were BB right to warn Eveander ?
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i mean is there a law against having that opinion and explaining it ?
were BB right to warn Evander ? 37 votes
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If it had been a racial slur they would do the same. Anything that could cause offence to viewers or other individuals in the house should be advised against.
Seems you're not allowed an opinion whilst you're in the BB house ^_^
Evander feels his religion says its wrong and he believes what it says.
Who are we to question his faith ?
I just think he was very naive to make his beliefs heard in the BB house.
He's allowed his opinions, however outdated and wrong they may be. It wasn't as if he was running around the house shouting derogatory slurs or words.
It's great that Luisa challenged him, and that's more of what's needed IMO...
which is one of the worst rules ever as its based on "could cause offense" anything then can be warned against
I totally agree.
However, he was expressing his opinion. It might not be to everyone's taste, but he's not hurting anyone with his opinion.
So he didn't really allow Luisa to have her opinion either. lol
BB should probably have left it at their conversation though and made a disclaimer at the start of the show that Evander's views are his own and are not associated with CBB in any way.
He is not 'spreading' his views - they are not catching. The best way to combat ridiculous beliefs is reasoned debate and let people decide for themselves not stifling free speech.
Change the topic to 'black' and now give your answer
I believe his views to be ridiculous but I still think BB were wrong to warn him for his opinions
that's a good question
In the past they would have argued that Luisa provided context to the discussion and flagged up his controversial views. But when they used that argument in the race row (other housemates expressed their views that Jade was wrong) it didn't satisfy OFCOM. Hence why an apology given by Evander the next day was edited into the show immediately after the incident (because OFCOM require the context to be in the same show).
It's all ridiculous of course - OFCOM are no longer satisfied with two sides of an argument. They now expect the broadcaster to ensure that their audience "know" right from wrong (as determined by OFCOM!).