[cc100]

"Ninety viewers complained, primarily on grounds that this was cruel and humiliating, but also that it was crude and offensive, and sexist insofar as such personal remarks would not have been publicly directed at a woman"

from the itc report on feds interview.

i totally agree. if it were a bloke interviewing say, steph and he said, "the boys were taking the mick out of you for having small boobs"

there would have been uproar

[dustmite]

The ITC report also clearly states that for such a complaint to be acceptable, it has to be from the person whom received such comments.

As for your example, I can think of many many times when on TV, breast size is referred to...

I do like it when men try to claim sexism. It's fine for men to dish it out, but not receive it then?

Ahhh, isn't it amusing when the boot is on the other foot? Men seem to feel... disturbed and scared, for some reason, that women have the ability to claim sexism.

At the end of the day, as the ITC report also states...

However, the ITC believed that people who submit themselves for inclusion in a show like Big Brother (now in its fourth series) where participants are filmed 24 hours a day, should be aware of the potential for personal references of this kind.

Further, they stated:

There had been no breach of the ITC Programme Code

Which means there was no sexism, a statement was made based upon something that happened in the house. End of story.

M.

[cc100]

just my humble opinion

[Romantic Old Bird]

Well, I thought it was nasty and unecessary to mention it in his exit interview - not Davina's finest hour

[BusyBee]

I think Davina was trying to get a reaction from him. He was so laid back as to be horizontal. I dont think it was called for - definitely not one of Davina's best moments.

[Amy]

I think it cannot all be blamed on Davina i'm sure she has help with what questions to ask the housemates

[AndyJK]

If I was Fed and had been probed with the same questions I wouldn't have been offended at all, maybe a little embarrased , but I have would done my best to laugh it all off . I think as a rule, men are more acceptable to discuss such information without showing offence, that's how it's always been hasn't it? Understandably it's a different case altogether for women, who are more protective and sensitive, and it would be deemed rude to discuss any private bits without their consent first.