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Originally Posted by Ammi

..you're not being excluded if you exclude yourself though...yeah, it doesn't show us anyone often going out to him..(although I'm sure they have sometimes done it..?..)...and saying, come on Jim, come and join us... but he can just as easily be with them as not be with them, that's his choice...and it is often the case that if one person consistently does exclude themselves from a group and there are people there with a tendency to 'bitch' then that's the person who will get bitched about...I do agree that there are a few who instigate the bitching, but I don't think that Linda has 'turned' people against him, I don't think that she has that power..and I don't think that it's bullying either....

Jim hasn't always made a point of being by himself, it's only recently he's made a point of spending lots of time alone. So I would say they excluded him and he didn't bother trying to change their minds about him. Just because he's by himself shouldn't mean it's therefore acceptable to bitch about him and turn him into the house scapegoat. Yes Linda has more than valid reasons to hate him, yes Luisa and Jim do not get on; but none of the rest of them have had any serious problem with Jim in there, they're going along with Linda and Luisa because there's safety in numbers when nominating - if six people nominate Jim, he can only nominate two of them back and I'm convinced that Ollie, Sam, Lee and Casey felt safe in the knowledge that they could all nominate Jim and Liz and that Jim would pick Luisa and Linda and they'd all be safe. Sam being up was a total curveball and that is what prompted the bitter reaction to Jim and Liz's nominations. They think they have Jim all worked out and then he goes and proves them all wrong.

Linda on one of the very first nights was telling people that she hated Jim from before her time in the house. Did Jim do the same to her? No, he didn't. If I knew Linda and Jim personally I think I'd probably be on Linda's side because I would likely know the ins and outs of what happened between them, but all I see in the house is Linda holding a grudge that she won't talk about and Jim keeping out of her way because she's not interested in making amends or putting it to rest. For that reason, I think she's horrible. She could have let this go, she could have left it behind, she is the only one who is capable of putting their feud to an end because clearly she's the one upset by it, Jim isn't really that bothered, so what is she hoping to achieve by hating Jim for so long? She's obviously not moved on from it, does she not feel like making peace with the situation would help her heal? I just don't understand her motivations.