I'm female, well into my 60s and long time married, but were that not the case I would have no problem dating a bi guy.

What that old mob hag said was pretty ridiculous too... "...today in society they kind force things on you...and they confuse you..."

What does that even mean? I can interpret it in a whole lot of ways and all of them are ignorant and backward.

Its alarmingly simple, either you respect other peoples sexuality or you don't.

Bigg(ot)ins doesn't, but hey that's OK because the Gay card trumps any hurt feelings of Bisexuals.

Oh dear lord. You see it's not shocking at all. Because, what sane and grounded person gives a crap what he thinks?

I like Biggins but I don't give a crap about what he says. None of it matters.

The world has turned so ridiculously politically correct - it's unbelievable. In fact your responses to the statement of a 67 year old man are more shocking than anything he could ever say.

If you don't like what he says vote to evict him or ignore him.

Summary: it's a TV show featuring people I would never meet and would certainly never socialise with. Their opinions do not matter to me at all.

I got the distinct impression that's the people they were referring to. BIB

it certainly is.....people just seem to love being outraged by something / anything these days....the type of outrage that is usually accompanied by those dreaded words..'Twitter campaign'

Sorry but no, we do not typically discriminate against you.

Biggins is not typical of a gay man, he opposes same sex marriage for example.

There's a lot of moral outrage over what he said, but the problem is, sadly, I don't think it's an unusual opinion at all. Especially among the older gay community, and dare I say it, some of the younger ones too.

I've got a number of older gay friends and they all hold this opinion. They think "you can't have it both ways, you're either gay or straight and that's it". No matter how much the subject is debated they are immovable. We have talked about it over and over during the years, and even though some of them faced horrendous prejudice in the '70s when they came out, they can't see their attitude is just as bad as the bigots who condemned them!

I also work with a 26 gay man and he thinks the same thing. His opinion is that you might experiment when you are young, but sooner or later you will "go one way or the other".

Sadly, I think society hasn't moved on as much as some of us would hope. However, it may be a good thing that the subject has been brought up as more openness, honesty acceptance and understanding is very much needed.

I love the way people on here see being labeled as gay offensive.

really?......gay men of Biggins' age would be very familiar with regular physical violence / confrontation and gay bashing because of their sexuality....and you can guarantee that as an openly gay man in the public eye in the 1970's he's encountered a hell of a lot more genuine, oppressive bigotry than what's being perceived as such here.......people need to get a bit of perspective and accept that he's entitled to his opinion.....he's hardly Tyson Fury now is he

You only have to look around the Internet to see its not an uncommon view, sadly. You'd think a group of people who'd been subjected to horrible prejudice themselves would be more tolerant wouodnt you? I guess bigoted arseholes exist in all areas of society. Even on this thread people are minimising what he said, how sad in 2016.

I wonder what his views on trans people are?Actually no, I don't want to know.

It's not in ANY way minimising what he said. Get some bleedin' perspective.

It doesn't matter! He doesn't speak for ANY community or any one group - he's just one person on a TV show.

None of it matters. If you are bisexual then STAND UP and be a paragon of society - show people - don't tell them (online). Be a light in the community and educate others.

That's how it's done. Not by being outraged about some bloke on a TV show.

Ultimately, it's great to discuss all these issues, but perspective is needed and lots of it. If we had these people in our direct lives, they'd soon be ex-friends. There's an awful lot of hate and prejudice in the world - probably more than any of us realise - but it's how we choose to handle it that defines us.

HUGS for everyone!!!

i think it's good that people are expressing their outrage to the comment in this forum. It's an outlet and people can also find comfort in seeing other peoples support and disagreement with an opinion like that. What we see on our tv screens do affect people and a lot of young people watch big brother and feel bad about themselves for numerous reasons. Bigoted opinions need to be challenged in whatever media outlet as well as in real life.

Err, that was my point! Maybe I didn't make it very well.

My friends faced truly vile prejudice in the '70s. One was hospitalised after being beaten up by a gang of thugs who shouted homophobic abuse at him. The police did little to find the perpetrators. Another friend was sacked from his job as his boss received an anonymous letter stating "did you know that you have a xxxxxx working for you?" He was called into the office, asked if it was true and sacked on the spot. I could go on - horrendous bigotry and persecution.

Other examples were "well meaning" relatives suggesting they "see a doctor" or have some counselling. That it was "just a phase" or if they tried hard enough they "could become heterosexual." I have plenty of these examples too.

My point was that as they have lived through this type of prejudice and intolerance - which is essentially born out of ignorance and misunderstanding - one would hope they would be more open minded about different sexual orientations.

No, Biggins is certainly not offensive like Tyson Fury - but bigotry and and discrimination needs to be spoken about. Just because Biggins is seen as one of the nations lovable treasures, it doesn't mean his views should be deemed acceptable.

He's a complete and utter idiot for saying that. He's obviously biphobic. I think he's lost himself votes after coming out with that ridiculous comment. No doubt he'll not get a warning either.

i do like you. Speaking sense in what is becoming a ridiculous, politically correct and sensless world.

No he wasn't. Watch it again. He was talking about bisexuals, not people pretending they're bisexuals.

Yes he was talking about bisexuals.

Totally. Biggins' comments about bisexuals would be seen as very offensive by bisexuals out there.

Or more interestingly, if Tyson Fury had said Bisexual people just don't want to admit they are gay, there would be calls for his head. Different rules for different folks.

0/10.

Absolutely. It just shows what type of person Biggins is.

Unbelievable Jeff !

punishment?

It kind of varies I think personally. There are some gay guys have have been through a 'bi now, gay later' stage. It's not necessarily true though, some due genuinely like both.

The thing that amazes me in our so called enlightened age is that there are still so many that persist in this 'black and white' thinking. They label by saying you are either A or Z and completely disregard as a cop out everything and anyone in-between.

It is purely and simply ignorance and intolerance. Intolerance of anything that doesn't fit their preconceived idea of how others should 'be'.