Sunday, August 31, 2014

The Trouble With Big Brother - August 31, 2014

Okay, I haven't bothered to watch Big Brother since about Season 10 and it was only halfheartedly because I liked the earlier seasons so much; there was more fun, more people that I could connect with, and less perversions among the Houseguests. I do keep up with it through articles posted on Facebook sometimes, though, and I read an article concerning two of the Houseguests making some very lewd suggestions about what they should do to some of their fellow Houseguests. I won't go into detail, as you can find the article easily, but I have to say that I was horrified and feel that I must express my thoughts.

In response to Frankie's DISGUSTING behavior:

This is NOT acceptable behavior even on a show like Big Brother; since when did it become acceptable to producers and other houseguests to threaten or joke about threatening the safety of another Houseguest?

In past seasons, when Houseguests made comments that threatened another Houseguest's safety or did things that actively threatened another Houseguest's safety, they were either called to the Diary Room and expelled by or given a warning as to that being the consequence for any future inappropriate behavior! I read this article and it's like everyone went 'meh' over something extremely serious and inappropriate!

Why would ANYONE want to be in a house or fans of a game that ignores very serious things like this? Has rape suddenly become something cool enough to joke about? I shouldn't think so and I am APPALLED that NOTHING was done about this either inside or out of the house. Joking about raping someone is a criminal offense and Frankie could be criminally charged for his 'joke.'

Oh, and in response to Derrick's disgusting support of the disgusting behavior? According to his bio, he is a COP; someone who is sworn to uphold and defend the law. A cop needs to have a certain amount of dignity and respect for others NO MATTER WHAT simply because that is part of the oath one takes when they become a cop.

I mean, it's bad enough when regular people do that sort of stuff on TV, but when an officer of the law, who people are supposed to trust with their safety and lives, pulls that kind of behavior, is he really worthy of being allowed to return to his job as a cop when this whole game is over? I'm not really sure he should be allowed to.

This is what corrupt media does to our society; it desensitizes people to the point where EVERYTHING is in the gray area and black and white barely exist. Is this what the future of the world is? Do we want to live in a world where there is no such thing as boundaries, morals, or a sense of right and wrong?

Okay, seriously, if I would have heard a joke like that, I would have slapped the Christmas out of the person saying it and/or given them major crap for it. The whole thing crossed the line and yes, I'm sure there are/will be those who consider it a joke and laugh it off, but try and put yourselves and/or your loved ones in the shoes of those whom the jokes were directed to. How would you feel and how do you think they would feel?
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