Lewis, Heavy and Bear coming under the microscope of disapproving people but their actions have been mainly verbal and of the "wind up" variety.

The "Squad" was a response to the patronising and contemptuous manner of, initially, James and Saira. Saira was like a prissy manager at a raucous team building weekend with an "I'll ask the questions, thank you very much!" attitude. James was sitting things out and uninvolved but made damning comment and high handed remarks toward the "Squad". James's voice might sound like its from a cigar advert but he has the IQ of a limpet and the "Squad" sniffed that out. Even Ricky's "advice" to Heavy D, though needed, was fairly presumptious.

Aubrey's spitting has convinced me that the "snobs versus squad" line is the division in the house. The squad have said and joked in shocking ways but the violence - spitting, throwing coffee, goading, was all started by the snobs.

The "snobs" see themselves as above the social class and kind of reality show the "squad" are from and this will be the pervasive theme of the series. I think it is the best yet.

Give me the older housemates anytime, I find them more interesting than the one dimensional Nasty Squad.

Snobs every time, Darling.

If vocally disapproving of Marnie flashing her boobs in Saira's face makes someone high-handed and a snob then you can call me a snob as well

Me too, but then I've never agreed with desperate attempts to excuse moronic, bullying behaviour.

and me! The so-called snobs (I heartily disagree with this description by the way) are intelligent compared to those juvenile idiots and I would sooner have housemates like them than the kiddies who behave as though they are in the school playground.

Ironically the only person on the forum who seems to be showing signs of snobbery is the OP. Snobbery is the belief that there is a correlation between social standing and human value. Only one person on the forum seems to be drawing such a corrolation and obsessing about it is the OP; who has made the point in three threads that I have seen.

What makes a snob a snob? Someone who thinks they're better than other people who are confident and look down on other people.
Sounds like some of the squad to me !

Give me the others whatever they are to the snobby squad any day!

Fair point. I am obsessed about it. My further point is that the producers - either by accident or design - have pitted "reality tv only" stars against "career varied" celebs.

Point is that the truly harmful stuff has been done by the snobs/oldies/established celebs. Saira acting like every psychologically bullying boss I've ever had. James as an arch hypocrite (his 1990s show had him parade teen and twenty something girls with their bits out every five mins) and Aubrey has completely crossed the line with the dirty Diva trick of spitting in food.

Yes, I'm inverted snob on evidence of disliking the "oldies" and "career celebs" insidious behaviour.

Fair enough. We seem to be agreed that each HM so far has behaved, initially at least, in a manner consistant with their own personality. Makes a change I suppose from being disingenuous to engraciate themselves to the voter - or as this forum would have it 'be fake'. Then "letting their guard down and showing their true colours" (another forum cliche) This lot have all been pretty unlikeable from the start.

the squad are the biggest snobs, they look down on James because he doesn't take having his head slapped about as mint bantz, and the same with Saira being demanded to 'get her tits out' while performing a task

I'm inclined to agree OP. The 'snobs' seem to think they are entitled to automatic respect from the younger HM's and the younger HM's just think of themselves as entitled regardless.
It's a choice between being looked down on and patronised by one group or tits in yer face and tantrums from the other. Not exactly stimulating entertainment.