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07/14/2008
BB10: Gay Cowboy Steven Refers to Libra as 'That Colored Girl'
Big Brother 10 hasn't been on for a week, and already the first racist remarks have been caught on the live feeds, from gay cowboy Steven. Rants Steven about housemate Libra: "Cause that colored girl ain't controlling nothin'. She has me so mad right now. She is, like, full on herself with power."
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Whoa! all of the sudden it's 1950.
Posted by: INEEDAFIX | Jul 14, 2008 5:35:22 PM
What does the NAACP stand for again?
Posted by: John | Jul 14, 2008 5:39:58 PM
I'm black and I don't see how that's racist. Stupid and very "hick-like"? Yeah. And I'd hate to be called that. But racist? Hardly.
Posted by: damien | Jul 14, 2008 5:42:47 PM
Kudos to all of you who called this racist remark what it is. And to the rest of you, I just sadly shake my head.
Posted by: soulbrotha | Jul 14, 2008 5:48:29 PM
Agreed JTLUVR.
But you all talk as if it's just Texas, and the South in general. Get a grip...there are racist, bigoted morons EVERYWHERE, as every one of us who frequent this site knows. Geography does not give you a predisposition to be worse in that respect, no more so than being close to our mothers made us gay. Let's be clear, I don't approve of this kid, or his remarks, but I damn sure don't think you can avoid people who don't know what the hell they're talking about, regardless of where they're from, and I'm damn tired of trying to defend a great state that has no more problems in this area than any other.
I'm a gay man, and I love Texas...sue me.
Posted by: Smokin | Jul 14, 2008 5:51:43 PM
it has already started, i expected the fight to be between the religious black man and these idiotic gay, oh well i did know it would be between the minority groups as we then to shoot each other hence getting NO power in society.
Posted by: johnosahon | Jul 14, 2008 5:51:57 PM
Good god that makes me want to commit a hate crime.
Posted by: ChristopherM | Jul 14, 2008 5:52:59 PM
And John, just because the NAACP has not changed their name, does not negate the connotation of the word. They should have changed their name years ago and my only guess as to why they haven't done so is that it is easily recognized when fundraising.
Posted by: soulbrotha | Jul 14, 2008 5:55:12 PM
Well, I live in Dallas, and I have quite a few friends here, including some who are "country boys." I have been to the gay rodeo.
I've come across many people who have been racist. On occasion, I have ended friendships and refused to associate with others based on their use of the "N" word, or for other comparable reasons. I'm not trying to be a martyr, but I just won't stand for this type of talk. I make this very clear to everyone - no exceptions.
The vast majority of people here, I believe, are not racists. However, I have to agree with most of the people commenting. He should know better, and he does know better. I would imagine that his network of friends in Dallas also refer to African Americans in the same manner. I would never associate with someone like him, and I won't watch the show.
Posted by: David T | Jul 14, 2008 5:57:15 PM
And here's another question:
Why didn't the other two white guys CHECK the motherfucker the moment he said it? They just kept right on talking like it was no big deal! Is that just "ignorance" too??
Posted by: soulbrotha | Jul 14, 2008 6:00:32 PM
I find that I am always more upset by the prevalence of secret racists than the ones that actually voice their opinions.
Posted by: Ricola | Jul 14, 2008 6:04:38 PM
I just don't know why some refuse to think this nitwit is a racist, the same ones who are defending him are the same ones who spew the same nonsense on any topic that appears here about people of color. He knew full well what he said, and, what the impact would be and would be way too chicken to call some black woman that to her face in Dallas or any other major city.
Racism like homophobia is learned, and, not everyone who is gay is tolerant of people of color.
Its just a shame that all these so called shows now have the gay guy as a racist, the one on the Real World Denver calling the black guy the n-word in his shrill screeching voice, now this bigot. I guess normal, regular gay guys need not apply for this swill they call TV.
Posted by: Marc | Jul 14, 2008 6:08:32 PM
People, who here is really surprised to hear this? I mean, really. He's a white boy from Texas.
Just because people are 'minorities' themselves does not preclude them from being prejudiced.
That being said, that comment wasn't racist. It was prejudiced. That's a distinction more people need to understand.
Posted by: Sam Gillespie | Jul 14, 2008 6:12:05 PM
Golly, and here I thought that deep down all white gay men wanted to be black women! I guess I was wrong about that one.
Posted by: Brandon | Jul 14, 2008 6:14:55 PM
1. yes, this is a backward-ass remark.
