Discriminating Against Darnell

It was only yesterday that I was saying that this year’s Big Brother housemates are an inclusive bunch. I am very sorry to say that tonight’s highlights show proved me very wrong.

For this week’s shopping task, the house has been turned into a zoo. The housemates have to wear animal costumes and carry out appropriate tasks. One of the tasks is that, when Big Brother plays Kiss From A Rose by Seal into the house, the two housemates who are dressed as seals have to run outside and get a bucket of fishy water thrown over them.

My problems with today’s episode started when the housemates were deciding which of them were going to be the seals. The housemates agreed that it had to be people who liked water. Then Mario said, right in front of Darnell, that being a seal was not for people who don’t like the sun, cause you’ll be out there, and if you’re going to get burnt and you don’t like the sun then it’s not for you.

I heard this and felt like screaming! In my opinion, to make Darnell listen to that is blatant discrimination! Doesn’t Mario know that Darnell can’t help not being able to go out into sunlight? I’m sure that, if it was possible, Darnell would love to be able to do this! Being DisAbled and knowing my own limits, I am also sure that Darnell isn’t stupid when it comes to his. I very much doubt that he would have chosen to be a seal, whether or not Mario had so cruelly reminded him that this would be impossible!

The rabbits in the task have to munch on carrots every 15 minutes. Later in the same programme, Kat told Darnell that carrots are very good for the eyes because they are full of vitamin A. She said that he should eat carrots because if he did, he might be able to see much better! Darnell said that would be really good, if that was true. She said it is true twice, even after he told her that it isn’t. At the end of the conversation, Kat gave Darnell a hug. How fake can you get? 

If I was Big Brother, both these housemates would have been given official warnings. If I was a housemate, my nominations for next week would be sorted!

Before I go, I have a suggestion for Big Brother. For next week’s task, the housemates should be made to research Albinism!