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Originally Posted by joeysteele
I agree.
However for me BB is about us looking in on people with their good sides and bad sides, then the people they live with deciding to put them up for eviction and those who have offended or we don;t like getting voted out.
Why can't BB be used to expose prejudices people have, get them out in the open, rather than have them acting most or all of the time guarding what they say.
Of course BB has to set them challenges, make sure they are safe and take action against any actual physical aggression.
However let them show themselves up as to what and how they think,as if we were looking in on their own houses.
BB has always been a controversial idea as to its original planning.
We are warned at the start of every programme of offence probably being caused across the board as to just about everything.
If we are so easily offended then why watch it in the first place.
I'd actually rather know how people really think and feel and also their prejudices, rather than see people acting falsely to try to win a programme.
Leaving us thinking they are possibly all sweetness and decent when in reality they and indeed I and others too, all likely have flaws and views that will surely offend someone,it is near impossible for that not to be the case.
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Yes, you make some good points here. I guess controversial comments do actually get debates going and do raise awareness of issues so could actually be beneficial in some ways. And, as you suggest, viewers could then choose to evict those whose views are totally offensive.
I am guessing, however, the eviction must be something to do with legal issues and racism/promoting racial hatred though. His comments have probably crossed the line between controversial and racism.