Originally Posted by Desy Boy:
“Chris reminds me of Nick Clegg. Likeable on a surface level. Self deprecating, apparently morally superior and well measured in conversation. But behind all of that guff is absolute insincere, disingenuous, convoluted bulls**t. He fails to uphold standards that he sets for others and attempts to justify it with completely nonlinear and obtuse explanations that rely almost solely on his well honed nice guy act. The reality is that the ones that support him do so based on his shallow simple man persona rather than his more telling bastard actions.”
Originally Posted by
Speak-Softly:
“It's rather depressing people have fallen for it.
Underneath the facade is a man seething with bitter resentment and to make himself feel better he puts others down.
It's only those he feels truly superior too, those he has fooled, those that don't challenge the facade, that he has the time of day for.
He said it weeks ago, he doesn't consider Christopher to be even human.
It's a great shame Christopher wasted so much of his time defending him.
And it is interesting that he has fixated on Ashleigh, somebody that young has neither the interest or the experience to see him for what he is. Plus he's being useful.”
Great posts and points, both of you. This is the most comprehensive yet concise summation of Chris that I've seen.
I'm not so much disappointed that the viewers haven't taken notice. As much as the terms "shallow" and "superficial" are bandied about, it's clear that the viewers and some forum members are guilty of that. In Chris they see the "little guy", the every man in a house full of casting agency personalities and rag magazine fodder... forgetting that Chris is the only housemate there with a legitimate acting resume... He sat back and watched as a viewer would, then commentated as a viewer would in the DR which immediately ingratiated himself to the audience. However, when faced with any sort of opposition or confrontation for his own actions, often in keeping with the very things he would denounce, he apologizes immediately or tells the person what they want to hear thereby diffusing the situation but concealing the rather stark, brash, nasty opinion he would convey to the audience. Somehow, viewers mistook competent but not exceedingly intellectual methods of placation designed to deflect and downplay as concession. So then comments arise like, "Chris has owned up to it," or "He admitted his part," when really he hasn't at all. Moreover, he continues on in the same manner which just further cements how unapologetic, self-righteous and manipulative he is.
I'm not anti-Chris per se because I do think he is interesting although I'm not a fan of duplicity. However, I am strongly against the good guy Chris line being pushed by those who vilify "the cool kids" (whom I imagine those people find less relateable) when all of the above engage in similar behavior. It's just that the cool group has the authenticity (or the stupidity, perhaps) to say things openly and without a facade while holding to their opinions (nasty or otherwise) when challenged. A level of honesty that Chris has yet to reach.