Definitely uses her height with Steph, if nothing else. Something Steph is very aware of, hence her ridiculous dark room rant!

We can't help but notice her weight, as she is always throwing it around.

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i would never insult anyone over their weight but, unlike colour or sexual orientation, weight is something you can change so that analogy is incorrect. it's still impolite to insult anyone over anything but it's not akin to racism or homophobia as you suggest.

it is really. it's just picking on something that most obviously makes you stand out. be it dark skin or ginger hair. its just picking on someone for their differences.

Exactly and i at least have never referred to her weight when insulting her. I would never refer to anybody's looks as a means of attacking them.

The only thing I've said about her size, and that is height as well as weight, is that I believe she uses it to physically intimidate people by standing very close to them and looming over and also blocking their way as she did with Steph a couple of nights ago.

That is very different to calling her a fat ++++ or similar.

ETA: i do agree though, that although i haven't done it, i can see why some people do bring it up as it is, in some ways, a physical embodiment of what many perceive to be her faults such as wanting luxury food without being prepared to work (perform tasks) for it, especially physical ones like the spinning task. It is not that much of a stretch to consider that if she wasn't so lazy and actually contributed physically, she might not be so big.

Also, when it is somebody's 'brand' (as is the case here - big, proud and fabulous diva) then that brand will be attacked by people that don't like her.

she sould'nt throw so much of it about then, should she

Firstly - this subject's been brought up on various other threads. Nothing new here.

Secondly - you do realise enjoying her being hated on, and encouraging hate on her, makes you just as much a bully as you perceive anyone else to be, right?

What you're really saying - although it seems you've tried to dress it up in a rather sanctimonious way - is that we can bully Gemma for being a vile person, but not bully her for her weight, right?

Usually, I wouldn't condone anyone being made fun of for their weight, but when you're bullying others and throwing your weight around, it's fair game. And as people have said in the OTHER threads, you can't change your sexuality or race. You can change your weight, and you can certainly change your behaviour so that it doesn't live up to the nasty stereotype people hold towards it.

I detest people using someone's size to belittle them. Gemma is not a pleasant person but her weigh is irrelevant , however it is blatantly obvious she uses her size to intimidate people. She is very imposing because she is tall and a larger lady and with most people that would be of little importance but she get in to people's personal space and towers over them in an intimidating way. and she is fully aware of what she is doing

Agree with all the above.

She uses her size to physically intimidate people. Like some sort of nightclub bouncer or gangsters moll (love the Don Gemmione name someone has given her) she looms her bulk over her chosen victim and makes sure they feel threatened by her sheer presence.

She has also made a career out of her whole 'Big and Proud' image, even stating she hated getting 'thin' (about a size 18 but claimed to be a 14). Without being the big loud girl, I don't think she'd have been given a chance of fame. She's happy to use her size as a selling point and to her advantage so, as cheap a shot as it is to comment on it, she's the one who has put it out there.

And finally, it's easy to see that she's a bone idle slob who sits on her arse all day and expects the world to revolve around her. So, again, people will judge her for being as big as she is because she's shown herself to be a lazy sloth

Exactly so.

So Steph calling Gemma a 'fat smelly C***' wouldn't be seen as a form of bullying in your eyes?

I'm no Gemma fan but the double standards people have are shocking.

Sorry OP but like Gemma we are all just being honest!

it's called playground name calling NOT bullying

Spot on there.

Since when was calling someone a name 'bullying' ?

Easy to see no one here has suffered at the hands of a true bully.

So next time Gemma calls someone in the house i will remember your words and look for your reaction to her latest antics.

Oh, should have added, Tiffany called Gemma a fat ****. She wasn't wrong was she.......

It's not bullying, it's name-calling. Bullying is a form of intimidation, and GC is the one doing the intimidating. Maybe Steph is retaliating. She put up with enough from Gemma before she called her names.

This !

Belitting someone over their appearance is bullying.

Look it up.

Gemma being bullied? rofl What are you lot on?

Exactly,and I have no doubt if she was slim she would have a go at someone for their size just because of the nasty person she is.

I do find it very interesting how the thread has developed since i posted that.

Proved my point I would say and highlighted all the double standards people have.

Not really. It's just an insult.

Bullying is something much more sustained and systematic than the odd solitary insult thrown about at flashpoints.

I think it's more that people don't like her, so they use things they know are hurtful to said person after the fact.

If she was thin and acting like she does, they'd just think of some other hurtful term to call her.