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Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

It depends on if you think Marcello is actually making Misogynistic comments.

I would personally argue that his humour is not very politically correct, but I wouldn't necessarily say that he is Misogynistic.

Unless most of the female Housemates liking him are wrong, and Ali is correct?

I would say they are misogynistic comments and I don’t think that’s really up for debate. (The most egregious example imo is the way he treated Sarah during the roast chicken debacle - both the ‘you’re a vegan and your PH levels are probably off’ comment and the way he shooed her away to dismiss her. Oh and ‘you smell like period and tea bags.’ Often when he’s irritated by a female housemate he resorts to sexist comments.)

These things are complex. I think often people think that prejudice isn’t there unless someone’s actively saying **** like ‘men are superior to women’ or ‘homosexuality is wrong’, but it can be - and usually is - more subtle than that. We all grow up internalising prejudice and have internal biases (unless we unlearn them either purposefully or by being exposed to different ideas). That doesn’t mean female housemates can’t like him. I often like him and find him entertaining. I can still acknowledge that he makes misogynistic comments sometimes. I imagine if he is making homophobic comments it’s probably in like with his sexist comments - nothing absolutely god awful, but still coming from a homophobic place. He strikes me as someone who means well but has a lot of sexism he needs to unlearn.