[vanityC]

This is very interesting conversation, because I have recently begun to wonder about the race/sex issue in BB. I
think it is larger than any one person, because I don't think anybody dislikes Adele because she is black. But
consider this: in the three years of Big Brother, the main hate figures of each year have been Mel, Amma and
Adele - all attractive, intelligent black women. This worries me. It's hard enough being a woman in the BB
house, but it seems that if you are an ethnic woman, you're screwed.
On the other hand, maybe it has nothing to do with race, and more to do with the fact that the public seems to
dislike strong women. Most upsetting is that it's not so much because men can't stand them, it's because women
can't stand them. The majority of voters are women and most of the real anti Mel/Amma/Adele seemed to
come from other women.
I'm not going to go into my reasons for defending Adele again (already done that elsewhere), but maybe this
raciscm/sexism issue should be pondered on a little.
Does anyone think there is still some inherent predudice in society, meaning that BB winners will always be white
males? I mean, has a person of ethnic origin ever survived the public vote? Yes, Darren, but I think he only
scraped through.
Serious post, I know, but I see BB, in many ways, as a reflection of the attitudes of the British public. And I'm
not sure I like what I see....