Big Bother is not a little joke
- Sunday July 2nd, 2006
I wouldn’t normally comment on Big Brother but the whole coverage of the recent alleged sexual assault makes me mad for two, very different reasons: 1. The footage was never broadcast on TV so complaining about the show because of the incident is not only dumb - it’s misleading (and don’t even get me started on stupid politicians complaining about Big Brother and sexuality - if it’s not being shown during an inappropriate time slot then it’s parent’s responsibility to ensure their kids don’t see stuff they aren’t comfortable with their kids seeing - parental responsibility hasn’t just gone away - yes I mean you Stephen Fielding you Family First twerp). 2. The Big Brother and Network Ten’s handling of this whole incident. The girl didn’t consent. It’s an assault. It’s not a ‘practical joke’ or a ‘prank’ or funny because the boys were ‘mucking around’. There is never ‘mucking around’ when the victim says no or refuses consent. Network Ten should have stomped on this when it occurred - intervened and kicked out the culprits immediately - and issued an immediate statement decrying the actions of the individuals involved, promising a full investigation including full cooperation with the Queensland Police and making it perfectly and totally clear that acts of sexual assault are totally unacceptable. Anything else condones this sort of behaviour. Of course, Network Ten instead does a whitewash and tries to make it all a harmless practical joke. Shameful.
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