Biggins: Ofcom

Ofcom are duty bound to "investigate" anything some people complain about, even if it's only 20.

This is sort of meaningless really.

Winston McKenzie: Watershed

Despite more than 400 complaints about homophobic comments on the programme, Ofcom will not investigate Celebrity Big Brother.

Winston McKenzie, a former UKIP candidate, entered the CBB house early this month, and was shown in his entry video making a ‘joke’ about gay people.

“I could cope with a homosexual in the house. I guess I’ll just have to stand with my back against a brick wall all the time,” he said...

In a statement, the watchdog said: “We are satisfied that Channel 5 broadcast clear and appropriate warnings about the potentially offensive content, and intervened in heated exchanges and situations at appropriate times.

“We have also taken into account the audience’s expectations of this well-established reality format, and that the series is aired after the watershed.” ...

Pink News.

What a terrible blow for all the big gay cry babies who can't handle reality in reality TV.

Some people don't like poofs - get over it!

Winston McKenzie: That's Entertainment!

Waaah! A man on the telly said something nasty! Imagine if he'd said that about black people! I can't handle reality on the TV! I still haven't got over Tyson Fury! I blame Channel 5 for everything homophobic that's happened since Tuesday! Ban bad things! I want my mummy! Waah! WAAH!!!

Classic big gay cry baby stuff on Guardian Cif.

Hopefully we'll get the obligatory 500 words of whiney winky wanky woo about this OUTRAGE! on Independent Voices over the weekend.

Fingers crossed Patrick Smugtwit can find the time!

Celebrity Big Brother: Manufactured Big Bother

WINSTON McKenzie has sparked a homophobia row BEFORE even stepping in to the Celebrity Big Brother house.

The former UKIP MP* - who is now a member of the English Democrats - made a bizarre comment about co-habiting with gay people in his VT that aired ahead of him entering the famous house.

He chuckled: "I'd cope with a homosexual in the house, I guess I just have to be standing against a brick wall all the time."

Viewers were disgusted that his comments were aired, and even questioned why host Emma Willis didn't pull him up on his views when she interviewed him before he went inside... 

The Sun. 

 

This is impressive - as the comment was made in a pre-recorded segment the producers presumably included it to introduce him to viewers as the series' homophobic pantomime villain.

And yes, if he'd said it in the house, there'd have been a 'dramatic showdown' and he'd probably have been ejected.

There are two gay men in the house so far to offend, ex-Eastender, John Partridge, and X Factor's Christopher Maloney.

Noted heterosexual, David Gest, is also in there, alongside the bisexual, Angie Bowie.

Anyway, great to see ver gay media go into predictable meltdown.

'Ban bigots from the box - no more reality in reality TV!'

'THIS IS THE WORST THING SINCE TYSON FURY!!!'

Here's the Mirror's handy guide to 'the controversial politician'.

* You've probably noticed he wasn't a Ukip MP, he has stood for several political offices for several parties and always failed spectacularly. 

My opening comments were "Tongue in cheek" as a tribute to the wonderful tolerant Gay community who support freedom of speech #CBB #Chill

— Winston McKenzie (@WinstonMcK) January 6, 2016

Celebrity Big Brother: 'Sake

Daily Star.

But Paul seems quite the hit with Twitter.*

Express.

Metro: LOL!

* NB: Quoting a few tweets may not actually constitute a scientific survey (or journalism).

Celebrity Big Brother: Complaints

There were 2,736 complaints in total about the Channel 5 show, including 715 about Perez Hilton's "sexualised behaviour" and 480 about his "threatening behaviour".

The media watchdog also received 262 about "racially offensive language" after Ken Morley repeatedly used the n-word.

A spokesman said: "Ofcom carefully assessed a number of complaints about this series of Celebrity Big Brother and has decided they do not raise issues warranting further investigation under our rules.

"We were satisfied Channel 5 had broadcast clear and appropriate warnings about the potentially offensive content, and that it intervened in heated exchanges. We also took into account audience expectations and the fact that the series was broadcast after the watershed." ...

Daily Express.

Dear Ofcom,

CBB is shit and Perez Hilton is a twat.

yours

Fagburn.

Celebrity Big Brother: Meet Perez Hilton

Mirror.

Always good to be reminded why I don't own a TV.

I wonder what crazy campy bitchy hi-jinx he'll be getting up to.

Well, obviously I don't really give a flying buttfuck.

All this and Katie Hopkins, too!

Celebrity Big Brother: A Quick Recap Of That CBB 'Gay Slur Row' For Busy People

Daily Star.

Someone you've never heard of before who's on Strictly Come Dancing or something acted a bit gay for a larf.
An American actor who hasn't been in a successful film for over 20 years asked if he was gay.
The man from Strictly said he wasn't, but has lots of gay friends and is comfortable with his sexuality.
The old man said something about him getting 'buttfucked'.
The young man said he might hit the old man.
'All hell broke lose!' ie it didn't.
Fin.

