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Originally posted by Romantic old bird
Having seen Brian's parents and family it is a shame he didn't have more faith in their ability to accept him for himself
Helen was pointing out to Brian that she and Paul had been confronted with the spectre of the outside world repeatedly over the weeks.
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I agree Brian should probably have had more faith in his parents, but being Irish and Catholic, and being repeatedly told by Dean how unacceptable his sexuality would be to the church did little to help his insecurity.
I'm not trying to have a go at Helen, just saying that she seemed to turn on Brian at the very time he needed a little support. He was absolutely terrified, and calling him selfish at a time like that wasn't really the action of a friend. By all means tell him he's talking rubbish, but selfish ... ?? That was below the belt. Also, Helen had repeatedly told all the housemates that her nominations had never bothered her and she'd taken them all in her stride ... so a little reassurance wouldn't have gone amiss. Maybe she could have done with Mr Clarke on hand to remind her to be more ...tactful???
Obviously, I'm speaking as a huge Brian fan, but the friends who chose to comment on the outburst were Helen fans, so I was just pointing out that that was how some people felt at the time. There really was no comparison between the apprehension she felt, and the sheer dread that was playing on Brian's mind, whether he was right or wrong in feeling that way. As I said in a previous post, Brian had his iffy moments too, but this particular rant did not go down well with a lot of people.
But I still love 'er!
