Big Brother: Big Brother Thy Name Is CBS Commentary by Cindy Rutolo Dietrich September 1, 2007
It all started with a few choice words. Mostly by Amber. Then came an
attempt at censoring by Big Brother and CBS. There was a backlash from
the press. Now CBS has totally shut out press. There will be no new
interviews.
The spat between CBS & the press makes me think maybe Big Brother really
is watching.
This has been a very interesting season.
There are a whole lot of pretty controversial reasons. Mostly they have
to do with people's mouths. More specifically about the very rude, and
foolish things that keep slipping out.
There have been abusive, bloody threats of violence & retribution
towards some of the women. There have been misogynistic (anti-women)
remarks. There have been homophobic (anti-gay) remarks. There have been
Anti-Semitic (anti-Jewish) remarks as well.
That's a whole lot of controversy for one little season. It's the very
reason that the Associated Press, and the rest of the press wanted to
ask evicted house guests about what's gone on.
When little Amber made the following remarks the outside world really
started listening.
Associated Press Reporter, Derrik J. Lang reminds us what she said in
his article entitled: "Controversies Fuel Big Brother."
"Amber Siyavius, a 27 year old cocktail waitress from La Vegas, told
fellow contestant Jameka Cameron, a 28-year-old school counselor from
Wardorf, Maryland that Jewish people tend to be "really -money -hungry"
and 'selfish."
Although I'm not sure that he mentions it in his piece, I think we all
remember that Amber also made homophobic remarks, despite her 'love'
for her 'best friend,' Dustin.
In her defence...I don't think Amber is known for her good sense. But
that's the best defense for her I have.
Then there's that bit about her swearing on the life of her, hopefully-not-anytime-soon- to-be-departed-young-daughter's life. God, I worry
about that kid! She did this virtually every time she felt the need to
make a promise, or a plea. Anything to help prolong her stay inside the
Big Brother house.
Naturally human rights groups like the L.A. branch of N.O.W. (upset about
ED's verbal abuse of Jen), and the Anti -Defamation League, spoke up
against the things that have been happening inside the walls of this very tense house.
As for interviews...
Reporters are usually allowed access to the evicted house guests
before they enter the jury house. They must just agree to confine their
questions to conversations and things that that person has said, or seen.
This time though, CBS told reporters that they would not be allowed to
question Amber or Jameka about remarks they made and-or were present
for. Especially the controversial remarks.
Of course these were the very ones they wanted to ask them about.
But, Big Brother, acting just like, well, Big Brother, said they would
be censoring them instead. Then, BB Executive Producer, Allison Grodner
declined to be interviewed by the Associated Press. They really didn't
take too kindly to any of this.
So, there was a backlash from the press.
The Associated Press pushed back first.
The reporters said they felt they should be allowed to ask the questions
they want to ask.
When they found out they would not be allowed, they turned the tables on
them. The associated press said they would not interview the evicted
house guests at all. Not, if they were going to be censoring them.
Now CBS has cancelled all interviews with our soon to be evicted house
guests.
They're going to be so disappointed.
I bet Amber was bummed.
For who those who don't know, and just so you know, I had to go remind
myself too. The term Big Brother comes from George Orwell's novel, "1984"
about a totalitarian society where the government rules every aspect of life and is always watching.
Back then it was considered a veiled, prophetic, futuristic warning of
things that would hopefully never happen.
Unfortunately Big Brother is pretty much here.
Free Speech has been compromised and this time the media in the form of CBS has done it.
The government has been secretly
listening.
It has it's eyes and its' ears wide open.
So we must keep ours opened too.
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