Big Brother 15...Game Over

It ends today. A floater will be declared the winner. The loathsome bigots will return to the real world where they will face some very real consequences for their abhorrent behavior. And, hopefully, the certifiable nutjobs that have been masquerading as "fans" will abandon their harassment of the families of the houseguests that they "hate" for normal pursuits such as gainful employment or community service. After today, life should return to whatever passes for normal when Big Brother is not twisting it into something virtually unrecognizable. Finally.

But first...

A few last words.

Huge disappointment.  McCrae had what it takes to dominate this game, but inexplicably chose to let his obnoxious hook-up dominate him and his game.

Go Candice.  Amanda thought that she was going to bully her fellow jury members, until Candice led the charge that shut her down.

Poor Judd.  Judd is the lone man trapped with a group of bitter women. Enough said.

Repugnant.  Anyone with Spencer's views of women and people of a different race or sexual orientation should be segregated from civilized society.

Appalling.  There is no legitimate excuse for someone GinaMarie's age to be as ignorant as she is.

Irritating.  Everything about Andy grated on my last nerve. All. Season. Long.

Shameful.  CBS perpetuated hate, and then tried to deny responsibility. This season of Big Brother will be its legacy.

It will never be forgiven or forgotten.

Big Brother 15...Offensive Hypocritical Bully

Julie Chen is a coward. She seemed to be as intimidated by the verbally aggressive Amanda Zuckerman as most of Big Brother's houseguests were this season. After Amanda plunked herself down next to Julie to a chorus of boos from the audience and then joked about not being liked, it was clear that she couldn't have cared less about what people think of her. Amanda had proven all season that she lacks a filter of any kind, and her post-eviction attitude seemed to make Julie afraid to do her job.

Amanda Zuckerman bullied her fellow houseguests into letting her have her way. Failure to get her way led to taunts and other pathetic displays of immaturity that would make any self-respecting teenage mean girl cringe in embarrassment for her. She constantly played victim and claimed that she was being bullied, as she was threatening people. In a feeble attempt to appear as if she was doing her job, Julie gently inquired about the perception that Amanda was a bully, then let Amanda vehemently deny it, then let Amanda claim to hate bullying, and then let Amanda get away with contradicting herself by admitting that she bullied Elissa.

Like Aaryn Gries, Amanda Zuckerman made many offensive comments while in the Big Brother house, but, unlike Aaryn, Amanda was not confronted about any of them. Nor was she confronted about the hypocrisy of her warnings to Aaryn about her comments leading to her being perceived as a racist. Aaryn Gries was not treated unfairly by Julie Chen and CBS when she was confronted about her racist remarks because she should have been confronted, but it seems that she was not treated equally because Amanda Zuckerman should have been confronted as well.

As for Elissa...She entered the game with an unfair advantage, and should be grateful for the "angel" edit that she got, considering the reek of superiority and entitlement that emanated from her all summer long. Her remarks to Julie during her post-eviction interview proved that she was too clueless to have gotten that far in the game without a lot of help, and, if her classless exit from the Big Brother house is any indication of what life is going to be like in the Jury House, then Amanda and Aaryn are in for a miserable time.

Good.

Big Brother 15...Moment of Reckoning

Aaryn Gries made racist and homophobic comments, too numerous and repugnant to repeat. Aaryn Gries behaved in a disgusting manner toward some of her fellow houseguests, particularly Candice Stewart. Aaryn Gries is an adult, and, as such, she should have expected that one of the many consequences of her actions would be someone confronting her about them.

Aaryn was not ambushed by Julie Chen, nor was she treated unfairly by CBS. Julie Chen was just doing her job for once, and, though CBS did initially scapegoat Aaryn for all the offensive behavior committed this season, the only behavior that Aaryn was confronted with was her own.

Aaryn did not take responsibility for her actions. She attempted to blame her intolerance and disrespect on being from the South, claiming that it caused her to be portrayed as a stereotype and her words to be taken out of context.

Forced to clear up any confusion regarding Aaryn's remarks while in the Big Brother house, Julie quoted some of them verbatim. Aaryn then denied her own words, claiming that she didn't remember saying any of those things.

There is no denying that Aaryn Gries has a long, hard road ahead of her. But it is a road of her own making. Hopefully, she will gain the perspective that Julie spoke of because she is going to need it.

I wish her luck.

Big Brother 15...The Many Faces of Helen

Fake emotions.

Fake tears.

Fake words of praise, encouragement, and support.

Fake loyalty. And fake knowledge about Big Brother.

Was anything about Helen real?

