Big Brother in relation to Australian society

[Sydneyfan]

Do you believe that Big Brother provided a good window view into Australian society?

This question probably seems pretty weird but I thought that Big Brother was great in the sense that it provided quite an accurate view of Australian society (or should I say Australian society of 18 to 35 year olds).
I felt familiarity with many of the contestants knowing people similar to the people on the show, especially guys like Ben and Blair. It enhanced my preception that Australian people on the whole are quite fun-loving, good natured, happy people, there wasn't too much bitching (except where Anita was concerned ).

It showed that Australian blokes are good natured, like a laugh, and often are all talk. The guys several times talked about their sexual encounters and conquests but only Peter got some action but I guess Ben and Blair did have the greyhound race

The girls on Big Brother were fun, liked a laugh, and were sometimes loud.

European series have, from what I've heard, seemed to be sexfests full of nudity and debaunchery (sounds fun, though) while the Americans seem to antagonise, bitch, and try to knife each other.

If I knew some planning on coming to Australia to visit or a new Australian who was keen to learn more about Australians and Australian culture, I'd recommend they watch a tape of Big Brother to have an insight into the Aussie psyche.

Do you believe any groups were under represented in the household? I think that they could have had more people from ethnic minorities in the group, it was a very white group. Also I believe that there was not as accurate representation of boring, fat and ugly people

Any thoughts?

 

[Santos L Helper]

Originally posted by Sydneyfan
Do you believe that Big Brother provided a good window view into Australian society?

Also I believe that there was not as accurate representation of boring, fat and ugly people

Any thoughts?

So what was Sarah-Marie?

 

[Sydneyfan]

She was the only one of 12 (or 14) which fit that category, surely there should have been more

 

[Santos L Helper]

Originally posted by Sydneyfan
She was the only one of 12 (or 14) which fit that category, surely there should have been more

Nah, one was more than enough.

 

[Malibu]

Re: Re: Big Brother in relation to Australian society

Originally posted by Santos L Helper


So what was Sarah-Marie?

You are all so harsh on Sara-Marie. Geeze, it's not like she looked like one of those she-devils from 'Two fat ladies'

Beauty is on the inside. I'd love to meet Sara-Marie - what a great role model (ok 95% anyway)

 

[Sydneyfan]

I agree with you Malibu on being a good role model. I liked her upfront personality and honesty and also how she was comfortable with herself and her own body.

I thought that she'd make a good role model for young girls who see all these thin girls in magazines and bombarded with the images of being thin. Yet, here's someone whose body doesn't fit society's ideal of beauty but is comfortable and confident with herself and her body.

 

[Diatribe]

What sort of losers have 12 weeks to spare and don't mind the whole world seeing them on tv 24 hours a day? Absolute disgrace. TV in the country is going down and fast. Soon it will match american standards of absolute shìt. How on earth that it made front page news two days in a row on the herald sun is sad. Or the herald sun is just a really really average tabloid newspaper.

 

[aggels]

Role model for sure.
She isn't as big as some people have made her out to be, and she certainly wasn't "grotesque" as one poster on one thread suggested. She's not ugly either, perhaps she doesn't live up to the conventional idea of beauty, but she most certainly isn't ugly.

In fact, there are a lot more women with her body shape in society, than what television would have you believe.
She's confident and happy with her body and Australia loved her. Young girls need to see more people like her just so that they realise that it doesn't matter what you look like as long as you feel comfortable with yourself. We certainly don't need the ignorant comments that I have heard about her from a very select few which breed low self esteem, anorexia and many other things that are huge problems with teenage girls.

 

[Danny Chook Fan Club]

You left out a poll option:

• Absolutely inconsequential, and of no interest or relevance to anyone with a cognitive process that has developed past the stage of ramming a finger up your nose

That'd get my vote.

 

[Sydneyfan]

I forgot to include that option, then again I haven't progressed past the finger pointing on nose stage yet!

 

[Jars458]

Originally posted by Danny Chook Fan Club
You left out a poll option:

• Absolutely inconsequential, and of no interest or relevance to anyone with a cognitive process that has developed past the stage of ramming a finger up your nose

That'd get my vote.

I am gaining an appreciation of your work DCFC

Good stuff.

BigBrother takes **** big time.

 

[Diatribe]

Originally posted by aggels
She's not ugly either

Oh my, please tell me you live in braybrook.

 

[Malibu]

So I take it everyone in your suburb Diatribe is beautiful, yourself included?

Don't knock Braybrook!

Where is Braybrook by the way?

 

[dee_girl9]

Originally posted by Danny Chook Fan Club
You left out a poll option:

• Absolutely inconsequential, and of no interest or relevance to anyone with a cognitive process that has developed past the stage of ramming a finger up your nose

That'd get my vote.

what they said LOL no i agree wit ya DCFC

 

[PiesPremiers]

can anyone tell me the % of votes polled??

did benny **** it in or was it close??

 

[Malibu]

Ben 38%
Blair 62%

 

[lioness]

Personally I found it boring. I just don't get addicted to TV shows anymore. YAY me lol

 

[DrPepper]

I think it's a pretty lame show

 

[Darky]

Originally posted by Malibu
So I take it everyone in your suburb Diatribe is beautiful, yourself included?

Don't knock Braybrook!

Where is Braybrook by the way?

About two suburbs away from me hahahaha. You aren't allowed in unless you're wearing moccasins and have a tattoo on your head.

 

[Diatribe]

Originally posted by Malibu
So I take it everyone in your suburb Diatribe is beautiful, yourself included?

Don't knock Braybrook!

Where is Braybrook by the way?

Anything is beautiful compared to what I saw of Sarah Marie.

Braybrook is next door to SCUMshine and footscray. Possibly the cheapest $ per gram deals that go down in melbourne.

 

[Malibu]

Originally posted by Diatribe


Braybrook is next door to SCUMshine and footscray. Possibly the cheapest $ per gram deals that go down in melbourne.

I do actually know where it is, I was having a lend.