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Blue_In_AK

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17. To a degree,

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 09:09 PM

Jul 2013

but it's hard to keep up "fake" 24/7. Of course, they are reality TV people, but still "people" nonetheless. And why would anyone fake being a racist to the extent that these girls do? What benefit do they gain?

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Big Brother Turns Into a Racist Shit Show [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 OP

Aaryn will go down as most hated BB cast member ever NoOneMan Jul 2013 #1

maybe people like her and zimmerman would end up JI7 Jul 2013 #3

the house guests who refers to welfare as "nigger insurance" - her last name is Zimmerman Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #15

i read about it when this was first reported and that name stuck out to me JI7 Jul 2013 #18

yes. The racism never stops. Anything involving a "minority" houseguests unleashes racist comments Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #27

and all of these people come from places where they most likely talk like this everyday JI7 Jul 2013 #36

mom of Spencer (Hilter admirer, calls women "units" has tried to defend her bo Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #47

Aaryn ? i bet she learned from her parents and the spelling looks like they JI7 Jul 2013 #2

I had the same thought ... napkinz Jul 2013 #6

It seems a bit closer than merely looking like Aryan, kentauros Jul 2013 #56

Take it off the air. Ilsa Jul 2013 #4

No one gets between me and my Big Brother NoOneMan Jul 2013 #9

I don't know what the time frame is for "Gone". Ilsa Jul 2013 #14

It could be as long a 2 months before all contestants leave the house Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #22

Its always abusive NoOneMan Jul 2013 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author NoOneMan Jul 2013 #37

Amanda attempted to remind them, millions of Americans are watching. closeupready Jul 2013 #49

I didn't know Spencer was doing that NoOneMan Jul 2013 #50

Entertainment is rather more important to many people, I guess. LanternWaste Jul 2013 #57

Its more meaningful to life than politics NoOneMan Jul 2013 #61

Aaryn is a disgusting girl, Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #5

Amanda is a racist also. She's referred to Candice as "Shaniqua" also Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #7

I'm sorry to hear that Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #10

I'll take Helen, Howard, Candice as winners. Judd also. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #13

I thought that was Kaitlin dmr Jul 2013 #54

Will Not Watch A Single Minute SoCalMusicLover Jul 2013 #21

Taking bets that she blames the job loss on "political correctness" JHB Jul 2013 #60

I Won't Take That Bet SoCalMusicLover Jul 2013 #63

to all those discussing the personalities here: it's fake, people. fake. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #8

Partially. The DR attempts to create motives and enforce story lines NoOneMan Jul 2013 #16

fake fake fake HiPointDem Jul 2013 #28

It would be more entertaining if that was true NoOneMan Jul 2013 #33

its all fake, the engineered controversy most of all. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #39

Ok, thats one isolated view. In reality, TV shows don't engineer bad ratings NoOneMan Jul 2013 #40

To a degree, Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #17

ratings. so viewers can get all involved in the morality of all the fake people. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #20

Yep. And they lose their jobs and become pariahs. NoOneMan Jul 2013 #41

the pain the "minority" houseguests are feeling is real. This week black male houseguest carried Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #19

it's fake. the pain is fake too. the whole thing is fake, an orwellian exercise in seeing whether HiPointDem Jul 2013 #25

You can keep asserting this sans evidence or proof as your opinion. Chan790 Jul 2013 #48

s they both seem equally viable, who knows...? LanternWaste Jul 2013 #58

Something is rotten in Reality TV land. Rex Jul 2013 #11

"Please explain to me exactly how that's racist?" (***channeling Zimmerman supporting shithead***) alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #12

Yeah, I was going to ask if her gramma is Juror B37 Duer 157099 Jul 2013 #23

People get mad when a reality show actually shows reality? davidn3600 Jul 2013 #24

I can't believe that stupid show is still on, I got tired of that doc03 Jul 2013 #26

I guess some of us aren't as highly evolved as you are. Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #30

Survivor has a few really good years after year one. Seasons where the contestants really struggled Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #31

OMG! This is why I don't watch reality tv avebury Jul 2013 #29

one thing about reality TV, it's much much more diverse than standard tv. People who aren't Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #32

It may be more diverse but it also avebury Jul 2013 #38

^^^ Me too. Ilsa Jul 2013 #34

i totally expected this to be about zimmerman's brother nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #42

That crap is all fake (just like all reality TV), Dash87 Jul 2013 #43

Don't quite agree... cprise Jul 2013 #52

So now when a DU post title says "Big Brother" Trillo Jul 2013 #44

exactly. big brother phrase means the tv show to most folks Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #46

OMG follow the link, it's horrifying Marrah_G Jul 2013 #45

Shows like this are scripted and as fake as it gets. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #51

That's very true, but what's the point of the racist angle? GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #53

It generates outrage and so increases viewership with people seeing what the fuss is about, kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #55

they do better with ratings when there are contestants who are popular and likable JI7 Jul 2013 #62

I would think it would turn off the younger generation GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #69

This past decade of "reality tv" is why I do not watch much. Dawson Leery Jul 2013 #59

Right, because Friends, Murphy Brown, and Seinfeld closeupready Jul 2013 #65

I can't believe that this HappyMe Jul 2013 #64

season 15 Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #66

I usually watch this and some seasons contestants have been bad but these are the absolute worst! nt Raine Jul 2013 #67

Turning it into a shit show? Egnever Jul 2013 #68