2. no, we shouldn't be watching, promoting, or caring about the shit. it's not a "summer indulgence"---it's an utter waste of time.
Posted by: Paul R | Jul 14, 2008 6:18:02 PM
I seem to remember that about ten years ago, referring to someone as "black" was seen as pretty offensive and basically racist. Now it's ok again?
In Pennsylvania, you'll hear people say "colored" occasionally. I've definitely heard the term used by both black and white people...though I don't think any of them were ever born after 1940.
Maybe he was raised by his grandparents or something. Who knows.
It's more the fact that he had to mention her race at all that raises a flag with me. It's not like he doesn't know her name and was searching for the one characteristic that could distinguish her from the rest of the women in the house.
As someone else mentioned, I think there's sexism at play here as well. He doesn't seem fond of being dominated by a woman at all, let alone a black woman.
Part of the point of the show is to display what people really act like when there are cameras on them 24/7. People who blame the show for how these people act are in some kind of denial about how skeevy their fellow human beings really are.
In the history of the show, I think they've had maybe one or two gay people who weren't cringe-inducingly imbecilic and stereotypical...but most of the straight people are just as moronic, albeit in different ways.
Posted by: paul | Jul 14, 2008 6:24:14 PM
Lest anyone think such modeling of bigotry is new to this show, let’s take a trip down memory lane and some of the comments by housemates in previous BB seasons that rolled off CBS’s back:
In BB1, Eddie got away with telling racist "jokes."
A more recent housemate said that Jews are "money hungry" "assholes" whom you can identify by their names and big noses.
Another contestant declared that "All gay guys in West Hollywood" used to have HIV and lied about it to their sex partners. The same non-Asian guy liked to speak in stereotypical Asian broken English. Paging Julie CHEN!
Classic misogynistic sexism flows through every season like water.
BB4 was the season of the "Cuban faggot."
BB6 of the "sand nigger."
And, sadly, repulsively, another, earlier, gay contestant makes this season’s Citybilly Steve sound almost progressive: who can forget Dustin virtually bragging that he calls his dog, "Nigger Bitch" because, "Well, she's black and she's a bitch."
Posted by: Michael Bedwell | Jul 14, 2008 6:56:57 PM
brandon said "here I thought that deep down all white gay men wanted to be black women! I guess I was wrong about that one." no sweetie, you're quite right since all white gay men are reincarnations of black women...
Posted by: the queen | Jul 14, 2008 6:58:22 PM
Evan
"colored" is vastly different from "people of color"
Anyway; the only real white person I have ever seen was an albino african american. There is no such thing as the "white" race.
Heck there isn't even a "Black" race. African Americans come in many shades from creamy mocha latte to ebony...many shades
Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Jul 14, 2008 8:14:28 PM
PS
In the spirit of unity
http://perezhilton.com/2008-07-14-kravitz#respond
Mix 1 part Jewish with 1 part African American = Sexy Lenny Kravitz. Hot pic
Racial divisions would deny us the opurtunity to admire such sexy manly beauty.
Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Jul 14, 2008 8:28:37 PM
Dahlink, "Jewish" is not a "racial" division. Shalom.
Posted by: Bris Milah | Jul 14, 2008 8:42:45 PM
No doubt the token gay cowboy will enjoy his 15 minutes of fame. Wonder if the producers will allow him to interact erotically with others of the same sex. Probably not. There's only one gay so there's no chance of that, of course.
Posted by: jason | Jul 14, 2008 8:46:11 PM
Bris Milah
Ashkenazi Jew = a racial group?
It is different from Sephardic
Whatever, 1 part cauasian Ashkenazi Jew with 1 part Afr American = a cocoa brother who is getting better with age. He wasn't hard to look at when young, but he is deffinetly aging very well
Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Jul 14, 2008 8:48:01 PM
What we should be taking away from this is, as Paul said, typical producer behavior of casting stereotypical and moronic members of various different communities, including the gay community.
In the last three seasons, including this one, gay representation on this show has gone down (in numbers and quality) while the social fundamentalist representation has increased.
It's pathetic and sad that we allow studios to put crap like this on television.
Posted by: Daspion | Jul 14, 2008 11:58:48 PM
Stuff like this is why I watch Big Brother. People talk like this all the time. Americans claim to love equality, but their views are actually awfully warped.
These contestants are culled from society. Society is filled with people who don't see things alike. Always has been, always will be, everywhere. Shows like this are simply mirrors to what's true in society.
Blame American society, don't blame this show.
Posted by: PJ | Jul 15, 2008 12:30:56 AM