Big Brother 2013 Racism: Oversensitive or Hateful? (POLL)
|The topic of Big Brother 2013 racism has been a huge one and many media outlets have covered this issue, but I have had many responses to this topic in our comments section on here and on our Facebook page and I want to address those comments and thoughts today. I am creating a new Big Brother 15 poll and want to know if this is an issue of oversensitive viewers or are these HouseGuests hateful people? Check out our Big Brother 2013 spoilers and vote in the poll below.
So many times I have seen comments of people saying that the viewers are being oversensitive or we need to grow thicker skin and the things that the HouseGuests are saying on Big Brother 2013 are not that terrible. I want to keep it civil here and want to get thoughts from both sides of the fence on this one.
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We all joke among our friends and we may have all said inappropriate things every once in a while. I can get on board with that one. However, certain HouseGuests (Aaryn and GinaMarie) continue to make comments, even with other HGs telling them to tone it down a little. These people have cameras on them 24/7 and they don’t seem to even care or are not smart enough to realize what they are saying can be taken in a hurtful way, even if they are meaning to say the things as a “joke.”
Aaryn is sitting in the Big Brother 2013 house and thinks she has done nothing wrong. GinaMarie can’t stop crying over Nick long enough to think she is spewing hateful words when the tears dry up. The latest statement (that I found offensive) was on last night’s show and when Aaryn was put on the block by Judd. She commented on Judd putting a bigger target on her back that even a blind kid could hit it. Her hate stops at no one, folks!
So, is it the viewers being oversensitive and offended too easily or are these HouseGuests on Big Brother 2013 hateful people saying vile things?
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Fact is anyone defending them is also a Racist!!!
I agree with BT
Ditto and im White
I agree. It has nothing to do with being overly sensitive. Saying that is just as ignorant. Just please always try to put yourself in someone else’s shoes.
The way I look at it, is when we say something hurtful or wrong, We know it and say the we are sorry and ask to be forgiven for being so dumb, However Aaryn, GM don’t even know they are wrong, The worst part is even after being told they can’t see it, However they will wake up once they get out of the house and the force of there words hit’s them in the face!!!!
That’s an opinion, not a fact. Painting people with a broad brush is just as bad as one of these unrepentant children.
That was in reference to BT’s remarks.
It is one thing to joke around with friends but the way these two talk is who they are , they must be like this 24/7 they need to see the way people are perceiving their words and behavior and may one day realize how ignorant they are.what I think is we should be proud of Candice,Howard, Helen Andy and the others and how they have handled their behavior with such class and dignity.
Great comment, Jean. I agree. And why does Amanda want Howard gone? I hope she goes next.
Totally agree with both Jean and Leilani. Amanda is seriously getting on my nerves.
To quote a line from Steel Magnolias “they are hateful, awful people”. Even when Amanda tried to tell Aaryn about her racism she had some snide remark to make. I can’t wait till she finds out that her modeling agency dropped her like a hot potato!!
Nor can I. She will be a liability for whomever she works for, b/c of her ignorant mouth.
Neither can I. I hope that they vote Aaryn out while they have the chance & then GinaMarie. If Aaryn isn’t voted out this week, I think something is seriously wrong. I’ve always watched BB & generally liked the house guests But this season looks like the Ken & Barbi show. think that they need to get an age variety like before not just “Ken & Barbi” types.
Is she that dumb she don’t realize when she hurts some one else. Come on… Did she have no friends growing up, or brothers or sisters. Spoiled brat I would say. And raised to hate blacks. Aaryn and her family will pay for all this. Gina is so use to being this way on the streets she don’t even see it. They all three should have been dealt with on the show before America to see. They stood be fore America and acted this way. Then it should have been dealt with this way. I don’t care half about who wins as much as I do the speach Julie will give to each one of these girls… This will blow the rating though the house. You bet…… Keep it coming CBS… Were Waiting…
arryn just dont care i have a hard time believing that her parents raised her that way i believe that all parents want thier kids to have better and do better than they did but i think her fiends must be the same way it has to be that right cuz who hurts people like she does and still look in the mirror everyday we are all the same we all deserve to be treated with respect nobody is better than anybody elseand im white but have black family and asian and mexican and italians we just love everybody
They knew they would be on national tv, and don’t even realize what they say can affect people. If it affects the housemate, it will darn sure affect the audience…
I agree. These people know they are being watched by millions of people. They have got to realize you cannot make these type of comments and it be ok.
