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Old 13-07-2015, 00:48
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This is one thing I really don't get about Big Brother. A grown man not being able to spell canoe; not knowing who Shakespeare is; thinking East Anglia is 'abroad'; all of these for me automatically make me think less of a person.

There's stupid and there's stupid, but that kind of ignorance just shows a complete disregard for the world you live in. I know some hms in the past have put it on, but we have an absolute half-wit (Danny) being deified and admired both inside and outside the house. I would have thought that people would pity and perhaps feel somewhat protective of someone who's genuinely stupid. However, supporting him as a winner? Thinking he's desirable? Isn't that skewed?

Is natural selection completely f***ed?
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Old 13-07-2015, 00:52
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The short answer ... yes

I really have no time for ignorance. I don't find it endearing or funny, when it comes to lack of BASIC knowledge.
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Old 13-07-2015, 00:56
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Never in my life have I met such stupid people, it's got to be an act, I don't believe it at all.
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Old 13-07-2015, 00:57
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This is one thing I really don't get about Big Brother. A grown man not being able to spell canoe; not knowing who Shakespeare is; thinking East Anglia is 'abroad'; all of these for me automatically make me think less of a person.

There's stupid and there's stupid, but that kind of ignorance just shows a complete disregard for the world you live in. I know some hms in the past have put it on, but we have an absolute half-wit (Danny) being deified and admired both inside and outside the house. I would have thought that people would pity and perhaps feel somewhat protective of someone who's genuinely stupid. However, supporting him as a winner? Thinking he's desirable? Isn't that skewed?

Is natural selection completely f***ed?
It's depressing how stupidity and ignorance are being celebrated and applauded in this country. I honestly feel it's damaging the prospects of this generation and the next.

Chloe, Harriet and Danny all seemed to take pride in the fact that they're uneducated and ignorant, it's a sad predicament.
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Old 13-07-2015, 00:57
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I'd definitely prefer the person who walked into a room and couldn't spell canoe etc, to the stranger, who, on entering a room asked a girl if she was pregnant then, in the next breath, questioned whether she had a SDI.

But each to their own.
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Old 13-07-2015, 00:58
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It's a weird thing for sure that wilful stupidity seems to be actively fetishised nowadays. I can understand it being overlooked if someone has genuinely positive qualities to counterbalance the lack of basic cognitive ability but that's certainly not something I see in Danny.

I suppose there was a time when the sheer absurdity of 'East Angular' being a foreign country etc was funny and therefore somewhat endearing but it's a schtick that's long since worn thin.
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Old 13-07-2015, 00:58
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I'd definitely prefer the person who walked into a room and couldn't spell canoe etc, to the stranger, who, on entering a room asked a girl if she was pregnant then, in the next breath, questioned whether she had a SDI.

But each to their own.
Well if I knew nothing else about them, I might agree. But that's not all that's to either of the people you're talking about, now is it?
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Old 13-07-2015, 00:59
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My theory is that the sort of people who apply to be in Big Brother are, by definition, the ones who are comfortable with the idea of being out of touch with the news and current affairs for two or three months. They have relatively shallow lives in the real world, they don't watch the news or take notice of current affairs, and they tend not to read books or newspapers. They wouldn't be the sort of people to have encountered the word "canoe" in written form, or to have seen a map of England with the regional names on it. They function well enough to survive; they are not stupid but they are shallow.
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Old 13-07-2015, 00:59
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For many, ignorance is endearing. It adds to the girl/guy next door narrative.
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:02
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This is one thing I really don't get about Big Brother. A grown man not being able to spell canoe; not knowing who Shakespeare is; thinking East Anglia is 'abroad'; all of these for me automatically make me think less of a person.

There's stupid and there's stupid, but that kind of ignorance just shows a complete disregard for the world you live in. I know some hms in the past have put it on, but we have an absolute half-wit (Danny) being deified and admired both inside and outside the house. I would have thought that people would pity and perhaps feel somewhat protective of someone who's genuinely stupid. However, supporting him as a winner? Thinking he's desirable? Isn't that skewed?

Is natural selection completely f***ed?
You hit the nail on the head there. I have no idea what that type of attitude is applauded. I despair when it is, it's one of the most depressing aspects of watching Big Brother.
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:04
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My theory is that the sort of people who apply to be in Big Brother are, by definition, the ones who are comfortable with the idea of being out of touch with the news and current affairs for two or three months. They have relatively shallow lives in the real world, they don't watch the news or take notice of current affairs, and they tend not to read books or newspapers. They wouldn't be the sort of people to have encountered the word "canoe" in written form, or to have seen a map of England with the regional names on it. They function well enough to survive; they are not stupid but they are shallow.
That's a good theory. But what baffles me is why the viewers take to it so well
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:04
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I'd definitely prefer the person who walked into a room and couldn't spell canoe etc, to the stranger, who, on entering a room asked a girl if she was pregnant then, in the next breath, questioned whether she had a SDI.

