Henry being a Tory
 

I have seen and heard a few people saying they like Henry but wont be voting for him as he s a Tory which imo is a sweeping statement saying all Tories are bad people,they are not they just have different views on things.It shouldn't matter what his political persuasion is he is ,or seems to be a lovely caring person,imo its very unfair if Henry loses out because of that, after all we dont say Im not voting for ??? because they are Labour voters etc. Does it matter to people on here ?

He isn’t a Tory, he is a fan of the Tories.
He isn’t in the party.
Voting anybody for their political leanings is ridiculously silly.

I can't believe I kissed a Tory! Line of the series :joker:

I like Henry but that's the one thing that lets him down for me. Fair enough, have your political beliefs but his ass kissing for Boris Johnson because he thinks he's "hilarious" or "brilliant" or whatever isn't a good look when he's a hugely privileged man born with a silver spoon who isn't the one who's going to be massively affected by Johnson's incompetence and terrible leadership.

agreed

The fact people make that an issue not to like him or vote him based on that says more about them. :idc:

I’ve seen this as well, it’s ridiculous isn’t it. Since social media has been a thing people are getting so arrogant with their views that they can’t accept other peoples views, they are simply correct 100% of the time in their own heads.

The fact people can’t just accept people have different views and respectfully disagree is crazy to me,

…I’ve kept up with a few forums this season, Kaz…and I would say that if that’s how he’s being judged then it would just be a very few people because it’s not something that’s stood out as any ‘negative’ about him in anything I’ve looked at….I’m not sure about any social media sites because those aren’t something I follow…but my experience is that I’ve seen far more praise and even ‘concern’ for him in terms of his romantic feelings for Jordan…?…I think the ‘Tory boy’ is just something said more recently because that’s the ‘label’ that Jordan placed in fun and affection when they kissed…?

…I think that I’ve seen more that ‘Henry doesn’t need the cash prize’…/rich boy, type stuff…

I remember when you could have totally different political views and still be great friends/like a person/not let it affect how you treat them. I miss those days.

I like him as is.. but that’s just a bonus haha

It’s almost as if people label people now straight away based on political views before getting to know somebody. It’s crazy people are willing to write off up to half of the population

Henry showing the true face of the right, whilst Trish does the same for the left.

It is and it's a very sheep like/tribal mentality

Yes Ive seen that aswell:wavey:

Well I'm solid Labour although I wish Starmer the leader was more.

I've liked Henry since the first few days.
Wasn't sure I would, not because he is more a Tory.
I've loads of Conservative friends .
I wouldn't hold someone's politics against them in a TV show.
That's ridiculous

I like Henry because he's a good housemate and but for Jordan he would be the one I'd like to win.

I'd battle likely with Henry bigtime re Boris Johnson, however afterwards would thoroughly enjoy socializing over a drink too.

Kazanne and I have had battles re politics on here but there's mountains of other issues I agree with her on.
Anyone not liking Henry just because he's a Tory is both ridiculous and incredibly childish.
Pathetic in fact.

Ahh the 1600’s. I miss those days too.

:laugh: :love:

He makes it such a huge part of who he is and his own personality that it absolutely does come into effect when viewing him as a housemate

He brings it up often enough himself and he doesn’t need a 100k cash prize. Plus he hasn’t even been close to being the most deserving or entertaining housemate from a viewing stand point either so yes I will hold it against him x

He is much more likeable than Joel from 16th series who came second.

There's no problem getting along with people who aren't on your side of the political spectrum, but it becomes an issue when people admit that they predicate their political affinity on this cult-of-personality "Look at him, he's like your whacky mate on a night out really!" type stuff.

It's shitbrained, this kind of thinking. It cheapens the harm and damage done by government and Henry's had open conversation about it when confronted with some of that harm and damage.

That makes it a part of his presentation and fair game for the vote. You could argue it's actually a deeply important reason why someone would choose not to vote for him.

And I say that as someone who really likes the guy other than that.

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If I don’t think a Boris loving fanboy deserves to win a social experiment after looking a doctor and an nhs worker in the eye after hearing they’d suffered personal losses through covid and telling them that Boris did a cracking job, then I’m going to say and believe that, no matter how petty some people may think it is

I mean he has impersonated Boris, he wanted to have drink/dinner or something with Boris he defended Boris and the Tories over the COVID pandemic

I don’t get the concept that if your family or indeed yourself have money then you shouldn’t be able to win a prize.
Does that mean that if you have savings you shouldn’t do the lottery?

Totally agree….sadly people can be very fickle.

Henry has just been a sincere and decent housemate and he should be judged on that alone, not his political lean to.

He's so lovely. Wears his heart on his sleeve :love:

I don't think that's anybodies concept. They should be eligible to win it. They may just be a less desirable option to win it.

That’s quite true.. most people i know on the right are really nice and decent, down to earth human beings.. the left seem to have more prejudices that they try to cover up with their social justice warrior routines, like oor Trishy :joker:

Does he really though ? I heard him mention it on launch night, that’s about it..

I disagree. ‘All Tories are bad people’ is practically a fact nowadays

In the current climate, it's perfectly fair for people to judge him based on wanting to have a drink with Boris and his cost of living crisis comment. He's a nice guy but massively out of touch

It works both ways though to be fair. Farage is easily gonna be in the final 3 of IAC simply because of his political leanings

If people don’t wanna be judged positively or negatively on their political leanings, they shouldn’t bring it up

He's definitely said it in the house too

All great points :clap1:

Henry does not have a personality defined entirely by woo, so I go based on how he presents himself in the house.

Should have saved Zak.

I don’t know why he drew attention to it tbh. Is he trying to make Toryism more acceptable. It’s him that’s created this persona for himself, he’s advertised it as part of his character. It’s his own fault if he divides opinions. This is why many famous popstars never used to talk political allegiances, so as not to alienate a section of their fans.

It depends on how far his views go.

Like for example is he like Harry from BB12 who would brag about loving Fox Hunting? If Henry isn't like that then him being a Tory wouldn't really bother me.

If people on Social Media struggle to accept differing views on entertainment related stuff, then unfortunately it's going to be even worse with Politics due to the serious nature of the topic.

I’m not sure foxhunting is exclusively a tory thing