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| Peridiam 04/14/20 11:18:19 AM #219: | Troyzan posted... It's not so much that BB15 was specifically controversial, as it was that this became the beginning of outrage culture seeping into the show. Every season from here on suffered because online users felt entitled to ruin the player's lives if they didn't agree with anything the player said. BB15 aired in 2013, which by total coincidence was the first year that Twitter was a Top 10 most visited website. Big Brother felt obligated to cash in on all the live feed moments that Twitter users were offended about, so they would often show less savory things (which have always been said on the show, but aired less, due to social media not having been quite nearly as prominent until this year). This has lead to a lot of very awkward moments where Big Brother tries to serve some kind of justice to appease a userbase that can never be appeased. I would say BB15 was pretty controversial for the stuff that happened regardless of social media, more so than any season before it, but I also do agree, social media played a big part in the producers deciding what should be shown to the casual audience in the edited episodes. I watched the feeds religiously from BB12-BB15, and I can say firsthand nothing in BB12, 13, or 14 was nearly as bad as what was said in 15. 13 did have Jeff's homophobia (which didn't air, IIRC), but I believe that's it. Meanwhile 15 had The show did include nasty remarks in prior seasons too, such as with Kent, Erika, Dick, Adam, etc. But I don't think the producers were trying to editorialize the comments as much as they do in 15. I'm currently rewatching BB15 and it's amusing how much the show buries --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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