[Loukas]

Big Brother has been ruled in breach of Ofcom guidelines, after the word 'piss' was broadcast multiple times in the course of one conversation.

Ofcom received three complaints when an episode of the most recent series of the Channel 5 show was broadcast at 12.15pm containing the offensive language.

The word and its variations were used 14 times in the space of 50 seconds, during a conversation between Chris, Ashleigh, Ash, Winston and Helen about Chris's behaviour.

Sentences such as, "You must have done something to piss her off" and, "Are you a piss-off merchant?" caused viewers to complain that the language was inappropriate for a pre-watershed broadcast.

Channel 5 responded by saying that it had removed a great deal of offensive language from the broadcast to ensure its suitability and that the word 'pissed' has been ruled by Ofcom as having "higher-to-medium acceptability in pre-watershed broadcasts".

It added that there had been a warning of "fruity language" read before the programme's commencement and that the language was not used in an offensive context but as part of a light-hearted conversation between the housemates.

Ofcom acknowledged the non-aggressive nature of the language but stated that the word was used frequently within a short time-frame and that the language was broadcast in the middle of the day during a school holiday, when children were likely to be watching.

Ofcom therefore ruled that Channel 5 did not take appropriate steps to avoid frequent use of offensive language pre-watershed and that the programme breached Rule 1.16 of the Broadcasting Code.

Digital Spy

[Ramsay]

Piss? really?

[Niamh.]

for Gods sake

[Marsh.]

What a piss take.

[Heaven = Winner]

Ugh, hearing such minor vulgarities get reported for insignificant reasons really pisses me off









































oops

[Raph]

What a joke lol

[Amy Jade]

People who get offended by the word piss should really stop watching BB and TV in general tbh

[Black Dagger]

-won't call them mongs like the last ones who complained at something silly because I only get made out to be some scum sub-human being-

[Rob!]

BB keeping those complaint numbers up

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by _LucasMichael_

-won't call them mongs like the last ones who complained at something silly because I only get made out to be some scum sub-human being-

Then don't use such offensive language.

[Black Dagger]

yawn

[T*]

Originally Posted by _LucasMichael_

yawn

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by _LucasMichael_

yawn

Typical.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Can we please start a campaign to find these 3 people who reported this to Ofcom just so we can put faces to these people we are constantly talking about?

Im serious I want to know who these sad sad people are. They were at home on a weekday afternoon so obviously have no jobs (which fits our usual profile when we think of people complaining).

Show yourselves.

Lets be honest were these people seriously offended and shocked to their core that they had to pick up the phone and tell Ofcom or are these people the type of person whos at home bored and watch the show purely to nit pick and complain.

I don't get why these people do this but I want to now who they are. Im guessing all women, all jobless and all over 30.

GET A LIFE.

[ruiphillips]

Soon the number of complaints will over take the viewing figures lol

[Jamesy]

At least Big Brother is in the news, I guess

I think they've got into trouble as the word 'piss' was broadcast in the middle of the day on the highlights repeats. Which is far enough really as that should be bleeped out during the day.

Still pathetic people have complained about one word being used in a short space of tim though. Clearly those three people didn't watch BB15 properly. That conversation was tame compared to others.

[Smithy]

People complained cause it was shown early afternoon, which is understandable tbh