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Originally Posted by Jack_
I'm not talking about forum members specifically though, I'm talking about the forums taste as a collective...I don't really see anything wrong with that. Sometimes I think it's good, sometimes I think it's atrocious. As I'm sure we all do.
No I don't think you did any other time other than as a joke (the Stephanie '**** off' gif to all of us plussing Helen earlier would be an example), but tbh most of the times I've said it over the last week or so has been in a jovial manner. I do genuinely think the results have been atrocious, and I do think this forums taste has gone significantly downhill of late, but I don't really care that much. This is just text on a screen after all, it doesn't mean anything or make it any more valid, it's only a game  Helen and Aaron won and no one can take that away from them, so I'm not really bothered |
Fair enough, I'm always up for good-humoured sparring (like that gif, which I couldn't resist
), I only ever take issue when I take it to be serious. I'm very defensive about my right to hold an opinion on the show without being insulted so when I think I am I tend to kick off. Apologies for any misunderstanding.
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Originally Posted by Liam-
But on the other hand, it's deemed as freely acceptable to throw digs at people's taste if they support people who aren't popular on here, over the past few days I have been called all sorts and had my moral compassed judged and torn apart for liking a certain housemate (who I won't name because I cba with the backlash of it) and no-one batted an eyelid, because said housemate is unpopular, so why is it unacceptable and rude for people to just simply state their opinion on the general forum's taste? 
It seems to be one rule for the people who like the forum favourites and a completely different rule for those that don't. |
Speaking for myself, I didn't bat an eyelid because I didn't see it. I do actually agree with your point though, I experienced very thinly-veiled mockery when I criticised Nikki during BB16.
Everyone has the right to voice their opinion on the show without being insulted for it, regardless of who they like / dislike.
24-07-2015, 05:51 PM
on a personal level I don't think there's anything wrong with insulting each other's tastes in reality show contestants, the only thing I don't like (as Liam pointed out) is when people try and make out that has any kind of impact on your character outside of this forum in your real life. Not only is that a pathetic notion, but it's also really rude. As if what you like to watch on an entertainment gameshow which is totally detached from reality and is a form of escapism bears any reflection on what you're like as a person. What a laughable idea.
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