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It's getting ugly out there!
HurricaneHowieWood:
It looks like CBS is attaching it's own little "we don't condone" statement to the live feeds now.
Logged in tonight, and before the feeds, this window popped up.
TexasLady:
--- Quote from: HurricaneHowieWood on July 12, 2013, 11:06:19 PM ---It looks like CBS is attaching it's own little "we don't condone" statement to the live feeds now.
Logged in tonight, and before the feeds, this window popped up.
--- End quote ---
A "first" for sure...
HurricaneHowieWood:
As mentioned in out live show discussion threads tonight another "first" in the history of Big Brother:
Big Brother Slapped With Disclaimer — What'd It Say? And Are You Buying What Aaryn's Selling?
by Matt Webb Mitovich and Rebecca Iannucci
CBS further distanced itself from the prejudicial views being expressed by certain Big Brother Houseguests by slapping an advisory on this Sunday’s episode.
The installment that followed found Aaryn and Candice openly confronting the former’s racist comments, after she lost HoH and was sent to bunk with her African-American castmate. Hearing Candice complain about the set-up, Aaryn tossed her roomie’s bed, teeing up a tense encounter ‘tween the ladies.
“Whatcha gon’ do, girl?” Aaryn asked, antagonizing Candice. (“When is the black gonna come out?” could also be heard during the fracas –perhaps coming from GinaMarie?)
As Howard and others (including Helen) consoled distraught Candice, Amanda confronted Aaryn and her cohorts about their repulsive ‘tudes — and how their racist remarks could affect them outside the house (which seemed a bit on-the-nose for a random observation, hmm. Already Aaryn and GinaMarie unwittingly have lost jobs, while Spencer’s been censured by his employer).
Aaryn later apologized to Candice and fretted that her “jokes” were being misconstrued as racist. In the Diary Room, Aaryn claimed she was sincere in her apology — while Candice in her own DR piece made clear she didn’t buy that mea culpa for an instant, and will continue treating Aaryn accordingly.
What was your reaction to reading CBS’ viewer advisory, right there in black-and-white? And how about Aaryn’s “I was joking” defense?
http://tvline.com/2013/07/14/big-brother-racism-controversy-cbs-disclaimer/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
Kate04:
Aaryn should be pulled from the show. Her racial hatred is shocking and BB production should make a stand against it. I cringe when I watch her and there's no fun in the competition anymore. :meow:
However if she ends up evicted, it will take all the cool and calm that Julie Chen has to interview her!
On the plus side, she makes Dan and Shelley look tame, and I thought they played a real dirty game.
Helen has a good head on her shoulders and I hope it takes her far in this game. So far I like the clean game she is playing. :yess:
Leilani:
I don't think she should be pulled because that will reinforce in her mind her "victim" status. She really doesn't seem to comprehend just how wrong her words and actions are so pulling her from the game is just going to "prove" to her that CBS set her up to look bad. She may never get it, but I think leaving her in there to feel the criticism of her housemates until she is evicted and comes out to face the music is the best chance of ever getting her to realize that she may need to change her ways. Her comments are inexcusable, but it sadly is a realistic portrayal of the way some people feel and (even though I like watching the show) Big Brother really is a microcosm of this country and a lot of the things that are going wrong in it.
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