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I've never been fond of using morality as a base for any debate seeing as it has a tendency to change from era to era, and culture to culture, so I think about it purely in terms of right or wrong. Well, in what I believe to be right and wrong.

On those terms, yes, of course it's wrong, on so many levels but sure it'll never change. It never has done in the whole history of the human race. We've always exploited the weak - and make no mistake, the vast majority of people who volunteer for a programme such as BB can be placed in this catagory - but I believe it will never change in society if we keep on watching, you know? There's always be a demand for this type of thing.

Now, that doesn't mean I don't believe that the people who produce these shows don't have a responsibilty towards the mental health of the participants after their 15 mins of hallow, meaningless "stardom" has vanished. I don't believe this myth that they all know what they're signing up for and should be able to handle the pressures that they have to endure during and after the show. That's a baseless statement to make seeing as none of us can even comprehend what type of lasting damage this kind of exposure could have on a person's psyche.

Anyway, lost my train of thought there. Might come back to waffle more later on!