Fans of Big Brother Australia have slammed some of the contestants after offensive comments were heard on the livestream.
The series, which monitors the housemates 24/7, has come under fire after multiple participants were heard dropping the slurs.
One scene showed Conor, who has Tourette syndrome, complaining to Colin about his girlfriend Holly, who allegedly told the 31-year-old disability advocate that she understood him because she knows people who have Down syndrome.
The comment left Conor feeling ‘horrific’.
Another incident in the Big Brother house saw Conor allegedly make an ableist joke, however the livestream was said to have been cut short by producers in an attempt to avoid scrutiny.
Despite this, the moment was uploaded on Reddit and viewers slammed the multiple remarks made by the contestants, including one comment by Coco, who is said to have dropped the offensive term ‘spaz’ while in the house.
Fans of Big Brother Australia have slammed some of the contestants after offensive comments were heard on the livestream. Pictured: Coco
The series, which monitors the housemates 24/7, has come under fire after multiple contestants were heard dropping ableist slander (Pictured: Conor and the housemates)
‘The producers of this show fell short on who they chose as housemates,’ one person complained on TikTok.
Another chimed in: ‘Friendly reminder Holly also called people “downies”.’
‘It’s called empathy, something Holly doesn’t have,’ a third penned.
What’s more, earlier in the season contestants were also accused of making racist comments in the house.
Other countries have decided to scrap live-streaming on Big Brother, with the censoring of offensive language made increasingly difficult when it comes to 24/7 filming.
‘This is exactly why the livestream disappeared for years,’ an insider told PEDESTRIAN.TV.
‘You cannot control “casual racism” on a reality show’ and added that even an editing delay fails to protect anyone.
Ten has been approached for comment.
‘Friendly reminder Holly also called people “downies”‘ (Pictured: Holly and Colin)
It comes after sexist comments nearly threw the Big Brother household into turmoil (Pictured: Bruce)
It comes after sexist comments nearly threw the Big Brother household into turmoil.
Bruce, a 25-year-old tradie from Queensland, shared some of his controversial views earlier this month on the show.
Discussing his traditional opinions, Bruce told his housemates that he believes women should stay home, raise kids and make their husband’s dinner instead of work.
‘The kids need a stable parental figure they can rely on. I always expected that it will be me working,’ Bruce said.
‘My parents always shared all their money. So my dad would go to work, and my mum was a full-time stay-at-home mum, looking after me and my three siblings, and they saw each other as equals,’ he explained.
‘When dad came home from work, mum had dinner on the table. They were married for 60 years. It works.’
Bruce said when he finds a partner, he expects them to do as his mother once did and stay home.
When his co-stars, including an unamused Mia, 23, pointed out that Bruce was ‘not giving a choice’ to his future partner, he argued that traditional roles worked well in ancient times.
‘If we go back to caveman days, women stay and protect the kids, guys go out and hunt animals,’ he insisted.
Viewers tuning in were not impressed, with many calling Bruce ‘sexist’ and ‘misogynist’ – a label they also applied to another contestant, single father Michael, 49, who shared some of Bruce’s views.
‘I could not hold my tongue if Bruce and Michael tried these arguments on me! Sexist alert,’ wrote one person.
Another agreed: ‘Misogyny is alive and well listening to Bruce and Michael.’
