As a gay man, I found Evander's comments offensive, yes. However, it's not anything I haven't heard before. It's not like this is a new "Dear ****ing Lord, how can ANYBODY think that" opinion to hear, my own father believes it for one.
But this is what Big Brother is all about - when you scratch away the glitz, glamour and show tunes of the programme, it's about a group of completely different individuals, with different views and different lifestyles being thrown together and we then watch how they react to each other, their surroundings and whatever situation is thrown at them. That is and always will be the backbone of Big Brother.
Evander is just one of those people with a different view. That's one of the reasons why he's there, he's another piece of a series shaped puzzle.
Ahmed from BB5 - What was it he said in his VT? "I would rather die than share a bed with a gay man?" or something like that. In those days, views like that excited us, we wanted to see how he was going to react to the likes of Marco, we wanted to see what that would make him do and say. That is the entire point of the programe, to study humans in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable situation. Yes those views might be offensive to some, but that's the way the world is. If you don't like that, then Big Brother is not the show for you. It's strange how BB comes under so much backlash, because when you think about it, over the years it's been one of the bravest shows on television.
And if you don't like Evander.... do what you'd do when you normally don't like a housemate. Use your votes to evict him. Simple as that.
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