No, can't say I care that much really, either.

Thought For The Day: Jim Davidson

"[Black comic Matt Blaize] said, ‘If you were to cure Aids and feed starving Africa, save the world from malaria, you would still be a homophobic racist to most people.’ ”

Straight after telling me this, he turns to his notorious appearance on the reality show Hell’s Kitchen in 2007, in which he asked fellow contestant Brian Dowling, who is gay: “Why do you shirt lifters all have a certain look?”

“Yes. He seemed to take no offence whatsoever and then later on after we’d had a drink an argument broke out but not about that. It was about money and it was edited to look as if it was about that. ‘Shirt lifter’ is not a nice word I have since found out. Gay friends of mine explained that it conjures up people fiddling about and I didn’t realise that, I really didn’t.

"Words come in and out of fashion. You know, you can’t call women birds. But you can call French people frogs. They are all just words. It gets a bit mad. But I am not an old-style comedian. When I was old-style it was because it was the fashion to be so, but you can’t go through life trying to please Janet Street-Cleaner or whatever her name is.” He waits for me to laugh and I do...

Jim Davidson interviewed by the Daily Telegraph.

Best question: 'What about giving his third wife, Alison Holloway, a black eye?'

PS Jim tells the Daily Record gay marriage is "very good". God, he must get bored with being asked about The Gays every interview. 

CBB: And The Winner Is...

Well done Jim - it couldn't have happened to a nastier bigot!
Presumably you'll be the special guest at G-A-Y on Saturday?

PS And congrats to the the Daily Star for getting their celebratory front page out so quickly last night.
They also say Jim may be getting his own programme on Channel 5.
Hopefully a chatshow, but one that isn't presented by a 'shirtlifter'.

Evander Holyfield: Comes Out Fighting

FORMER boxing champion Evander Holyfield has issued a public apology for likening homosexuality to a physical handicap while on Celebrity Big Brother.

The four-times heavyweight world title holder was the first housemate evicted from the Channel 5 show on Friday.

During his week in the Big Brother house with stars including Lionel Blair, Jim Davidson and Linda Nolan, he caused outrage and got a verbal warning from the show’s producers after saying being gay “ain’t normal” and can be “fixed”.

In his first newspaper interview since leaving the show, Holyfield, 51, told the Sunday Express: “I do owe an apology for what I said, but in that situation I felt I was talking to one person and I was telling that one person my view.

“I had completely forgotten about the cameras. I wanted to express how I felt about it, it was not that I was trying to push my views on to people, it was saying this is how I was raised, it wasn’t to the whole world. So I am going to make a public apology about that because I am sorry for anybody that I offended.”

The American boxer had been chatting with The Apprentice runner-up Luisa Zissman about the lack of openly gay sports stars when he made his comments. He was evicted when housemates Lee Ryan and Casey Batchelor had to choose between him and Zissman, after they came last in a public vote.

Holyfield, who had also admitted he once punched a horse...

Sunday Express.

That's right, he once punched a horse!

Update: Ofcom don't seem to be taking the complaints very seriously.

CBB: Blue For You

Exciting news!

Fagburn may have been watching the wrong clips, but I haven't seen Lee say he actually did it with Duncan.

This is from ye olde "anonymous source" in The Sun - talking to their token gayer and Mr Showbiz Dan Wootton.
The source is actually Lee saying they had a threesome or two in a 2010 interview with Now magazine.
SCOOP!

Regular viewers may recall Duncan James was outed by The Sun's sister title, News Of The World (RIP).

The Sun says (some more balls)...

Eh?

Still laughin at this mornings claims. Every1 knows about the 3somes but it's never gone beyond that. I mean I love Lee but not THAT much! 😂
— Duncan James (@MrDuncanJames) January 11, 2014

PS Looney-tunes Evan Holyfield has left the Celebrity Big Brother building. Good riddance god-botherer! This piece about him by Louise McCudden in The Independent seems familiar...

CBB: Who Actually Cares?

Oh FFS!

So what?

Pink News: A New Low

So it's come to this...

Sorry, but the stupidity level on this story had threatened to engulf my neck.

Fagburn is particularly fond of this bit - mainly as it contains a two-word quote from The Fall...

The gay public realm has been hijacked by new puritans – bullies, censors, bores.

Bedwetting pearl-clutching fools, desperate to take offence at anything and everything.

I thank you.

x

Update: Quoted in the Daily Express!!!

CBB Outrage: Pearl-Clutching Bedwetting Gay Idiots On The Rampage Again!

Oh FFS!

Get. A. Life!

CBB Idiot Scandal: Latest!

