[*mazedsalv**]

Originally Posted by LiamBB

You're right that there would be a lot more warnings for the BB6 housemates had this series taken place nowadays. I disagree however with implying that people shouldn't make complaints if they feel the need to or that it is pathetic to do so. I've never complained myself but everyone has a right to be offended and should feel free to express that without fear of retribution. I don't like this katie hopkins mentality of 'pc brigade' that basically just exists to shame people for being offended. It's all done under the cover of free speech but people who make complaints are also expressing their right to free speech. It can't be one rule for one and another for someone else.
To answer your main question though, I don't think it's that people are any more sensitive than before, but rather Big Brother is more sensitive. It's not the reality TV behemoth it used to be and it has to justify and defend it's existence more with every season. They give out warnings left right and centre not because they necessarily think that the warnings are needed, but simply to cover their arses and be seen to be taking responsible action. As for viewer complaints, the show has always attracted a lot (maybe not for the first few years but this can be explained by them not picking very controversial characters) so I don't think there is any real difference there.

I disagree personally on what you said regarding people not being sensitive compared to before, I think yes, true that they are covering their backs, but even when they do, the OFCOM complaints still come in. They have continuously given telling offs to many HMs this series when it really was not needed, but they feel they need to because of the OFCOM complainers. So all in all, that's why I think people are so sensitive nowadays.

I mean, even after the race row, when Jade was evicted, that was pretty much the end of the complaints. I don't recall many complaints after she went, but if that were to happen nowadays, even after Jade was evicted, the OFCOM lot would have found anything to complain about again.

It seems that viewers want to be offended. If you look at the OFCOM complaints from the series, every single episode got a complaint, even the ones where not even a raised voice was shown on screen.

IMO, the only time the complaints were justified (normal complaints, not OFCOM) was Helen comparing Belo to a murderer/rapist. That's the only fair complaint to make.

NOTHING else in the series was worthy of an OFCOM complaint. There really wasn't anything brutal this series. People on the forums were complaining about...

- Chloe crying after Marc apparently made her cry after he only sais "stop listening into the conversation", apparently he was being a bully

- Joel taking Jack's case, apparently he was a bully

Everything Marc did apparently lead to him being a bully. It's just laughable.

[Beetlejuice]

Originally Posted by *mazedsalv**

I disagree personally on what you said regarding people not being sensitive compared to before, I think yes, true that they are covering their backs, but even when they do, the OFCOM complaints still come in. They have continuously given telling offs to many HMs this series when it really was not needed, but they feel they need to because of the OFCOM complainers. So all in all, that's why I think people are so sensitive nowadays.

I mean, even after the race row, when Jade was evicted, that was pretty much the end of the complaints. I don't recall many complaints after she went, but if that were to happen nowadays, even after Jade was evicted, the OFCOM lot would have found anything to complain about again.

It seems that viewers want to be offended. If you look at the OFCOM complaints from the series, every single episode got a complaint, even the ones where not even a raised voice was shown on screen.

IMO, the only time the complaints were justified (normal complaints, not OFCOM) was Helen comparing Belo to a murderer/rapist. That's the only fair complaint to make.

NOTHING else in the series was worthy of an OFCOM complaint. There really wasn't anything brutal this series. People on the forums were complaining about...

- Chloe crying after Marc apparently made her cry after he only sais "stop listening into the conversation", apparently he was being a bully

- Joel taking Jack's case, apparently he was a bully

Everything Marc did apparently lead to him being a bully. It's just laughable.

Actually Marc really was a bully. The problem today is that people get so hysterical about bullying they are reluctant to use the word to describe such an obvious one. This was a guy who constantly invaded people's personal space, knowing full well a person couldn't react how they usually would in the real world (by pushing him away or even thumping him), made very insulting and demeaning comments and just generally tried to prod away at people until they snapped, at which point he was apparently the victim. A very manipulative and nasty piece of work imo.