Originally Posted by yogacats:
“I think it's irrelevant whether Chris pitched in or not ...... Helen was still outnumbered without Chris' vote - yet she still got her way. (AGAIN)”
Actually, Steven wanted Ash too, so it was two vs two. If chris had some balls abouthim it would've been two vs three.
And, even if it didn't make up the numbers, how can you say that it's irrelevant that chris kept queit? Surely, as a friend, he should be fighting her corner.
Originally Posted by patsylimerick:
“Hmmm. So do you completely rule out the possibility of someone liking a housemate for their personality, rather than the geography, if they happen to share an island with them?
For example, I like Ashleigh. I'm from Cork (which is possibly closer to wherever you are and certainly closer to London than Derry). So is my view automatically 'devalued' because I'm clearly Irish? That's a nonsense argument, surely?
In the past, I have liked Irish housemates; certainly; but I've disliked more than I've liked. Brian D and Anna are among my top four (the other two are Aaron, Ben Duncan) of all time. So you probably deduce that's because they're Irish. But it's not that simple, is it? Because Brian D and Anna are among many BB fans top 4.
Equally, I didn't particularly like Keeva, didn't like Mary, couldn't stand Orlaith, Conor or Spiral and was ambivalent about Noirin. I liked Hazel and championed both Hazel and Keeva on here because I so strongly disliked both Gina and Josie who seemed to take particularly against them.
I will say this, good looking Irish women - Noirin, Keeva, Orlaith, Hazel and now Ashleigh really do seem to get a particularly vociferous and vicious kind of hate on DS.
I've more or less stopped posting this year because my favourites are Christopher, Chris and Ashleigh (in that order). Chris and Christopher are barely discussed; it's all about Ashleigh, who gets right up the noses of a very vocal minority of posters for some reason.
Because I'm Irish, it's assumed that's the only reason I'm supporting her. So there's not much point. Can you see where I'm coming from?”
If anyone supports a HM
because they share the same nationality or locality (or race, religion, whatever really, even if they just fancy them) then, yes, their opinion is invalid to me, because whenever they speak up for them, argue points for them, and do the whole fan thing on here, I know that it all stems from the fact that they happen to share a locality (in this instance) rather than actually agreeing with what that HM is doing. It's part of the reason why this place is so full of inconsistencies, with people arguing points opposite to those they've argued before because they feel compelled to stand by the HM regardless of whether they agree with them or not.
I'm not saying that every viewer who supports a HM of the same nationality etc is supporting them for shallow reasons, only those that support a HM
because of their nationality. And it's plainly obvious that this does go on on here. I'm not blind to certain FMs invariably supporting the HMs from the same place they come from. And it'd be nice if you could say you're aware of it too.