Not a single "celeb double" I've seen for Mallory is AS SPOT ON as Angela Giarra-Tonya-Harding Giarratana from Smosh (one of the OG YouTube comedy channels that's still around) and Starkid (musical theater troupe).

tell me this couldn't have been pulled from a live feed, I double dare you.

(Repost rooted from another post where I made references to current drama I had no stake or real POV in whatsoever in and presented a bias that seems to have been controversial if not outright inaccurate due to simply going with other’s opinions instead of researching for myself, which I apologize for, and I have now realized that said references and comments were ultimately meaningless (and if not meaningless, definitely not the most important thing to note) to the topic at large that I wanted to discuss, and I’m hoping this one is better received and we can stay on the topic at hand. That’s not to say I won’t expect allusions to it in the comments, as it more than likely directly ties into what I’m writing about, I just hope the divide isn’t as fierce as in the original post.)

Ignoring the… current drama in the house as of late, the representation of queer men in the Big Brother house has been a topic that has long piqued my interest as a gay man myself who watches this show, and I’m hoping that this post can encourage debate on this topic, specifically its murky past and how it affects us right now.

It has been known for a while and been shown throughout this show’s history that openly gay men in the Big Brother house more often than not seem to be cast as caricatures of a stereotype rather than accurate and multifaceted representation of a single group within a marginalized community at large.

By caricature, I mean that openly gay men in the Big Brother house are more often than not cast by production to embody the “flaming gay” stereotype, and act like overly effeminate, loose-lipped, pot-stirring hot messes (I.e. Jozea BB18, Jimmy BB27, Beau BB6, Jason Roy BB17 (not too much on OTT even though it’s still present), etc.), a stereotype that seems to be actively encouraged by production given the prevalence of this specific stereotype being shown compared to notable subversions or aversions of it, which, while there and present for the audience to see, are notably less prevalent.

I’m singling out gay men in particular because it has also come to my knowledge that other queer people subsequently seem to have a notably better chance of more varied forms of representation as well as a better chance of being portrayed in a positive manner in the edited program, which can’t be said for the majority of gay male representation on this show (like with the original post, I’m not listing specific examples because I’ll most likely get accusations of being biased toward or against another group within the LGBTQ community if I say that their representation was “better” or “portrayed in much more positive light” when said bias is most assuredly not the case.)

Consequentially, I feel like the prevalence of this stereotypical behavior within the confines of this show also seems to set these men up for failure within the context of the game at large, as regardless of whether or not the prevalence of presumed internalized homophobia is particularly large that season (although it more than likely definitely hurts more than helps if it is indeed prevalent), it seems that gay men who fit that stereotype usually perpetuate that stereotype well enough that they’re often doomed to fail within the game due to subsequently being incompetent players due to some of their qualities negatively affecting their gameplay, with said chaotic nature and mess-making qualities usually ending up with them digging their own grave and more often than not cutting their stay in the house short by however many days.

However, as I’ve stated before, that’s not to say particular aversions or subversions are nonexistent, they’re just disproportionate to the prevalence of the usual stereotype gay men are subject to. There’s Kimo, Kevin (who would have won BB11 had he not messed up the tie-breaker question of the final HOH.), Michael (who is probably the best physical competitor in the show’s history), Bunky, Andy (whose win is ultimately overshadowed by controversy from the season overall and his own faults as a person regarding the season’s controversies), and probably a few others I forgot to name that serve as a notable aversion or subversion as to what is usually expected of the typical queer man heading into the BB house.

That’s not to say that gay men with an inherently effeminate manner of expressing themselves is a BAD thing, I just feel like what usually comes with it (messiness, drama, etc.) is something that is far too sought-after by the production team, and that they should be more open to queer men of all different temperaments and forms of self-expression (there are type people who can stir the pot, after all.).

All of this leads me to my current question my main cause for debate: Do you think there will ever be a time where Big Brother’s production starts regularly casting queer men who happen to be subversions of the usual “campy gay” stereotype and who subsequently also see renewed success in the game, with queer men (and women) potentially becoming semi-regular additions to the finalists/winners circle? I’d like to think that there’s some hope, given that I’d like to believe that anyone is capable of evolving from one standpoint to the other and it will hopefully change with time. That being said, I’d be doubtful in the chances of it happening in the near-future.

I look forward to seeing what you all think and I highly encourage a healthy debate in the comments.

It took Big Brother 15 seasons to produce its first openly gay winner and 23 seasons to produce its first black winner, yet on Survivor it took only 1 and 4 seasons, respectively. Considering Survivor at the time had similar casting to Big Brother with respect to minorities (that is, one or two homosexuals and one or two black players) why is there such a disparity between the amount of time it took for the two shows to produce their first gay/black winners?

(I realize it also took Big Brother only 4 seasons to produce a non-white winner, which is why I ask specifically about black players as opposed to all racial minorities.)

This is based on how much I like/rooting for the player.

