Episode I'm A Celebrity! AU (2019) - Episode Discussion

Nothing against Yvie and she has every right to not want to participate in the weigh in. But although its a bit of entertainment its also used as a health metric to gauge how their respective bodies are handling the conditions. As the south african bloke explained.
Its not devised as a vanity stunt or a shaming mechanism.
 
Fuzz said:
Nothing against Yvie and she has every right to not want to participate in the weigh in. But although its a bit of entertainment its also used as a health metric to gauge how their respective bodies are handling the conditions. As the south african bloke explained.
Its not devised as a vanity stunt or a shaming mechanism.
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IMO: Yvie wanted air time, she knows it's near the end.
 
Interesting take. I dont think so personally. I think its obviously a harrowing issue for her. The stigma of weight has really impacted her life and she seems genuinely burdened by it affecting her to the point of feeling constantly judged.
 
Fuzz said:
Nothing against Yvie and she has every right to not want to participate in the weigh in. But although its a bit of entertainment its also used as a health metric to gauge how their respective bodies are handling the conditions. As the south african bloke explained.
Its not devised as a vanity stunt or a shaming mechanism.
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No but it is set up as something the celebs are expected to be glad about. If it was really motivated by wanting to measure how deprivation had affected them, they should be wanting to be consoled about a large weight loss.
 
Yeah, Not denying that. They would perform the weight stuff as a health indicator off camera if it didnt have an entertainment/reaction factor.
 
Justin got a nice reprieve from the bottom 3 tonight. Good to see Natasha go, and she got a good edit as we got to hear her speaking other than just snarky moments. More interesting maybe than we were allowed to see.

Weighing in (sorry) on the Yvie vs Justin issue, I honestly don't think Justin was at fault, and that's not just because I "love" him.
Yvie clearly has a lot of issues revolving around weight, and that's fine, but that doesn't justify lashing out at people who are trying to empathise. Justin wasn't trying to detract from her situation, he was attempting to express to her that you don't have to be in the exact same situation to be able to empathise. It might be the opposite extreme, but his insecurities about not having the "right" body type are as valid as hers. Losing too much weight, or having body hair, can have consequences on his career, but first and foremost it's important that he feels comfortable in his own skin. A lot of people miss that the "I'm so good looking" comments stem from a p;lace of insecurity and needing to reassure himself that there is actually more to him than physical appearance.
 
Fiona said:
I don't think she's the first one to be medically exempt. Is blindfolding Justin a bullying tactic or do they think he could 'single handedly' win it for them? He's so good at trials. They need him and they know it.
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While I wouldn't go so far as calling it bullying, it is yet another example of them singling him out and picking on him. Presumably they think it's amusing and that he somehow deserves it, but they will be laughing on the other side of their faces if he actually wins.
 
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