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Originally Posted by NeoPhoenix

I'm not a fan of Ben, but I honestly thought his tirade against JJ was funny as hell. It's about time JJ got it back as good as he likes to give it.

On the subject of the actual tirade and its' personal nature, I try to put myself in the shoes of Ben. In a real life situation, I'd have never reacted the way that Ben did. However, if I'm locked in the BB house for a few weeks, cameras on me 24/7, living on an unpredictable food supply, probably being bored out of my gourd most of the time while having to listen to JJ's almost incessant whining (I only watch the daily show and not the LF and even in that small amount of time JJ grates on my nerves), then my stress levels are probably going to be through the roof and it's probably not going to take much to push my buttons to the point that I say something to the effect that Ben did. Especially when I'm rudely awoken and practically tumbled out of my bed with people laughing at me like hyenas.

So yeah, while I wouldn't condone what Ben said in a real world situation, in the confines of the BB house and its' environment, I totally understand why he'd react in such a way. As viewers, and not participants, it's really easy to judge these people and forget about how much of a stressful environment that house really is. And don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be apologetic for Ben. I don't condone what he said, but I do understand how the stress may have gotten the best of him.

I agree the tension, and everything else you say, got the best of him and he cracked, but what I am saying is that crack allowed us a valuable insight into the real person behind Ben's carefully constructed facade.

A waspish spiteful elitist snob.

You often see the truth of a man in argument and drink...


(Though I do agree it was great TV )