[rex3]

Do you think its sexist that they called it big brother?

I mean men rule the world as it is, so why not make it slightly more equal, and call it big sister.

[Ella]

Yeah it is sexist! Right on sister

[MarkWaldorf]

But if it was Big Sister, it would be called sexiest again

[Ella]

They could have called it Big Transexual

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by Elz_Belz
They could have called it Big Transexual

Big ******

[Ella]

Lol yeah i can imagine that actually ''big ****** house this is davina...'' haha

[sol]

The phrase 'Big Brother' was born before the gameshow that we're talking about. So it's tradition not sexism.

[Arneldo]

The name 'Big Brother' come from the book 1984. From the libe 'Big Brother is watching you.' That the only reason its called Big Brother - It was originally gonna be called Red Alert or something like that.

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by Elz_Belz
Lol yeah i can imagine that actually ''big ****** house this is davina...'' haha

[Sticks]

Authoritarian Sibling?

[LittleMissC]

Big ****** would be funny! But BB4eva's right- Big Brother is a character (?) in George Orwell's 1984.

[stacey]

kinda but ive never seen it in that way

[ThaGazBoi]

Yeah it was George Orwells book, cant remember the name, but its meant to be really dull.

My classmates had to do an assigment for it in English, but I got moved down so I didnt have to.

[Lil-Lindz]

Yes it is sexist Lol

But big brother sounds bettewr than big sister
but they should make a show called big sister as part of BB

[Sticks]

The book was 1984

[Lil-Lindz]

Originally posted by Flame
Big ****** would be funny! But BB4eva's right- Big Brother is a character (?) in George Orwell's 1984.

Lmao that would be good

[JakeyBoy]

Big Brother is a term used for an over-seeing person and from the book 1984 which is an excellent book indeed! I've always looked at it like say, you are a big brother (older brother) and you have to watch over your younger brother/sister. But of course it can go to far and end up something like the BB house or as in George Orwell's book, the whole world

[Lil-Lindz]

Yea, i have an older berother wonder if he thin ks that about me

[Siouxsie]

Originally posted by rex3
Do you think its sexist that they called it big brother?

I mean men rule the world as it is, so why not make it slightly more equal, and call it big sister.

dont think so men couldnt rule anything let alone the world

[Princess]

It called Big Brother cos of 1984.

[Razmataz]

It is Big Brother because of an immensely famous book 1984

And were living in a big brother world [C.C.T.V] on every damn corner of your nearest City.

And it doesn't sound as [threatening] as big sister lets face it.

[Ruth]

Originally posted by CrazyGazza
Yeah it was George Orwells book, cant remember the name, but its meant to be really dull.

My classmates had to do an assigment for it in English, but I got moved down so I didnt have to.

It's not dull, it's a great book IMO. The phrase 'Big Brother is watching you' was well known before this show. It's not sexist at all.