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“Originally posted by yummybrian
My opinion on Cameron is that he's an ordinary guy with a bitchy side who doesn't express anger and frustration very well. For the most part I've found his bitching hilarious and perfectly justified. Yes, he's bitched, and shock, horror!! he's even had the nerve to nominate people! He still isn't in the same league as Adele or Elizabeth when it comes to genuine malice.
I voted Jon back in last week, because he and Cameron have been the most entertaining of the series for me, but I've been very disappointed in his behaviour. I had thought he would be as amusing and fascinating as he was in the first few weeks, and really tie all the housemates up in knots. I wasn't prepared to see him target the weakest and most volatile member of the group, while doing very little to expose the people he insists are the biggest "game players"!! Mind games are fine, provided the object of the game is capable of playing. I feel no malice towards Jon, as he did look very uncomfortable with the fall-out of his actions, but I expected better of someone with his supposed superior intelligence.
"so they're checked out ... what does this prove??" Is that a serious question? This proves that someone with "Psycopathic tendencies" would not get past the early stages of the selection process. Sorry, I thought that was rather obvious.
Finally ..... "More notably when the other person is a woman,..his wishes of violence are more to do with slow torture and extremely distressing strangulation, suffocation techniques"
Does this give you a little hint as to why I found your post hysterical?? Does that not strike you as extreme in the slightest? Sorry if you find me a bit too vociferous, but all this is totally out of proportion to the things that have been said and done, and I reacted accordingly. Fiery Welsh temper I suppose - but at least my 2 fingers were on my keyboard at the time and not at someone's throat! 
**not having a go at you either
** ”
Thanks, although my thoughts on Cameron are different from yours I appreciate your opinion.
Yes, it was a serious question about him getting past the selection process.
I think a lot depends on what images spring to mind when you think of a psychopath. The study of psychopathy generally comes to the conclusion that having psychopathic tendencies does not mean that you suffer mental illness. I'm not even sure if it's something they would specifically check for.
The vast majority of psychopaths never even commit a crime in their entire lifes. Apparently many succesful businessman are suspected of having psychopathic tendencies.
I know a lot depends on what you see in a person, and as my view on Cameron is different from yours, I see a more unpleasant nature from my personal perspective.
From what I've read, Camewron does seem to have many personality traits that are common amongst psychopaths....But that's completely different from me thinking that he is a menace to society, because I don't think he is.
About my comments on Cameron's wishes of violence on women....Yes, I do think what I wrote sounds extreme,...but what Cameron said actually did sound quite extreme for some. The way I described it was more to make a point of how some of his comments sounded to me. Yes I was dramatizing it a little, to see if one coulod see things from my point.
My Marquis de Sade comment being an example
But his violent thoughts about the women were very different to the ones he had about Jon...With Jon it was more often about wanting to punch him,..as well as throwing eggs,..etc.
With the women......in every single case,....it wasn't about punching them,......all his comments about the women were specifically about sufocating them or strangling them,...to me, that just looks a mite disturbing,...even though they are only expressions of his thoughts.
I saw the way he looked at Lisa when she was struggling for breath in the horse task(whether she was faking it or not),....and he did have a sadistic look on his face.
I do think he has some sadistic thoughts,..whether he would act on them is very doubtful.