Originally Posted by Damon_Plembury:
“Gail Porter is a strong woman
Resilient and a fighter.
Gail has BiPolar, Depression, Insomnia, OCD, All massive issues to take into a house like that.
She is in the house with provocative, aggressive, loud people.
The very nature of the game is dealing with rejection. Something any normal person struggles with let alone someone who has been through a tough time.
Ive seen Gail be called Pointless?
The show is about looking at people from all walks of life and how they deal with each other and the game.
Gail has become emotional and often irritable.
This hasn't been (as some have said) for attention, or for pity
Its an incredibly unusual environment for anyone. For someone with BiPolar it must be nigh on overwhelming.
'She shouldn't be in there then'
Why?
Are people with mental health issues not allowed to do the things you do? Is that Prejudiced?
Meek, emotional, invested, trusting, irritable
All words id use to describe Gail, none of which are in anyway worthy of some of the vitriol I've seen thrown at her.
Whilst the Good looking men in the house sail through (as they sail through life) not doing much, flatlining, getting by on the female viewership fancying them.
Gail is showing you raw, true emotion. The real her
She's not perfect
She's just deeply deeply human. And if we can't deal with that then its probably a reflection of us as a society.
This may be a dramatic post, but mental health and the stigma surrounding it is something I'm deeply passionate about.
Humiliating and degrading someone who has chosen to share their entire personality with you, no matter how flawed or sensitive is in my opinion truly disgusting
She had been asked to participate in Big Brother and offered a hefty sum of money to do so.
Like any jobbing person, when someone offers you a job, you would be a fool to turn it down.
She had obviously seen the show before, knew how it works etc.
But signing up for it doesn't make her 'fair game' as I've heard people say. This isn't a witch hunt.
Gail doesn't have to win, thats not my point. But supporting her through this and not turning on her for 'crying a little bit too much' (a pathetic excuse to dislike someone IMO)
is something we should be thinking about
I would appreciate if people didn't try to derail this thread by picking up on Grammar mistakes etc.
Focus on the issues”
And she's a crap housemate.