What is it with Big Brother and Gay Men?

Personally I'd be more worried about the parade of jocks, himbos and bimbos with IQ's lower than ironing boards that have waltzed onto our screens-than I would the handful of gay guys that they've deemed worthy of being on the show. Some of the responses in this thread suggest that in overcoming homophobia we have a long, long way to go!
 
Shackles said:
I found Dino's Google+ page (https://plus.google.com/115739194696496343381/posts) and a recent picture of him:

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seffi49 said:
Personally I'd be more worried about the parade of jocks, himbos and bimbos with IQ's lower than ironing boards that have waltzed onto our screens-than I would the handful of gay guys that they've deemed worthy of being on the show. Some of the responses in this thread suggest that in overcoming homophobia we have a long, long way to go!
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Lol most who have posted in this thread are gay.....
 
seffi49 said:
Personally I'd be more worried about the parade of jocks, himbos and bimbos with IQ's lower than ironing boards that have waltzed onto our screens-than I would the handful of gay guys that they've deemed worthy of being on the show. Some of the responses in this thread suggest that in overcoming homophobia we have a long, long way to go!
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I don't really take much notice of straight culture
 
Sorceress said:
Lol most who have posted in this thread are gay.....
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And they're probably femme gays...

I think it's becoming all clear to me now - the gay fans of this show are effeminate. So obviously those who'd audition would be them. Maybe it isn't Big Brother's fault after all...?

timmydownawell said:
He still got purrrdy eyes.
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Maybe it's just this one photo, but I thought he kinda looked aged or tired (as the saying goes)?

I've always been told that I looked like him back in 06'. I hope I won't look aged that quickly...:D
 
Shackles said:
First Benjamin, then Ben and now Jason. Why is it that when it comes to the 'goofy ' types of men, Big Brother would choose the gay ones? And worst even, when it comes to attractive men they'd have to be straight? I mean...

Handsome, attractive men: Always the straight ones chosen for the show (besides David06)..

Goofy, campy men: They have to be gay...

Is this some sort of a bias against attractive gay men or are they too afraid to have hot gay men on the show (maybe we're not ready for same sex romance in the house)?

Oh, I was glad we had a lesbian like Tully - a pretty effeminate one until, um, she kinda 'turned' straight and was probably bisexual to begin with rather than a lesbian. :/
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Oh Rob was a handsome gay man on the show.
 
Shackles said:
And they're probably femme gays...
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Maybe, it's not even about the femmes though it's more these gay dudes have the exact same personalities....I mean Jason is nice (currently) but apart from that has quite a few similar characteristics to Ben12'
When you compare them to say...David or yeah probably Rob....very different...I suppose it's overall the same personalities (regardless of gay/straight) trying out for the show.
 
destroy_robots said:
Personally I feel that labels mean nothing. We might already have had housemates who weren't "out" which is their business. If the casting people on Big Brother are casting tokens, fine, they already advertise that they want either Aussies or people with the necessary paperwork to stay for promotional periods.

Sure, sexuality is a big thing for some people, but we should be focusing on the cast as people, what does sexuality have to do with it? Cast someone because they are entertaining, bitchy, kind, whatever, but they shouldn't be casting on the basis that "every series needs one".

Take the 2014 UK Big Brother for example, two male housemates had a bit of a relationship, one practically screamed gay (Marc), and the other guy (Christopher) I had no idea until they were heard kissing and seen having a cuddle.

I wasn't focusing on them as a gay couple, I was focusing on them as just another BB couple. Labels mean nothing.
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Representation matters. And it's hard to recognise when you're not part of the oppressed minority whose identities are just erased, or if you're part of it but never had to actively struggle with it because you have a good support system, but it really, really matters.
And the people who say labels don't matter are largely the people who've never properly struggled with their identity.

The problem isn't that they're not casting ___ group, the problem is that it's very clear when they're casting those people it's more as a token rather than as an actual real person with complex thoughts and everything.

The problem is that it's not a coincidence when almost all of the housemates are consistently white, or the gay male housemate is always used as a big plot point. Almost like a prop, even. Like hey things are a bit boring, let's check out what this quirky gay dude is doing.
And part of it IS that they're focusing too much on sexuality. That they're choosing dudes like Dave as a "Lol he seems straight but really he's gay!!" as if there's a "straight" way to act.
And the rest have been very obviously gay so that it can be their entire personality.

I get what you're trying to say, but I think it's being said from a place of privilege.
When you're a gay kid living in the country and you see other gay people living happily and having open relationships where they're honest about who they are, that matters.
When you're a woman of colour and you see someone who looks like you onscreen and they're not a walking stereotype and they're not being fetishised or used as a token, that's really important.
And the fact that Big Brother has the ability to do that for people, to make people watch tv and think "ugh same" and maybe open some peoples minds and it DOESN'T take that opportunity, and in fact does the opposite, I think that's pretty shitty and should be spoken about.

I'm so sorry for making this so serious and long, this is a terrible way to enter the BBB forums, lmao.
But I really just can't help myself, I think this is really important. x:
 
Kendall said:
Representation matters. And it's hard to recognise when you're not part of the oppressed minority whose identities are just erased, or if you're part of it but never had to actively struggle with it because you have a good support system, but it really, really matters.
And the people who say labels don't matter are largely the people who've never properly struggled with their identity.

The problem isn't that they're not casting ___ group, the problem is that it's very clear when they're casting those people it's more as a token rather than as an actual real person with complex thoughts and everything.

The problem is that it's not a coincidence when almost all of the housemates are consistently white, or the gay male housemate is always used as a big plot point. Almost like a prop, even. Like hey things are a bit boring, let's check out what this quirky gay dude is doing.
And part of it IS that they're focusing too much on sexuality. That they're choosing dudes like Dave as a "Lol he seems straight but really he's gay!!" as if there's a "straight" way to act.
And the rest have been very obviously gay so that it can be their entire personality.

I get what you're trying to say, but I think it's being said from a place of privilege.
When you're a gay kid living in the country and you see other gay people living happily and having open relationships where they're honest about who they are, that matters.
When you're a woman of colour and you see someone who looks like you onscreen and they're not a walking stereotype and they're not being fetishised or used as a token, that's really important.
And the fact that Big Brother has the ability to do that for people, to make people watch tv and think "ugh same" and maybe open some peoples minds and it DOESN'T take that opportunity, and in fact does the opposite, I think that's pretty shitty and should be spoken about.

I'm so sorry for making this so serious and long, this is a terrible way to enter the BBB forums, lmao.
But I really just can't help myself, I think this is really important. x:
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No stay we like you! Come into the ginormous gay family hurrr!
 
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