Boy George has slammed Celebrity Big Brother housemate Evander Holyfield for claiming being gay "ain't normal".

The openly gay Culture Club star, 52, hit out on Twitter after the former undisputed heavyweight world boxing champion likened homosexuality to a handicap in a conversation with fellow CBB contestant Luisa Zissman.

Boy George, whose real name is George O'Dowd, tweeted: "Shame, I had such admiration for Mr Evander Holyfield, he seemed dignified and I was sure he was a cool, smart, giant!"

The Karma Chameleon hitmaker, himself a former amateur boxer, later wrote: "I think anyone visiting this country for any reason should be cautioned and forced to swear allegiance to 'Queens & country!!," before adding: "At customs there should be a huge sign!

"Welcome to Britain, racism, sexism, homophobia and bad hair are not tolerated!"

Shame, I had such admiration for Mr Evander Holyfield, he seemed dignified and I was sure he was a cool, smart, giant!
— Boy George (@BoyGeorge) January 5, 2014

Daily Mirror.

A far more sober reflection on this silly God-bothering fool than you-know-who's.

This is all positively gripping, isn't it?

From CBB's official media partner, Daily Star.

It's not a crime to think stupid things about The Gays.

How is it 'Reality TV' if we don't get to hear what real people really think?

Some people are still homophobic - can we get over it, please?

Update: Some people have actually complained to Ofcom about this! Oh my silly hair!!!

Patrick Strudwick: How Long Til He Says 'Imagine If They Said That About Black People!' In 2014 Sweepstake - Bingo!

At last!!!
Patrick finally used his favourite phrase - "Imagine if they said that about black people!" - for the first time in 2014 yesterday evening (January 5th, approx 11pm) - and wonderfully it was in reaction to someone saying something stupid on Celebrity Big Brother!
And he compared it to fascism!
Kerching!!!
Boys, Britain's most profound and original political gay thinker has not let us down.
A self-satirising gay cliché, this professional pink pearl-clutcher really is the idiotic hysterical gaybore that just keeps on giving.
Winners will be notified later today - thanks to all who entered.

PS Did you know Patrick Strudwick is now also an expert on lesbian subcultures in impoverished black townships in South Africa?

Well he is!

Good job he got the byline on this Independent On Sunday article about the horror of "corrective rape" - and not Clare Carter who only went to South Africa and conducted all the interviews. 

Some may think this ironic - if not breathtakingly hypocritical - when it's an article about the exploitation of women, but thankfully we know that Patrick really, really cares.

Cause he keeps telling us he does.

Yay Patrick!

Lionel Blair: My Gay Hell!

Daily Star Sunday - kindly giving some much needed publicity to Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother.

And what does Lionel actually say, pray?

“I don’t understand why people think I’m gay. I’ve been married for 47 years, yet my children had to move schools twice because of it. They had a bad time at an ordinary school.
“I moved them to the Italia Conti stage school, then there was no problem because there were other children with famous families.”

So things were so hellish you sent your kids to the Italia Conti stage school?

Funny that Dante forgot to include that one, dear.

Big Brother: The Official Fanzine

BIG Brother host Rylan Clark could be sacked over claims he has bedded the Jimmy Savile police officer who starred in the show.

The gay presenter, 25, has been romantically linked to ex-policeman Dan Neal, one of the main contestants of this summer's series.

BB bosses have a primary rule forbidding presenters and other staff from getting involved with housemates.

They are now investigating to see if Rylan, who won the last CBB series, has crossed the line dating Dan.

The pair are understood to have got together last month after Dan was evicted from the Big Brother house.

He went on Rylan’s late-night show Big Brother’s Bit On The Side for an interview. Others in the room said sparks flew and they flirted...

Daily Star - fascinating!

And in other news in today's Star...

A WHOPPING great well done to sweet farty Charlotte – our Celebrity Big Brother champion. Told you she’d win, didn’t I?

RICHARD Desmond told yesterday of his vision to keep Channel 5 “punching above its weight” by investing in quality programmes He told TV industry leaders that Channel 5 would to continue to make intelligent, populist programmes, such as Big Brother but would not chase ratings by being “cruel and predictable”.

BIG Brother is set to run for another five years...

Zzzzz...

Tom Daley: Badly Drawn Boy

At last... our Tom's got her own comic book!

Yes, that's right, there's bum-all going on that's worth commenting on today, really.
But Fagburn's got some more smokin' hot shirtless pics of dishy Dave Cameron on the beach that we're just dying to share with you, plus our exclusive interview with the eminently sane Lauren Harries from CBB is, as they say, in the bag!
Plus we hear ITV have commissioned a second series of that Springtime for Hitler of sitcoms, Vicious!
Sometimes life's just too good, eh boys?
So we'll be right back quicker than you can say; "Let's bomb Russia!"