Yes. She had a very real conviction that she and a few chosen others are Good People, and, as such, They were entitled to be in the Big Brother house. She also embraced the delusion that America was cheering for Her to lead Them to victory over the Bad People, a fallacy that she spouted ad nauseam whenever she felt the occasion seemed to warrant it, which was pretty much whenever she was in danger of not getting her way.

Helen's other very real conviction was that it was Not Fair for evicted houseguests to be allowed to return to the game...until Julie gave her the happy news that she was going to be allowed to compete for a spot back in the Big Brother house.

Her disposable convictions regarding fair play conveniently forgotten, the giddy, jumping up and down version of Helen was fifth to fall off her perch, eliminating her from the Big Brother game, permanently.

Good Riddance.

Big Brother 15...WTF

She finally did it. Julie Chen finally succeeded at what she has been striving to do all season long...drape herself in something even more ugly than the imitation Snuggie that she wore to the season finale of Big Brother 11.

My little friends and I whipped up something very similar to this out of grocery bags from the local A&P as a first grade art project. Only ours was way better accessorized.

Other contenders in the What The Fuck Was She Thinking category...

The racist princess has given herself Bozo The Clown eyebrows to match her makeup, and

the racist nutjob is sporting glasses that completely swallow her face. How very Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent, circa 1978, of her.

As for the self-proclaimed "pretty girl" with the overinflated opinion of herself that was booted to the jury house last night...At least she had some memorable moments. She refused to let Jeremy and his skank intimidate her into giving up her bed, she called Helen out on her lying and double-dealing, she blabbed gossip guaranteed to ignite a gutter version of a girly war between Aaryn and GinaMarie, and she branded Elissa, "Rachel's Shadow", may the moniker plague Elissa for the rest of her days.

And may all of the people responsible for this trashy season of Big Brother get what is coming to them. Amen.

Big Brother 15...Double Sacrifice

So...The teaser of a big twist that Julie Chen sent out via Twitter on double eviction day amounted to nothing more than an announcement that this season's jury members may not be out of the game just because they're out of the Big Brother house. This will serve to severely limit the scope of Chen's post-eviction interviews with the remaining houseguests, four of them blatant racists. Convenient.

Like Howard Overby, Candice Stewart was never going to win Big Brother. Neither had any game, and the house was stacked against them, Robyn Kass and Allison Grodner having loaded it with bigots. Howard chose to rise above the hate by ignoring it, to no avail; but Candice got down in the gutter with the trash and fought back, only to face the same fate. Candice was evicted last night, sacrificed on the CBS altar of worship to the all mighty ratings.

Judd was the second sacrifice of the night, this time to satisfy the ego and temporarily calm the paranoia of Amanda, the obnoxious, racist harpy that has been inexplicably allowed to run the game. Judd's eviction was arranged by his own alliance, people (Amanda and her pussy whipped pizza boy, McCrae) that he had protected to the detriment of his own game.

Leaving us with nothing but the trash and the idiots that they use to further their games.

Big Brother 15...The High Road

This season of Big Brother will always be remembered for the hate that issued from the mouths of the ignorant and spread to the real world, where it festered, turning people against one another as they debated until they fought over the limitations of freedom of speech, the responsibility that witnesses of offensive behavior may or may not bear, and *shudders* the potential entertainment value of any drama that results from offensive behavior. This season has the dubious distinction of bringing out the worst in many and the best in almost none.

One of the few exceptions is Howard Overby, who chose to rise above the hate, ignoring the racial slurs and walking away from escalating situations even though he had nowhere to go.

Howard, clearly, was not made to play a cutthroat game like Big Brother. He was a truly awful liar and seemed incapable of manipulating others. He refused to participate in drama or allow himself to be provoked. Essentially, he demonstrated none of the qualities necessary for winning a half million dollars this season.

But he did show anyone wanting to learn how to walk the high road how to do it...with dignity.

Big Brother 15...The Blame Game

A racist princess, a racist nutjob, and a vicious skank are sitting on the block. At stake is a half million dollars, questionable notoriety, and two more months (potentially) of forced cohabitation with whoever stays. Who do you evict?

The vicious skank.

Why? Because everybody wants to sit next to the racist princess at the end, nobody wants to let the racist nutjob off her leash until poor Nick has relocated with a brand new identity, and almost everybody performs deplorably in competitions and cannot afford to allow the highly competitive vicious skank to stay.

So...The "catty girls", as Kaitlin dubbed Aaryn and GinaMarie, have lost an ally and are, according to her, responsible for her odious behavior while she was in the Big Brother house. She is using the "their bad behavior rubbed off on me" defense, and is claiming her own poor choice in allies as her only misdeed.

And the woman with the degree in broadcast journalism, whose job it is to call bullshit when it is being flung about, let her get away with it.

