[ThriceShy]

Originally Posted by jessicadanielle

It does seem like they spend a lot of time talking about all of his faults, which is likely to be quite contagious to housemates who don't even have a personal problem with Gary. Edele even said, when she was outraged at being nommed, that every other conversation she hears is bitching about Gary. It's like they've developed a Gary-hate culture in there where they twist everything to fit in with their own sh*tty Gary-hate storyline, like Dee with the "cornering" thing.

I don't think their opinions are based on nothing though - I'm sure Gary is rude and unhygienic at times and in some ways, we've seen some instances, and it's not a coincidence that so many hms report rudeness and poor hygiene. However, I do think their opinion is skewed by the fact that so many hms keep talking about it, probably making it seem worse than it is, especially when the housemates who dislike Gary (James in the past, Stephanie, George, Dee) are much more vocal about his flaws than Gary is in his own defence.

The double standards show that Gary isn't the problem.

When gary asks people why they nominated him then they all slate him for it. But when Edele does it then it is fine. When gary doesn't shower then it is the worst thing imaginable but whe Lauren pees in the pool the housemates all laugh and think it is great.

So their dislike of Gary is something else. I think they are jealous that he is the biggest star.

Stephanie said tonight that she knows people would love watching gary. They all knew it when they walked in and they felt threatened.

[jessicadanielle]

Originally Posted by ThriceShy

The double standards show that Gary isn't the problem.

When gary asks people why they nominated him then they all slate him for it. But when Edele does it then it is fine. When gary doesn't shower then it is the worst thing imaginable but whe Lauren pees in the pool the housemates all laugh and think it is great.

So their dislike of Gary is something else. I think they are jealous that he is the biggest star.

Stephanie said tonight that she knows people would love watching gary. They all knew it when they walked in and they felt threatened.

Yeah I agree with most of this (apart from the jealousy thing, I'm not sure about that) which is what I meant about the Gary-hate culture - whatever Gary does, it is twisted to Gary being rude/unhygienic. And when he is neither rude nor unhygienic (e.g. When he was cleaning plates and wiping the kitchen tops because people had complained about it), he was mocked for it.

But, Gary isn't some faultless angel. It's just that some housemates seem more willing to look past other people's faults, and more intent to focus on Gary's.