But each to their own.

Very well said.
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:04
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It's a weird thing for sure that wilful stupidity seems to be actively fetishised nowadays. I can understand it being overlooked if someone has genuinely positive qualities to counterbalance the lack of basic cognitive ability but that's certainly not something I see in Danny.

I suppose there was a time when the sheer absurdity of 'East Angular' being a foreign country etc was funny and therefore somewhat endearing but it's a schtick that's long since worn thin.
good grief i've been expressing almost the exact same thing in GD
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:07
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I'd definitely prefer the person who walked into a room and couldn't spell canoe etc, to the stranger, who, on entering a room asked a girl if she was pregnant then, in the next breath, questioned whether she had a SDI.

But each to their own.
What does any of that have to do with people supporting brainless morons? Unless you're suggesting Marc is typical of the average intelligent housemate?
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:09
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I'd definitely prefer the person who walked into a room and couldn't spell canoe etc, to the stranger, who, on entering a room asked a girl if she was pregnant then, in the next breath, questioned whether she had a SDI.

But each to their own.
But surely that's just health and safety innit.
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:12
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What does any of that have to do with people supporting brainless morons? Unless you're suggesting Marc is typical of the average intelligent housemate?

None of them are brainless and Marc/Mark/Marq might have intelligence but he's a typical bollox.
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:13
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My theory is that the sort of people who apply to be in Big Brother are, by definition, the ones who are comfortable with the idea of being out of touch with the news and current affairs for two or three months. They have relatively shallow lives in the real world, they don't watch the news or take notice of current affairs, and they tend not to read books or newspapers. They wouldn't be the sort of people to have encountered the word "canoe" in written form, or to have seen a map of England with the regional names on it. They function well enough to survive; they are not stupid but they are shallow.
But did they not go to school? Did they never pick up any knowledge along the way as most - sorry to say it - normal people do? You don't have to be up on current affairs to possess some basic knowledge.
How the hell can someone get to Danny's age and not be able to tell the difference between the moon and the sun?
That's not just shallow but incredibly stupid too. Unless you're 5 years old.
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:13
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I've had this conversation tonight in the Cristian pointing at the moon thread. It's the total lack of curiosity and willingness to learn that gets me.

I would never look down on anyone who has had a stunted or non-existent education because there could be a myriad of reason for that. I will not stand for willful ignorance and for those that dismiss intelligence as something other people have, sneer at it and almost celebrate their own idiocy.

I'm not Joel's biggest fan but it's ridiculous that it was used in that BB poll in relation to manipulation. It's up to the others in there to raise their intelligence so they can keep up with him, not for him to dumb down.
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:15
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Perhaps it is simply a case of like attracting like.
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:16
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This is one thing I really don't get about Big Brother. A grown man not being able to spell canoe; not knowing who Shakespeare is; thinking East Anglia is 'abroad'; all of these for me automatically make me think less of a person.

There's stupid and there's stupid, but that kind of ignorance just shows a complete disregard for the world you live in. I know some hms in the past have put it on, but we have an absolute half-wit (Danny) being deified and admired both inside and outside the house. I would have thought that people would pity and perhaps feel somewhat protective of someone who's genuinely stupid. However, supporting him as a winner? Thinking he's desirable? Isn't that skewed?

Is natural selection completely f***ed?
Well bb isn't mastermind and you don't need a degree or be a general knowledge guru to apply
I don't see it as stupidity as we each find things in people we like or dislike that has nothing to do with level of intelligence it's part of light entertainment and if bb did not exist you would no doubt see Danny on another type of similar show
I applaud him for going on these show he may not be bright but he sure is brave and determined
To reach his goals Would be great if he won
Here's hoping!
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:17
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None of them are brainless.
That depends on how low you set the bar.
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:19
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good grief i've been expressing almost the exact same thing in GD
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:20
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how i've missed your Fiennesian turn of phrase
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:21
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None of them are brainless and Marc/Mark/Marq might have intelligence but he's a typical bollox.
Tayto, if you and the other poster who are intent on taking the thread off topic really, desperately want to discuss Marc, why not start a thread about him?

This thread is patently about Danny and his attitude towards Christian, and his revelling in his inanity and his fans' appreciation of his dimness. It's also about Chloe and Danny's disdain for Christian's education. It has four fifths of nothing to do with Marc. Off you trot.
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Old 13-07-2015, 01:21
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Well bb isn't mastermind and you don't need a degree or be a general knowledge guru to apply
I don't see it as stupidity as we each find things in people we like or dislike that has nothing to do with level of intelligence it's part of light entertainment and if bb did not exist you would no doubt see Danny on another type of similar show
I applaud him for going on these show he may not be bright but he sure is brave and determined
To reach his goals Would be great if he won
Here's hoping!

It's a shame that he's not so determined on expanding his vocab or improving his spelling abilities.
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