[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Livia

No, I lost interest in BB I'm afraid. Is Lewis the one at the centre of the Auschwitz/Outfits controversy?

Yes. He followed it up with impersonating Hitler and saying "kill the Jews"
which he saw as ridiculing his original slip, i.e. a joke
that's the line his fans take too, plus freedom of speech
others (incl. me) argue it was not funny and could be seen as hate speech

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Yes. He followed it up with impersonating Hitler and saying "kill the Jews"
which he saw as ridiculing his original slip, i.e. a joke
that's the line his fans take too, plus freedom of speech
others (incl. me) argue it was not funny and could be seen as hate speech

Oh... more than I originally thought then. Well, I suppose even after that my reaction would be the same. I wrote a post about it, even though I hadn't seen it:

Originally Posted by Livia

Anti-Semitism is at an all-time high in the UK. There are hundreds of attacks every year with more going unreported. Synagogues have had swastikas spray painted on them, graves have been desecrated, an 11 year old boy was chased and beaten by other kids shouting stuff like "Hitler was ****ing awesome"... In the USA 11 Jews have just been slaughtered while attending a baby naming ceremony at their synagogue.... And some people I talk to are unaware of the current situation.

Wouldn't it be more helpful, if he did make an anti-Semitic comment, to keep him in the house and ask the housemates to have a conversation about what was said and what it means? Rather than brush it under the carpet?

Trouble is, it's difficult to know if he is actually an anti-Semite or just a plain old, common or garden dickhead.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Yes. He followed it up with impersonating Hitler and saying "kill the Jews"
which he saw as ridiculing his original slip, i.e. a joke
that's the line his fans take too, plus freedom of speech
others (incl. me) argue it was not funny and could be seen as hate speech

Jeez, I hadn't heard all that ... A mangled pronunciation of outfits sounding like Auschwitz? That alone I'd be cautiously forgiving of. But if that happens you call yourself an idiot, pretend to put your false teeth back in, and say the sentence properly.

Unless you're Basil Fawlty, don't impersonate Hitler, and just don't say "kill the Jews" even if you're "joking".