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Originally Posted by smeagol
sounds like something that could do as a experiment on another programe would be interesting
i think they bb should never intervene unless something becomes vilolent or intollerable for the housemate. i think they should have freedom to say and air anything. and let the dice roll how they may.
if someone says something dodgy i want to hear it. and i want to hear the reaction to it and any argument it may cause. and plus is will get the press talking big time
bb supresses anything now remotally dodgy. in fact to the point of sillyness. but that kills dead what might of been interesting to watch.
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I agree. I think the premise of the OP is a bit too extreme (deliberately casting extreme people / ensuring people will clash) but I do think that BB should just let situations unfold, even when people are being undeniably obscene or racist or whatever, and only intervene if someone is getting violent or someone clearly looks like they feel physically threatened. Contestants should be warned, clearly, that the things they say and the views they express might well make them "hate figures" and that BB won't be cautioning them or warning them to reign it in... if they have offensive opinions, they might be in there spouting them for weeks, and leave to a life in tatters.
They currently protect people (both the contestants, and the viewers) far too much from "offense". It's boring, and there's no need. If you watch it and find it offensive, change the channel... don't "report it to Ofcom"
. If you say things that lead to you being hated on exit... well... then that's the consequence of holding those opinions. If you can't handle the opinions of others IN the house, you're free to leave.
So long as the show isn't edited in an unfair way to portray people badly, and is truly representative of events in the house (like the early series were... last couple of years, not so much) then that's the way it should be. Let's see the real people - warts n' all - not completely invented "characters" and people suppressing themselves.