What kind of individual would pay to go to bedlam? What kind of individual would watch Celebrity big brother? An honest individual I say. The same individual that would find uncomfortable TV appealing. That would be honest. I for one, love watching horror movies, the sight of blood and screams of death do not make me uneasy. I think I would attend a bull fight… but I would not turn around and call the matadors inhumane.
The uproar that is surrounding the bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty is a sign of the two face3d generation that embodies this country. What did u expect when you decided to tune in to the programme? From Jade Goody to a wannabe wag. Channel 4 and the producer of BB are not stupid, They are exactly like the mangers of Bedlam. They realised a niche market of viewers that kind of programme would tap into. There is no way you can watch big brother and then turn around and accuse the programme of promoting racism and bigotry. You get what you pay for, no two ways about it.

I used to like Channel 4. In the mid to late 90s, it had that bohemian, devil may care cutting edge outlook. The kind of programmes it was screening were edgy and hard hitting. Everyone remembers “queer as folk”, the week long screening of programmes and films on BDSM, the political satires, all that is gone, what we have instead is the tired old routines of getting misfits into a house all for a 5 figure sum. The people on there are crap, crass, no manners, arrogant and stupid. I always had a thing for lesbians like any other hot blooded male, after hearing of Jackey Goody’s antics, my image of lesbians has been shattered. Would I want to be kidnapped by sex starved lesbo nymphomaniacs and taken to a desert island? No way, the passing of wind has put an end to that fantasy… instead I am left with a tedious torturous task of coming up with new fantasies… thanks Channel 4, you have opened my eyes.