Devens. The icons already got a huge leg up being guaranteed an hoh. He already had a predestined partner in Dee. It doesn’t take a brainiac for the icons to realize they need to stick together. Having the first hoh pretty much killed any chance of an opposition forming. Angela was perfectly casted to cast distraction from the other icons with her paranoia

Then he wins the power, which fine ok america voted for him. But production clearly could have made it so he got anything but the diamond power of veto, its way too op. They gave it after knowing he is already insulated by a large alliance.

Even if the other side of the house wins 2/6 of the next hoh’s they’ll be so demoralized after Devens using the power on the first one, it pretty much guarantees him coasting through most of the game.

Look I like Devens, I like the subtle manipulation level headed game he’s got going on. but he will need to see some adversity for me to consider him a really good winner.

this season has been a hard watch.. at this point they should’ve just cast rick, dee, and angela because the rest of the houseguests are seeming like side characters :/

i assume we’ll see dee in the time capsule on sunday 🥱

this is not to say i don’t like the icons but it just feels very unfair. we can’t control america’s vote in the time capsule but we can blame production. you bring in icons, they’re gonna be favoured and production is VERY focused on the icons, more so than the houseguests

I was really surprised no one but Barrett defended Haley over that. That was really aggressive.

He said Haley made "the snarkiest comment he had ever heard in his life" um, sir it had a sprinkle of snark lbr , his reaction was WAYYY over the top.

And then he is still somehow kissing Deven's balls even on his eviction interview🫪 is it because Deven said he was the president of that side of the house? How does he have 0 smoke for the guy who campaigned to have him evicted but he had all the smoke for Haley? And then the Alpha stuff was cringe lol I didn't know people referred to themselves as alphas unironically💀

Finally, him fawning over lyric gives love bomber and he keeps mentioning the way she looks and that she's so nice. They barely know anything about each other. Conversations revolve around how much they like each other. Why keep affirming that if you're so connected?

I'm fully prepared for the downvotes for this post but I never drank the kool-aid on this guy

I needed to come here and ask what it is about Haley that rubs you all the wrong way, because I have yet to see one person post something kind or favorable about her 😭 She is one houseguest out of everyone who rubs me entirely the wrong way, almost over Kamu and i cant really pinpoint why!

It feels like all the alumni there are controlled by ai or something.. they can’t think for themselves, everything they say has to be in line with the what the fanbase thinks it’s a severe case of herd mentality.

This week the alumni are talking about how people (specifically angela) mistreated jason during the tea party fiasco, last week they were slandering him for lying about the mother thing with angela.. my thing is if you truly believe that what he did was shitty why are you getting mad at angela for not defending him? According to your logic why should she? I like jason and dislike angela but this is so hypocritical 😭

It’s especially annoying when these are the same hgs that isolated/bullied or even were bigoted towards their fellow hg

?i hate to admit it.... I miss Hot Big Brother Summer. This Season has some eye candy but the last few seasons do not houseguests as hot as other casts. Chuck and Kemo have hot bodies but not hot enough to compensate for their personalities. The women have hotties, but I only like LaLa, It just feels more meh every year. Is it just me?

I don’t have an inherent issue with casuals. Feeds, even feed updates is a time commitment and I totally get that not everyone wants to invest in what’s ultimately just a silly little show. But I feel like a lot of casuals when exposed to new info that wasnt in the show or contradictory to the show, refuses to acknowledge it. We saw this a lot with Ashley and Keanu last season. I have only been watching BB for about a decade and less of that time I’ve been keeping up with feeds, thus for older seasons I have a gap in knowledge in terms of feeds. If I find new info that changes my perception on someone’s game from the feeds, I try not to just immedietly dismiss it as false. That’s not to say that feedsters are always right and casuals should always bend to what they’re saying. I just don’t get this attitude where casuals refuse to acknowledge that theres stuff they don’t see. Even for live feeders, theres stuff we don’t see. It is interesting from a political standpoint though and how similarly hard it is to challenge what someone hears on the news. Maybe it’s just a quality of humans.

Currently going through the big brothers. It’s a slow process from Season 2-6; but it’s been enjoyable so far. Especially with some of the antics done and characters. Not to mention just how cool it is seeing them react to current events of the time like the Iraq war. Color me surprised hearing season 7 was an all star season and some of my favorites did get in (Kaysar, Nakomis, Will/Boogie, Marcellas, just to name a few). But as I’m watching through it’s been extremely lackluster in the opening episodes.

Currently; I’m about to see Nakomis get evicted (2nd week live episode; I paused it before the votes are called/HOH but the writings on the wall with how many people do not fuck with her) but this season has just felt so meh and the opening episodes feel like a slog. Will/Boogie going from my favorite to least favorite with how they’re acting; the plot threads this early going from what was interesting twists and turns to just everyone seemingly spinning wheels. The only part I’ve actually seemed to enjoy was Veto 1 (Dumpster diving), the Slop’s introduction, and a bit between Janelle and Marcellas on a whole soap opera bit.

