[Angus]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

A fact for you, when Ben was punished for discussing nominations with Sunshine and JJ I came on here and defended him asking why were SS and JJ not punished too. I'll point you to the appropriate threads if you want. You've made far more assumptions about me than I've ever done about you. That's interesting, don t you think?

During his exchange with the tree Ben did not even crack a smile. I remember it quite vividly as this was the main reason why I started to go off him. He should have at least seen the absurdity of the situation as Shabby and Keeva had a few days earlier. I sat dumb founded with how serious he was throughout the whole exchange, at one point telling the tree to shut up but never seeing the absurdity of a talking tree. I did not laugh as then I would have been laughing at his stupidity and I believe those who laughed were laughing indeed at him which I dont not think Ben would appreciate.

I read the posts you refer to at the time you posted them, and did not read them as being from someone who specifically supported Ben, but from someone interested in the FAIRNESS of the situation. I often post in support of a HM I don't particularly like, simply because BB are acting inconsistently with punishments etc. For example I didn't much like Sunshine but thought the hatchet job BB did on her last Friday was disgusting.

Ben's inability to see the absurdity of talking to a disembodied TOT whilst maintaining a serious demeanour was precisely what made the whole exchange hilarious, and far from laughing at his "stupidity", I was applauding his nonchalant acceptance of the situation, and his "give as good as you get" banter. You don't get any brownie points because of your perception that to laugh AT Ben would be to insult him somehow-if anything I doubt Ben would even give a sh*t. A great part of Ben's popularity is due to his self deprecation and totally honest self assessment (warts and all). Therein lies the source of both his attraction and repulsion depending on the individual perception of the viewer.