Hi Sarah - welcome to TiBB. Hope you enjoy posting.
I agree with Mairi that a lot of people on this board dislike Avid Merrion intensely, whilst others think he's great - personal preference I suppose.
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And it all begs this question: if someone is offended by Federico's comments, why are they watching Big Brother in the first place?
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Well I suppose different people watch BB for different reasons but I cannot believe that people seriously watch it just in case anyone makes an offensive remark, either to another housemate or to a member of the production team.
I watch it for the interaction between a very disparate group of people. I watch it to see how they cope in a very controlled environment and how they relate to each other under (what can be) very taxing conditions.
I think it's interesting to see how they manage (or don't) to cope with the stress & strain of being observed 24 hours a day. How they cope with trying to be amiable and diplomatic when they feel like strangling someone!!
Perhaps Federico's comments were his way of trying to make light of a situation, I don't know, but what I do know is that I found them offensive, uncalled for and not at all humorous.