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Did the fans ruin BB15 more than anything else did? The answer is Yes. 09/19/13 04:39 AM
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A very dear, wise person once told me: Those who are overly sensitive to everything they read/watch aren’t very sensitive to how the world works.
While the behavior and language used by some of the HG’s this season really brought it down, I truly believe that more than anything, some of the fans contributed to my overall distaste for Big Brother 15 this summer. I could not get on Jokers or Twitter… or ANY Internet-based BB community for that matter without seeing an unprecedented amount of hatred, vitriol, and just plain ignorance. Yes, some of the HG’s said TERRIBLE things (as has happened in MANY of the previous season, just on a much lesser scale). I am sure that many people have heard the bad things that were said before. What’s worse is how instead of contributing to the discussion that could have been held on race, sexual orientation, etc. it was basically ignored in favor of WAITING for the next person to say the next bad thing.
I do not excuse anything. I really do not. I truly believe that Aaryn did not understand her own issues with the things she said, but I actually disliked her more for her acidic, childish attitude. It wasn’t WHAT Aaryn was saying… it was the WAY she said it (rolling her eyes, whiny, entitled, self-righteous). I don’t know if Aaryn will learn from this, but I am sure she won’t be able to avoid it.
GM said some NASTY things about Elissa and a few others. I do not excuse any of her comments. But guess what? I rooted for GM because, objectively, I thought she played a decent game and I was decently surprised by her abilities in a SOCIAL game where the things she said should have contributed to her demise. But she covered her bases… unlike many others. I don’t think she was a mastermind by any means & I think she lucked into a good spot about halfway through, but hey, it’s Big Brother, and if you can make it to the end, you deserve to be there.
I don’t think Spencer should have EVER joked about child pornography. Obviously. But the ***** he said was taken ENTIRELY out of context and he was vilified in a way that did not necessarily reflect the truth behind his words. That is my opinion, and I know millions would disagree. The bottom line is he shouldn’t have said that, but he did, and the best thing the viewers could have done was see that he was not being serious. Shouldn’t it be enough that he likely lost his job?
Amanda probably fundamentally was the worst… yet she was given a free pass by MANY who despised Aaryn, GM and Spencer. A lot of people turned on her after her early popularity, but I still think there were loads of double standards that so many fans didn’t even understand.
In short, yes, Big Brother is meant to be a controversial show. God forbid it actually present issues that are VERY alive and real in this country, still to this day. I am 23-years-old and I learned a lot about cultural appropriation, as well as the difference between racism and just not knowing when to keep your fool mouth shut. It is possible to make a derogatory race-related comment and not be a racist. It is possible to say "that's gay!" and not be homophobic. Every Comedy Central special you’ve watched or stand-up comedian you have seen has likely implemented racial/sexual themes in their acts, and I bet that you laughed along with the rest of the people who did…but you probably aren’t racist.
At the end of the day, if you want to direct your outrage and hatred for the HG’s at anybody, blame the industry that has thrived off of ensuring that minorities will never truly be represented or understood: Hollywood... instead of trolling the Internet and not using LOGIC/COMMON SENSE/YOUR BRAIN to see the truth.
Categorically, Big Brother 15 will go down as one of the worst seasons ever… when ironically, it was maybe one of the most harshly real depictions of majority-minority relations in America. It may not have been as fun as BB14, or as rigged as BB13 (thank God), but it will surely never be forgotten. When a reality show can transcend it’s own scripting (Diary Room) and awful competitions to actually focus on a greater social issue... that is something that needs to happen more often. If only the producers could have handled it a little bit better…
Edited (09/19/13 04:50 AM)
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