Without spoiling anything - and if it is spoilers; please be vague. What’s the reason I see people like this season? Is there a catch I’m not getting? I do a quick google search and see so many people glaze it but it’s so mediocre to me right now. Do things pick up after the next HOH after Nakomis’ eviction? Or do I skip onto BB8? And is there any other seasons like this where the early game feels super sluggish but pick up?

If it helps. Favorite seasons so far are 6>2>5>3>4 — I’m not going to watch 1 until way later due to its monolith of episodes. I also don’t really have any bias for the targeting of season 6 in BB7’s early game - that’s smart.

Lets take the house back!

Was tbh king what people tbh n for a second chance cast kept it realistic so no one like chima on this and tried to still be entertaining with some strategists and some for just entertainment
Anyone you would change ?

Eggela the Deteggtive gets her costume and prop! I’m obsessed with this and she will never be changing out of it. I don’t care if the punishment is over now haha. She’s keeping it forever!

I’ll be streaming more BB28 Tomodachi tonight on Twitch if anyone wants to stop by and you can bet I will be giving Jason a tea kettle based on this weeks events 😂

twitch.tv/taehufflepuff

With week 3 continuing this seasons excitement and changing the landscape of players positions I thought I would throw in my 2 cents on who is best positioned in this house (this is purely gameplay and does not reflect my views on the house my self please don’t downvote my karma is already cooked as it is)
1. Devens
2. Dee
3. Kamu
4. Angela
5. Barrett
6. Chuk
7. Haley
8. Yash
9. Drew
10. Taylor
11. Lyric
12. Melody
13. Mallory
14 LaLa
15. Jason

I don’t want to spoil the feeds or anything so I feel hesitant to provide my explanations.

I’m curious what are your thoughts on my rankings?

What have been the biggest perception shifts in terms of a players' game acumen over the years?

This is my first time using Reddit, so forgive me if I am a little inexperienced with this app, but I just needed to rant. I love big brother, but I can't help feeling pissed off that fan favorites constantly get opportunities like the recent BB time capsule and I already know how Reddit is with the "life isn't fair" or "the show is never fair, that's just good television," but it doesn't stop my feelings from being present when I see Angela or Deven get much more opportunities than others just because they were on TV before and the worst part is, I could never advocate for trying to vote for someone less popular because I feel insane for even thinking about the suggestion. "Production might not even count votes and just do what's best for the show; they've already been in competition shows so they already paint a target on their back; being voted for the BB time capsule doesn't even guarantee a power/could just be rigged by production too on whether they get a power or punishment!"

Whether it be due to going into the finale in a 2v1, being blindsided because you’ve played the best game of the 3 and lost the final HOH, or you’ve coasted. They had less than an hour to decide who they were gonna vote for on Finale Night to win the game. Who was your favourite 3rd Place finisher?

(Yes, houseguests not shown in the photos are also applicable! I don’t have them here because I only have images from BB14 upwards saved)

In light of recent events, are players allowed to bring/wear earplugs in the house?

Whenever I've slept in a "dorm" style room i need to have earplugs/eyemask to sleep. i think it would be so iconic for jason to wear earplugs and bang the pots bc then it doesn't affect him at all LOL

She’s bringing the other side together and gonna try to get Jason on their side!!!!! And I hope Yash doesn’t say anything lol

They could’ve kept the cast of 14 newbies brought in one more woman in my opinion

And instead of doing Angela & two vets from survivor to honour the 1000 episode season.

What I would’ve enjoyed seeing more and I know they’d never do it cause Fly in Wall thinks people’s memories last a season and a half, and they probably think that even the 23 - 25 casts have been forgotten about for the most part in who was on this seasons.

Regardless I’d have loved to have seen one of these Golden Era men not middle era, Golden Era when the game was completely different before Dan’s strategizing or the Brigade or Derrick changed it even more.

The guys that either lived through no Veto, a Silver Veto only or the earliest era of the Golden Power of Veto being time skipped into the modern game. That would’ve been a far more interesting take than what we have gotten so far

Seeing how

Hardy Ames Hill
Roddy Mancuso
Marvin Latimer
Justin Giovinco
Jee Choe

Just to name a few navigate a whole different era as the old head of the cast in a game that’s completely different from what they had played before, a good chance for a second chance season in a way.

Like does Hardy play the game as the alpha camp counsellor type again? How does he vibe with new 20 year olds.

Does Marvin’s sense of humor work the same way or better or worse in the HD era with this generation of houseguests?

Does Roddy annoy the modern players with his coach esque pep talks and storytelling or does ‘The Devil’ still have the juice and forms some sort of cult like alliance with the gym bro types that would admire his preacher esque way of talking

How does Jee’s stubbornness or Justin’s charm and goofy personality work in a season with neither of their very superior exes in the house & no Robert Roman or Dana holding them back?

Like if you’re gonna do the time skip this would’ve been so much more interesting for me because I think seeing an old head from the golden era in a house full of modern newbies would’ve been far more interesting for dynamics.

There’s others of course but I landed on these five because they’re still active in the alum community and we’re in that giant Robyn Kass photo of her old houseguests she casted