[IsleOfWeather]

Would a BB house made up of white, British, straight, regular folk aged 18-60 be a bad house?

ie one made up of the majority of viewers?


I guess we will never know

[NettoSuperstar!]

No it would be boring and not a true reflection of the diverse society we live in! Would you prefer it if they were all white and straight?

[WAYNEEBRUM]

im surprised how many non white non english people have been in this year.

[IsleOfWeather]

Originally posted by NettoSuperstar!
No it would be boring and not a true reflection of the diverse society we live in! Would you prefer it if they were all white and straight?

You have no idea what it would be like and it would be a reflection of the majority of viewers

[NettoSuperstar!]

Originally posted by IsleOfWeather

You have no idea what it would be like and it would be a reflection of the majority of viewers

So we should cater to the majority then? And forget about the minority?

[IsleOfWeather]

Originally posted by NettoSuperstar!

So we should cater to the majority then? And forget about the minority?

in this topic i am saying yes and why not?

[AhmedFan2004]

Well not all white/etc, but you're right in that in one respect it should be reflective of general society.

So there's no reason why it shouldn't be predominantly white, range of ages, etc.

Infact, in an ideal world BB would do that; fair auditions, no bias, etc. But it doesn't really work like that. They're looking for fairly specific characters.

[NettoSuperstar!]

Originally posted by IsleOfWeather

in this topic i am saying yes and why not?

because all too easily throughout history minority groups have had a raw deal and not been recognised, their status diminished etc. Having an all white/straight/majority BB would just reinforce the negative/second class/unimportant image minority groups have had to fight against for years!

[calyman]

Originally posted by IsleOfWeather

You have no idea what it would be like and it would be a reflection of the majority of viewers

But it would not be a reflection of ALL viewers. Have you , really thought what the percentage of all minorities add up to? In some places they ARE the majority.

BB at least have this right, we see representative housemates covering all spectrums of minorities; black, Asian, Lesbian, Gay, Disabled and mental health.

The sort of show you profess to like is now consigned to the past. We all live in a multi cultural society.

[Shaun]

Not necessarily, but ethnicity and sexuality shouldn't come into your judgment of Housemates tbh.

[BringBackBB6!]

Originally posted by IsleOfWeather
Would a BB house made up of white, British, straight, regular folk aged 18-60 be a bad house?

ie one made up of the majority of viewers?


I guess we will never know

Comments like that make we wish i wasnt white and British

[BringBackBB6!]

Originally posted by IsleOfWeather
Would a BB house made up of white, British, straight, regular folk aged 18-60 be a bad house?

ie one made up of the majority of viewers?


I guess we will never know

Comments like that make we wish i wasnt white and British

[IsleOfWeather]

Originally posted by BringBackBB6!

Comments like that make we wish i wasnt white and British

well just live in your imaginary land then?

[emilslattery]

so black,gay,chinese people etc. arent "regular"

[AhmedFan2004]

Originally posted by Shaun
Not necessarily, but ethnicity and sexuality shouldn't come into your judgment of Housemates tbh.

Sounds hunky dory in theory, but in practise they have to regulate things like ethnicity/class/sexuality, etc. Otherwise they could be more blind to it all and end up with 16 black gay housemates. This really wouldn't look good for the show, as you'd imagine.

[NettoSuperstar!]

Originally posted by BringBackBB6!

Comments like that make we wish i wasnt white and British

And worryingly OP is rather sad we will never have an all white/straight/"REGULAR" show. Would you like Britain to be the same? would it make you feel more comfortable not to have these irregular types around?

[Rodrigo2Win]

Wasn't BB1 a house filled with ''regular'' folk...wasn't it the most boring one?

[phebes]

what is regular anyway? the words homophobic and racist spring to mind

[Rodrigo2Win]

The OP and people like him have a common problem. They're in a love affair with all things standard, run-of-the-mill and normal, because this is exactly what they are and all their looks/education/personality will ever allow them to be.

It's like, have you noticed how the majority of homophobes are the type of guys that no gay guy would look at twice anyway? And how most racists are the type of people that would get ****ed up by, or have their girl taken by a black guy?

It's all so pitiful that it makes me quite upset for them.

[spitfire]

Originally posted by Rodrigo2Win
Wasn't BB1 a house filled with ''regular'' folk

No.

Originally posted by Rodrigo2Winwasn't it the most boring one?

No.

[NettoSuperstar!]

Originally posted by Rodrigo2Win
Wasn't BB1 a house filled with ''regular'' folk...wasn't it the most boring one?

BB4 was pretty much as "regular" as it gets and that was shite!

[Simone.]

I wouldn't like it.

I prefer the diversity of having people from different cultures & races.

[IsleOfWeather]

regular as in not just desperate to be in

Nuts
Heat
Closer
China Whites


sorry to disappoint those that thought I was looking at an Aryan theme

[NettoSuperstar!]

Originally posted by IsleOfWeather
regular as in not just desperate to be in

Nuts
Heat
Closer
China Whites


sorry to disappoint those that thought I was looking at an Aryan theme

well when you say "white/straight/regular"...a reflection of the "majority" of viewers you can see we might think you are a little prejudiced

[JustKaz]

My view is that the point of BB was to see how people of such different personalities interacted, at least going from first BB. It was facinating to watch and contestants were oblivious to any fame coming from being in BB.

We live in a much more multi cultural society, and peoples sexuality is much more accepted, and so we are seeing a wider range of contestants (as it should be) The point of BB is still the same in seeing how people mix and interact, though last few years acceptance also seems to be a factor, but it has been spoilt by many auctioning purely for attempts of fame factor.


I do not agree an all white, straight house would be right, but a BB are picking contestents now that are looking for fame more than anything.

I think BB has taken it toll now, but I wonder how it had worked if they did TV auditions sort of like Xfactor. Let the public choose HM


not sure if I make sense lol