Jeff Probst would have had footage of Kaitlin bullying Jessie and taunting Candice. He would have had her confessing her multitude of sins and begging for forgiveness. He would have done his job, and earned our respect.

Julie Chen just makes us wonder how she got her job.

Big Brother Australia starts on Monday. Finally.

Big Brother 15...Growing Ego, Raging Douchiness

Douches everywhere are mourning the loss of their king today, while those of us that cannot abide obnoxious, self-aggrandizing, racist, misogynistic assholes raise glasses of our favorite adult beverages in celebration. We will no longer have to bear witness to Jeremy loudly proclaiming his perceived greatness, or Jeremy deliberately attempting to intimidate his fellow houseguests (some, members of his own alliance), or Jeremy demonstrating his ignorant and disgusting views of women and anyone of a different race or sexual orientation, or *gags* Jeremy grinding on his skank. Cheers!

For the record, Jeremy playing dress-up in his giant rubber pants and Trixie bonnet was not anything but a pathetic attempt to suck up to people that are too smart to be fooled by his disguise. A douche wearing a diaper is still a douche.

As for Jeremy's supposed "growth" over the past few weeks...

The only thing that seemed to grow was his ego.

And his capacity for self-delusion.

Big Brother 15...Disclaimer

I have seen it twice. It wasn't any easier to stomach the second time. The atrocities being allowed by CBS in their Big Brother house are that difficult to watch.

Candice Stewart

and

Howard Overby

                                                                

showed us how difficult it was to bear.

Allowing the viewers to see Aaryn, GinaMarie, Kaitlin, and Jeremy for the vicious, racist bullies that they are does not absolve CBS of the responsibility it bears for the role that it has played in perpetuating hate by not penalizing the offenders for their repugnant behavior.

CBS's disclaimer is their denial of that responsibility. And it is an insult to Candice Stewart and Howard Overby.

Big Brother 15...Enough

Once upon a not very long ago time (last week), in a kingdom (the United Kingdom) not too far away (just across "the pond"), a housemate was issued a formal warning by Big Brother for violating His hard and fast rule regarding language that could be considered  offensive by fellow housemates or the viewing public. The housemate had made a derogatory remark to a fellow housemate about "caravan parks" and her affiliation with them in an attempt to elicit irritation from her as part of a secret task to earn a treat for the entire house. The housemate had explained his remark to the offended housemate afterward, apologized, and been forgiven. The offending housemate was penalized anyway.

Zero tolerance.

Inexplicably, the US version of Big Brother is teeming with an inexcusable overabundance of tolerance. The houseguests are allowed to speak and behave in ways that are offensive and abhorrent to civilized society, without penalty or restraint, and the targets of their blatant racism and homophobia have no recourse but to tolerate it or withdraw.

After enduring weeks of racist remarks, Candice dared to confront Aaryn for trashing her bed, and was subjected to racially charged mocking and taunts from her and GinaMarie.

Howard physically removed Candice from the confrontation before it could escalate beyond verbal abuse, and begged her to avoid the racism by giving up her bed. He waited for her to leave the room, and then broke down and cried as he begged God to grant him the strength to endure the hatred being spewed.

Howard and Candice slept on the floor of the Have Not room last night.

I can't be the only one that sees something grievously wrong with that.

My question...Why doesn't CBS?

Big Brother 15...All Kinds of Disclosure

Apparently, the brain trust in charge of decisions regarding the disclosure of racist, homophobic, misogynist, and offensive behavior committed by the house guests over on Big Brother thought that partial disclosure was in order. And Aaryn, having the dubious distinction of accruing the most pink slips as a result of her disgusting behavior, was tossed under the bus that CBS had commandeered just for the occasion.

Airing some of Aaryn's disgraceful behavior, while ignoring that of her compatriots, does not erase the stain of suspicion that CBS and its incompetents running production over at Big Brother are complicit in this behavior by allowing it to continue unchecked.

Only a ban of all such behavior and full disclosure can do that.

Speaking of full disclosure...Amanda decided to expose everything that she's been hiding under her clothes while in the Big Brother house. History tells us that CBS will probably air heavily edited footage of it, but they will acknowledge it, because sexual behavior attracts viewers and then keeps them happy.

History also tells us that viewers will get more footage of Jeremy parading around with Kaitlin clinging to him like a clip-on koala, followed by carefully edited footage of the two of them sharing sexually transmitted diseases because, again, that's what CBS thinks viewers want.

Perhaps Julie Chen can devote another segment of The Talk to explaining to us how stripping for the cameras and fornicating can "drive a story" or have anything whatsoever to do with "the elements of the game", since, according to Julie, footage of Aaryn's bigotry would not have been aired if it hadn't satisfied this criteria.

Sorry CBS. You can't have it both ways. And you are not fooling anybody.