Should BB still be seen as some sort of social commentary?
When BB was introduced it was seen as a kind of social experiment to see how completely diverse people with conflicting views would interact together when they could not just walk away.
it was accepted that people, including viewers, would be offended by other people views.
Now it appears different no housemate it seems is allowed to express opinions that are not currently acceptable to most, if so they are to be warned or evicted.
.Presumably the housemates are to be presented as some sort of 'Stepford Wives' where everything is calm and untroubled.
We don't follow this through on news or documentary programmes where individuals are seen and heard expressing some absolutely barbaric, anti social, and aggressive views. Broadcasters seem to feel that adults should be allowed to hear this so that they are informed about what is going on in the wider world outside their own perceptions and views.
BB is different now from a show showing real reality and views it is reduced to just what the broadcaster insists they do and say.
This can be difficult. For instance Ken was old and his 'negro' comment meant what?
That he was a fan of Martin Luther King or a deliberate racist? The acceptability of that word has kept on changing under Ken's feet over the years.
"The word "Negro" is used in the English-speaking world to refer to a person of black ancestry or appearance. Negro denotes "black" in Spanish and Portuguese, derived from the ancient Latin word, niger, "black", which itself is probably from a Proto-Indo-European root *nekw-, "to be dark", akin to *nokw-, "night".
"Negro" superseded "coloured" as the most polite terminology at a time when "black" was more offensive. This usage was accepted as normal, including by people classified as Negroes, until the later Civil Rights movement in the late 1960s. One well-known example is the identification by Martin Luther King, Jr. of his own race as "Negro" in his famous 1963 speech I Have a Dream.
The term "Negro" is still used in some historical contexts, such as in the name of the United Negro College Fund and the Negro league in sports.
The United States Census Bureau announced that "Negro" would be included on the 2010 United States Census, alongside "Black" and "African-American", because some older black Americans still self-identify with the term."
So do people prefer this sanitised, controlled programme or would they prefer the original concept. That does not mean people should have carte blanche with their behaviour there needs to be limits, just as news and documentarty progrrammes have their limits just that that we should wind our sensitivity levels down a bit to have a
better idea of how people really behave.
Maggie
When BB was introduced it was seen as a kind of social experiment to see how completely diverse people with conflicting views would interact together when they could not just walk away.
it was accepted that people, including viewers, would be offended by other people views.
Now it appears different no housemate it seems is allowed to express opinions that are not currently acceptable to most, if so they are to be warned or evicted.
.Presumably the housemates are to be presented as some sort of 'Stepford Wives' where everything is calm and untroubled.
We don't follow this through on news or documentary programmes where individuals are seen and heard expressing some absolutely barbaric, anti social, and aggressive views. Broadcasters seem to feel that adults should be allowed to hear this so that they are informed about what is going on in the wider world outside their own perceptions and views.
BB is different now from a show showing real reality and views it is reduced to just what the broadcaster insists they do and say.
This can be difficult. For instance Ken was old and his 'negro' comment meant what?
That he was a fan of Martin Luther King or a deliberate racist? The acceptability of that word has kept on changing under Ken's feet over the years.
"The word "Negro" is used in the English-speaking world to refer to a person of black ancestry or appearance. Negro denotes "black" in Spanish and Portuguese, derived from the ancient Latin word, niger, "black", which itself is probably from a Proto-Indo-European root *nekw-, "to be dark", akin to *nokw-, "night".
"Negro" superseded "coloured" as the most polite terminology at a time when "black" was more offensive. This usage was accepted as normal, including by people classified as Negroes, until the later Civil Rights movement in the late 1960s. One well-known example is the identification by Martin Luther King, Jr. of his own race as "Negro" in his famous 1963 speech I Have a Dream.
The term "Negro" is still used in some historical contexts, such as in the name of the United Negro College Fund and the Negro league in sports.
The United States Census Bureau announced that "Negro" would be included on the 2010 United States Census, alongside "Black" and "African-American", because some older black Americans still self-identify with the term."
So do people prefer this sanitised, controlled programme or would they prefer the original concept. That does not mean people should have carte blanche with their behaviour there needs to be limits, just as news and documentarty progrrammes have their limits just that that we should wind our sensitivity levels down a bit to have a
better idea of how people really behave.
Maggie
