Originally Posted by Fudd:
“Yes, that would have improved his standing in the House - running off to teacher at the first time of trouble instead of trying to handle it himself. Plus it would have no doubt upset Aaron and they did have a good friendship so he didn't want to do that. If he'd just gone to the living area and tried to let it cool off they would have only plotted behind his back to wind him up when he decided to return.
For me, the incident showed more about how isolated Joel is in the House. No one bothered to stick up for him, no one told Aaron he was going too far despite the constant requests for him to stop.”
Except he couldn't handle it properly, and in those circumstances he had 2 choice, 1) to leave the House for good, 2) go to BB and tell them how he felt.
There are many situations in life when standing up for oneself doesn't get anywhere, so one has to tell someone else for any changes to be made.
As for his House standing, he should have more courage, and if the others mock him then that's their problem. It's up to the viewers to decide and not the HMs. If Joel feels isolated then that's his fault, as he didn't try hard enough to integrate. A real friend wouldn't have behaved like Aaron did, so being friends with Aaron wasn't a good idea. A 3rd possibility could be that Joel doesn't like joking around.
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