I think they are all a bunch of idiots who yearn for any kind of attention. they are gonna get all kinds of attention when they get out of the house and will not like it at all. some comments i can overlook, but there are others that have to be addressed.
I think people need to relax a bit. I’m pretty sure everyone in this entire world has said something that they were not very proud of. Get off your high horses and chill out! Most of the cast are young and will learn from this. To tag them as hateful or racist is a little harsh and hypocritical at this point. Now, having said that, if they do not learn from this and continue to bash gay, black, white, or whatever, then you can call them whatever you want. I choose to take the high road and have fun just watching the show. Remember, look in the mirror before you criticize someone else.
You’re right, a lot of people have said racists comments but NOT on national TV!!! They are “young” but that’s NO excuse. How in hell were they brought up? Ten or eleven is young, not twenties and thirties.
“To tag them as hateful or racist is a little harsh and hypocritical” Really?? Are you just watching the televised shows? Have you not watched BB After Dark or the feeds? Really… it is these few HGs that are both harsh and hypocritical. High Road? Are you say those that do not agree with what you are spewing are taking the Low Road? Am I reading your posts wrong…maybe it’s me…maybe the N word, black bitch, queer, squinty eyes, make some rice, do my nails Asian girl, and lots and lots of other Black, Asian, Gay, and handicapped hateful remarks are acceptable in your world.l
MzMM, No, I do not watch the After Dark or the live feeds because I actually have a life and work for a living. Yes, take the high road. It means to grow a backbone, turn your chin up, walk away, and relax. If it is racism or hate then why associate yourself with those people? That would be ignorant on your part. My point is that if you let people get you down by words alone then the problem may be the weakness inside of you. It takes a stronger person to ignore ignorance and walk away. Also, have you ever hung out in person with any of these people? I’m sure the answer is no. Don’t believe everything you see on TV. Reality TV is never really reality.
I think they will need to hide just like George Zimmerman and Casey Anthony, people do not put up with this stuff, as well they shouldn’t.
Nothing like going over the line in your comparisons.
Yep, hide like the two “not guilty” people. Does a verdict by a jury of our peers mean anything anymore or should we just cut their heads off with no trial like they do in the Middle East. You make no sense.
I agree so much with the lady that says they need to have older adults to be on the show. It also might be a good idea to possibly every night that they be allowed to have a report that allows them to see what the American people say about whomever good or bad. Don’t leave them of course with a computer or anything. I am a very big fan of big brother. I just think they need to be held accountable for anything that they do or say while at the big brother house. By the way I am allowing myself to be one of the first say older person to be on the show. Heck if you want I say have a big brother spouse show, husband and wife. Love ya Taresa Minton
I would have to say i think it’s a combination of both. Aaryns and GMs comments CAN be constrewed as racist. Although it wasn’t only the wording of these remarks that made them racist, but the INTENT of them. Mean spirited remarks with obvious stereotyping is a form of racism. Derogatory comments based on ones skin color – also racist. We all heard or have read what they said. And it did not go over well. Now our sensibilities are heighted to every little remark they make – meant jokingly or not. We ASSUME that it’s meant in a racist way just because it comes out of the mouths of these 2 girls. So we examine every nuance to each and every word they utter. They ARE racists AND we’ve become thin skinned to the type of speech that rolls off their tongues without a thought to compassion or consequence. They MADE us this way. Once you reveal the truth about who you are and how you speak to people of all races, then it’s your own fault if people tend to look at you in the colors that you’ve painted yourself. I don’t hate them. I hate their thought process that leads them to the lowest level of dealing with a society that wishes to become color blind and equal partners in all aspects of life. So should we become thicker skinned? Maybe a little so that we don’t become so politically correct that we can’t enjoy and joyfully tease each other about differences that are to be celebrated. But at the same time let us be able to discern hateful speech for what it is and not tolerate any longer the motive of creating intentional pain to those that are different from us.
Paula Deen was sued for millions, for far less offensive behavior than this brat.
CAT, Great comment! I couldn’t have said that any better. You are absolutely right! We’re oversensitive, because so many people are hatful in their behavior towards others. We never know when someone is jesting or being mean-spirited. It’s rather sad really. And like you, I don’t hate these girls, I just don’t like their personalities, and quite honestly, I feel a little sorry for them, because of their ignorance. If they don’t make some personality changes soon, they’ll be lonely, miserable people one day. I still believe that Aaryn is a sociopath. She has all the common characteristics of that mental illness.
