 PM
Originally posted by arista
The One Funny Arab type
was that crazy, sometimes angry, Iraqi.
Who was that?
Ahmed was crazy but he was a Somalian.
Captain.Remy
13-05-2009, 06:08 PM
Because they aren't entertaining or worthy a shot in the house ?
President
13-05-2009, 06:11 PM
Originally posted by Captain.Remy
Because they aren't entertaining or worthy a shot in the house ?
How can you say a person like Carol, Tracey, Belinda were worthy of a shot in the house?
They were terrible housemates. Absolutely awful.
arista
13-05-2009, 06:11 PM
OK Somalian Via Iraq.
BBDodge
13-05-2009, 06:30 PM
Originally posted by Robin-Van-Perfect
Syria < Wasn't Sylvia bb9 from here?
No, from Sierra Leone.
That makes her West African.
30stone
13-05-2009, 06:32 PM
Originally posted by BBDodge
Originally posted by Robin-Van-Perfect
Syria < Wasn't Sylvia bb9 from here?
No, from Sierra Leone.
That makes her West African.
yess ok, it was a hunch i thought she was i didnt really care to look it up.
Captain.Remy
13-05-2009, 06:36 PM
Message original : President
Originally posted by Captain.Remy
Because they aren't entertaining or worthy a shot in the house ?
How can you say a person like Carol, Tracey, Belinda were worthy of a shot in the house?
They were terrible housemates. Absolutely awful.
I hated the 3 of them. :thumbs:
Wildcat!
13-05-2009, 07:09 PM
As far as I know, these are Arabs I have seen in the bb house.
Ahmed (BB5)
Kemal BB6
Mohamed (BB9) Somalians are mixed, so some arab.
And Maysoon BB9
Its probably more difficult or the producers to find arab housemates, because muslims tend to avoid places where there is free flow of alcohol, and likely a lot of nudity. SO its not surprising that its rare. It has more to do with the Arabs not willing to go in such a program, than BB not wanting them in!
Remember how sel conscious Maysoon was, and I am sure part of the reason she left was her family.
arista
13-05-2009, 07:14 PM
Yes another Like Ahmed
would be Fun.
Originally posted by President
Why have there never been any Arab or Middle-Eastern people in the Big Brother house?
There's quite a lot of Arabs in our country, so why have the producers not chosen any?
Maybe the've never auditioned.
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maybe none of them have auditioned
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BIG-BRO-FAN
14-05-2009, 10:54 AM
It doesn't really matter as far as I'm concerned as once their entertaining :tongue:
Oh c'mon. Just because there haven't been that many Arabic housemates, doesn't mean the producers have some sort of vendetta against the nation. There are many different nationalties living in Britain, and most of them have never been on, so why single out Arabs? The producers don't choose people according to their race, but by their entertainment value. By trying to make BB seem racist, you're looking racist yourself, dear.
:rolleyes:
BIG-BRO-FAN
14-05-2009, 11:07 AM
Well said Bradley!
Remember Ahmed in BB5 smashing the plates everywhere in the garden because the bell wouldn't stop? :laugh3:
chanchan
14-05-2009, 11:59 AM
its like asking why there hasnt been housemates from wicklow it means that they didnt have the personality that producers were looking for not because they dont like wicklow
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