Celebrity Big Brother Aftermath…Dirk Benedict and Jermaine Jackson,amongst others, have their say

Celebrity Big Brother Aftermath…Dirk Benedict and Jermaine Jackson, Amongst Others, Have Their Say.
 

On BBC1 today, Jermaine Jackson stressed that there had been no racism in the Big Brother house and that he saw the fight as a ‘girl’s thing’.  He had gone on to say that there was not a racist bone in any of their bodies. Dirk Benedict on GMTV said that it was a territorial fight between Jade and Shilpa as Shilpa had wanted to control the kitchen and cooking and had even thrown HIM out of the kitchen.  Many reporters have been writing that this is a fuss about nothing and that it was time to move on.  A TV Presenter asked ‘Are we overacting?’ Others have felt that Big Brother should be held accountable for apparent allegations of footage being withheld which may have shown a very different picture from the one the public was exposed to.  One newspaper said the bosses of Channel 4 and C4 would like to have changes before another Big Brother takes place to avoid it spiralling out of control again. (Irish Sun, Jan. 30^th). 

If we had a show where frogs had there legs pulled off, for fun and entertainment, there would be an uproar but we have been watching people’s lives being destroyed, put into ridiculous situations, 14 celebrities passing through the BB house with one shower to share, footage supposedly being withheld or shown, distorting the truth of a situation for publicity and destroying reputations, careers and people in the process, deliberately bringing in controversial characters for extra drama, (no matter how damaging), for media coverage and to draw more viewers…are we any better than the ‘frog’ people if we support this sort of thing?  BB could be more entertaining if it gave adequate, comfortable accommodation with a spare room for the snorer or problem person, relied more on entertaining tasks than on fights in the house and did not starve the inmates for further ‘entertainment.’  The tasks were fantastic and it was really great watching the various celebrities getting to know one another and telling their stories.  The fighting and vulgarity ruined the show and could have been stopped by Big Brother as soon as it was obvious that putting Jade Goody and family with some of the housemates, was not going to work. (Jade has collapsed and is in the Prior where stars go for rehab and is being treated for depression and stress with Jack Tweedy by her side). Shilpa Shetty and Jade Goody, being two strong charactered women, could never live happily under one roof.  The storm might have brought in eight million viewers and monitory gain but at what  price to three young  EX-celebrities??????