Aaron is a racist. But I can see that her statement last night was not being mean toward blind people. I took it to mean that she is the target and anyone can hit her. I did not take this statement as being hateful. i also took it as its so easy for anyone to do. GinaMarie is just down right ignorant, and I think that both girls are out in a world that make derogatory remarks daily, and it just comes natural when they hear it on a daily basis.
Aaryn and GM are NOT with a group of close friends saying these things, which I may be a little less critical of if she was. She was with a group of strangers saying the hateful, awful things and she is a racist. She is serious when she says I never said anything like that to Amanda. She does not see anything wrong and that is why she is a mean hateful person. Even Jeremy in his exit interviews says there is nothing wrong with what Aaryn and GM are saying. Her mother hired a publicist to spin what she is saying in the house, so her mom must think she is making a mistake saying it on TV. I ant tom see a reality TV show staring GM and Aaryn starting immediately after she leaves the house and have the cameras document everything she will deny. I do not feel bad for her or am I jealous as she will perceive me to be. People don’t hate you because you are cute, they hate you for your words Aaryn!!
I can’t wait for the vote out we can only hope it’s Aaryn. I hope Julie Chen has some hard questions for her but she still thinks she has done nothing wrong so it will go straight over her head. It would be great if they show a few clips of all the negative comments or the bed flipping but we couldn’t get that lucky! Aaryn’s mom hired a publicist I think she should be hiring a therapist!
What a punch of thin skinned pussies.
I believe a “bunch of thin skinned pussies” is called a “clowder” or a “glaring.”
As a teacher of young children; “I was only joking and didn’t mean it”! But it hurt the person that was on the receiving end. Yes we do need to get thicker skins but people also need to be held accountable for what comes out of their mouths. “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me” That is a false statement because words do hurt and once out of someones mouth they can’t go back in. I hope that they do learn from their experience in the BB house. And become the people their teachers hoped they would be.
Obviously Aaryn and GM had poor quality teachers when they were growing up, otherwise they would have already learnt the problems with an unfiltered brain. They are just another pair of students that have been failed by the system and the teaching cabal.
GM also to be so dumb I’m surprised she;s not part of a supervised living group.
It is showing one’s ignorance to blame a teacher for a person’s prejudices. I feel sorry for the educators who had Aaryn in their classes because I’m sure she was just as hateful and felt just as entitled as she does in the BB House. It’s nice if a teacher can have a positive influence on a child who is like this and school counselors try to work with children to teach them to be kind and fair. I get tired of people blaming teachers for not raising children properly.
This “learning” of respect for others should have started early in life and from the parents, not necessarily the teachers. Stop blaming teachers for your kids short-comings.
In their 20’s they should know better than to spew such hatred and should have learned this at home from their parents. Why is it the teachers always get a bad rap when the kids fail at such things as manners, etc.
Aaryn’s comments have been racist and offensive. She deserves all the heat shes taking from fans sponsors….etc. But last night needs to be taken in context. It was not mean spirited at all. “The target is so big even a blind person could hit it”. That was an attempt at sarcasm. Need to lay off on that comment.
I’ve heard that comment made my entire life. She could go mute the rest of the season and her professional life will be in shambles. Question is will she see her words are hurtful or continue to be in denial?
ATTENTION ATTENTION!!! GinaMarie is now on the block with her 2 best buds. Carma is a bitch, but too bad only one of them can be voted out.
That is great… How are they taking it it?
That much I don’t know yet, but of course GinaMarie is flippin out big time I’m sure, as well I’m sure she will be blaming Elissa first and or who ever she thinks maybe the MVP. Nobody know yet that this was America’s vote, but a couple of people have speculated that theory.
Well I guess iAaryn is so dumb she hasn’t figured out she pinned the target on her own back. What kind of spin can a P.R person put on someone like that? I bet her mother is hoping gets voted out this week so, she can stop doing more damage to her image. How in the world could anyone hire GM as a pageant co-ordination? She is so dumb, she should have stayed home and avoided the world finding out how dumb she really is. Amanda thinks she smarter than everyone else in the house, she will find out she isn’t that smart soon. Just because she’s polishing McCraes pole and he will do anything she wants doesn’t mean the rest of the guys will.(he was probably a virgin.)
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