[booboomartin]

Originally Posted by LiamPRW

I had an argument with my friends the other day because we didn't agree about something someone said, does that make me a bully as well?

if you had another eight people alongside you agreeing with you, I'm sure your friend would have felt, harassed ,intimidated, threatened. whatever you call it, its bullying.

[booboomartin]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Joined in what? Talking about him? That's not bullying.

Lauren is English and you said they're all bullies so surely you have something about Lauren that makes her a bully by your own words.

however you try to defend it, gary is being bullied. I have not seen lauren do anything against gary, but when you are an onlooker, and you do nothing, when you see someone being picked on, and unable to stand up for themselves properly. then you are just as guilty as the people/person doing the bullying, be it directly or indirectly (to his face or behind his back) the man has had brain surgery following an accident, is partially deaf, is almost 70 years of age. harassment, picking on, ignoring, isolating someone, its all bullying. shame on them, and shame on anyone who thinks its ok to treat an elderly person this way.

[Ammi]

..whether it's thought to be a valid thread or not in the opinions of it, it wouldn't be by any means the first 'pointless thread' which probably gives it an opinion to challenge/debate which is enough really without being personal to the OP for making it...with behaviour in the house being criticised this all seems kind of ironic to me...

..anyway, I don't think this is a 'UK V US' thing, with Gary in particular I think the other housemates just have trouble understanding him and they really don't seem to have the patience required to try harder...celebrities in general though whoever they are not generally known for their patience but more their own self publicity/promotion in being part of BB...

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by booboomartin

however you try to defend it, gary is being bullied. I have not seen lauren do anything against gary, but when you are an onlooker, and you do nothing, when you see someone being picked on, and unable to stand up for themselves properly. then you are just as guilty as the people/person doing the bullying, be it directly or indirectly (to his face or behind his back) the man has had brain surgery following an accident, is partially deaf, is almost 70 years of age. harassment, picking on, ignoring, isolating someone, its all bullying. shame on them, and shame on anyone who thinks its ok to treat an elderly person this way.

I've not defended anything but stated a fact; it is not bullying.

[Tip]

If Gary feels bullied then I'd give the accusation some credence.

I do wonder if he'd feel seriously patronised by the way some people (outside the house) seem to view him.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Tip

If Gary feels bullied then I'd give the accusation some credence.

I do wonder if he'd feel seriously patronised by the way some people (outside the house) seem to view him.

..yeah I personally don't think it's bullying as such but just quite unpleasant and uncomfortable when a 'group' ridicule and mock one person the way they can with him sometimes...

[Ammi]

..it's also hard though to define bullying as such...

[Tip]

I just watched the vid from last night - so yeah, it is pretty uncomfortable viewing.

[NotAWannabe]

isn't Edele Irish ?

[chuff me dizzy]

12 housemates not one of them like Busey ,work it out folks

[Vanessa]

No one liked Jim Davison either and he won.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by booboomartin

if you had another eight people alongside you agreeing with you, I'm sure your friend would have felt, harassed ,intimidated, threatened. whatever you call it, its bullying.

That's total bull and you know it.. A group of people having a disagreement or not liking someone, is not bullying, I wish people would stop throwing that word around so easily because it makes a mockery of people who have actually been bullied.

[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by LiamPRW

That's total bull and you know it.. A group of people having a disagreement or not liking someone, is not bullying, I wish people would stop throwing that word around so easily because it makes a mockery of people who have actually been bullied.

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by LiamPRW

That's total bull and you know it.. A group of people having a disagreement or not liking someone, is not bullying, I wish people would stop throwing that word around so easily because it makes a mockery of people who have actually been bullied.

A group of people disliking someone is not bullying but how they act on it can be.

[Alf]

I prefer the Ten Green bottles version.

[booboomartin]

Originally Posted by LiamPRW

That's total bull and you know it.. A group of people having a disagreement or not liking someone, is not bullying, I wish people would stop throwing that word around so easily because it makes a mockery of people who have actually been bullied.

however you would like to 'pretty' it up, it is bullying. you do not have to like someone to be civil to them, and its not just a group of people having a disagreement, its a number of housemates 'ganging' up on one person. their treatment of him is horrible. if any of them or yourself included, think that its ok to treat a 70 year old disabled person in this way, then shame on all of you.

[Pete.]

Frenchy still scalping tho