[Vicky.]

Why the bloody hell do they have to be representatives of the gay community? just because they are gay? This means you have to be representing gay issues constantly rather than just being yourself?!

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Why the bloody hell do they have to be representatives of the gay community? just because they are gay? This means you have to be representing gay issues constantly rather than just being yourself?!

Yeah this for me too really. I don't want people in CBB to represent me I just want to watch a light entertainment show. I don't think any housemate has ever represented a 'community' in Big Brother, which shows that aside from their sexuality they're all just individual people. It's great to have a cause and everything but people don't need to have one and they certainly shouldn't be held to different standards based on their sexuality.

[pontyboi]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Why the bloody hell do they have to be representatives of the gay community? just because they are gay? This means you have to be representing gay issues constantly rather than just being yourself?!

Being gay is being yourself. Look it's nice for Anne and Amanda to be friends but at the end of the day Anne voted against her friend aka Amanda being able to marry someone she loves....isn't that pretty simple and very wrong?

Imo that's just wrong.

Anyone who disagrees with that needs their heads checked.

I heart that we can all co igsuist but Anne and many people out there's views are just ****ing bigoted and bordering on hate.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by pontyboi

Being gay is being yourself. Look it's nice for Anne and Amanda to be friends but at the end of the day Anne voted against her friend aka Amanda being able to marry someone she loves....isn't that pretty simple and very wrong?

Imo that's just wrong.

Anyone who disagrees with that needs their heads checked.

I heart that we can all co igsuist but Anne and many people out there's views are just ****ing bigoted and bordering on hate.

Well of course, but every year we get these 'X is a bad/good representation for the gay community' when surely..most do not go in to represent the gay community to start with. IDK it seems a bit weird to me I guess. Obviously women are not a minority in the way gay people are but I cannot imagine going in and being expected to be a 'representative'. Its the same with black housemates actually..always get the 'X is making the black community look bad/good' or something when to me no, they are making themselves look bad, not a community. If that makes sense?

[Paula D]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Well of course, but every year we get these 'X is a bad/good representation for the gay community' when surely..most do not go in to represent the gay community to start with. IDK it seems a bit weird to me I guess. Obviously women are not a minority in the way gay people are but I cannot imagine going in and being expected to be a 'representative'. Its the same with black housemates actually..always get the 'X is making the black community look bad/good' or something when to me no, they are making themselves look bad, not a community. If that makes sense?

Totally agree, I don't think of anyone in the BB house representing any community.

[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by Paula D

Totally agree, I don't think of anyone in the BB house representing any community.

Me neither, it shows they have no confidence in their own personality to win the show, they have to drag a label in with them

[poppsywoppsy]

Originally Posted by chuff me dizzy

Me neither, it shows they have no confidence in their own personality to win the show, they have to drag a label in with them

Amanda and Wayne had a long, long career behind them, they had no need of labels, affiliations or agendas to make them popular.

[Paula D]

Originally Posted by poppsywoppsy

Amanda and Wayne had a long, long career behind them, they had no need of labels, affiliations or agendas to make them popular.

That's precisely the difference between them.

[Miranda123]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Well of course, but every year we get these 'X is a bad/good representation for the gay community' when surely..most do not go in to represent the gay community to start with. IDK it seems a bit weird to me I guess. Obviously women are not a minority in the way gay people are but I cannot imagine going in and being expected to be a 'representative'. Its the same with black housemates actually..always get the 'X is making the black community look bad/good' or something when to me no, they are making themselves look bad, not a community. If that makes sense?

And that was totally Amanda's point when she said she does not represent a 'community' she represents herself, and judges others on how they represent themselves, not their 'community

For me, referring to anything as a 'community' excludes all other people, and the young imbeciles in this country are now practising exclusion all over the place

[Paula D]

Originally Posted by Miranda123

And that was totally Amanda's point when she said she does not represent a 'community' she represents herself, and judges others on how they represent themselves, not their 'community

For me, referring to anything as a 'community' excludes all other people, and the young imbeciles in this country are now practising exclusion all over the place

Also excluding gay people who don't follow the "rules".