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Seattlemom
Member
05-10-2005
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 4:44 pm
Beekindpleeze LOL I also did the same thing and Yup I recieved a very nice e-mail thanking me for my nice words. I so dont want to get into angry mail and petitions, I dont't want BB cancelled If I don't like something on the show or feeds I turn it off or mute it LOL. I admit this year isnt my favorite nore was Allstars but I'll be back again next year LOL
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Earthmother
Member
07-14-2002
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 4:45 pm
just saying turn it off or change the channel is kind of the same as telling people to just look the other way when they see something wrong in the world I just don't know how to say this without sounding repetitive..this is not real life, this is a reality, scripted, silly, try to lie your way to a half-million dollar television show. It's not Cops or Life in the ER..it's not real life.
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Ambi
Member
08-11-2007
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 4:49 pm
If it's scripted then there had to be a script which would explain the horror I witnessed last night with bystanders just watching. It was a very bad play I guess.
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Tide
Member
08-11-2006
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 4:53 pm
Right on, Pixie and all others who recognize that Dick's behavior constitutes abuse. IMPO, by allowing Dick to spew at will, BB has coursened the show. I believe that the other HGs have become more vulgar in an unconscious attempt to fit in with the dysfunctional DICKtator. I don't fault them for not standing up to Dick. They're in an unfamiliar situation, with people they don't know. Events (Dani's POV after Dick's HOH) conspired to keep them from evicting the bully when it would have been easiest. I feel that BB has totally exploited the DD story. This has been egregiously unfair to Dani. I realize that many of you see Dani as a whiney, spoiled child, but I see her as a victim of both Dick and BB. How many 20-year-olds would be able to handle this situation? She does not want a relationship with her father. She recognizes his "loving" overatures for the false, self-serving actions of an abuser trying to regain control. Dick's previous abuse has scarred Dani's soul, and it's quite obvious to her (and most of us) that he is still unable to control his angry paranoid behavior. I think it's probable that Dick is so deluded about his own emotions as to think his motives are honorable. Unfortunately, he'll need a gret deal of emotional help before he can sustain a healthy relationship with her (or any woman). By abetting and promoting this summer psycho-drama, BB has indeed coursened what was once my favorite interactive show.
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Earthmother
Member
07-14-2002
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 4:54 pm
So far staying out of the fray has worked for them so I'm not so sure if it's good or bad. Who should they have protected Dick or Jen? She went out of her way to destroy his property and incite him. He yelled obscenities at her. She broke the rule of eating while on slop (let's not forget she didn't have to eat slop last week, he gave her a pass), and then she parked herself right where she knows he sits to smoke. He blew smoke in her face and she started slapping at the cig and got burned...so who should the others have stood up to or for?
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 4:56 pm
Are you letter writers also going to include Erik and his terrible behaviour? Just askin'. If it all centers on Dick, well, it may not have much meaning to them as Dick is number one on their ratings chart.
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Klaw73
Member
08-21-2006
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 4:57 pm
Great posts, Pixie and Rose!!!
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Skydiver6
Member
07-21-2006
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:02 pm
Mine will include all the houseguests including Dick, Eric, Dustin etc.
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Ambi
Member
08-11-2007
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:02 pm
Well as I already said, if the show is scripted then that would be the only way to explain how this craziness would still be going on in the BB house. Tide, I agree with you. I think Dani cringes everytime her dad comes near her but what can she do? In the BB house he is her biggest ally. There has to be a good reason for their long seperation outside the house.
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Hamsterlady
Member
07-03-2003
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:04 pm
I will be sending a thank you letter as well. This season is wonderful! 
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Klaw73
Member
08-21-2006
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:05 pm
Ditto, Sky.
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Shopstomuch
Member
07-09-2007
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:06 pm
See, that is my point.... saying well if you turn it off then you are turning your head away from abuse etc. I HAVE lived through every single abuse that is being thrown around here and frankly, I do not see it all. I lived through it for 7+ years, isolated, no car, no money, constant belittling on everything I did. It was my choice to stay there and I finally made the choice to leave. These HG's signed up for something and could walk out that door at anytime PERIOD. They don't get a contract saying "you will only be in the house w/ nice people." They do get one saying we will protect you from physical harm should it arise. I have found it amazing how so many can speculate on how Dick was as a father for so many years. How come he has a great relationship w/ his son? I don't have a great relationship w/ my dad, that doesn't mean he was abusive... I just do not agree with him. Then we go onto other TV shows that glorify this and even base entire story lines on it. My son wanted to start watching wrestling. I watched ONE episode and it had the "husband" belittling and demeaning the wife in such a manner I was beyond appalled. Then it had women coming out in basically nothing prancing around. Yet, we put real people into a completely isolated house w/ zero other distractions other than each other and expect them to all behave rationally and just as they would in the "outside" world. I mean, look at some of the antics on other reality shows.... Survivor is a great example. The name of the game is to lie, befriend, betray etc to win that money. If things are so bad in this situation, then shouldn't they hold to those so high ethics and walk out? No, it's the greed for the money that is making them stay. That doesn't speak highly for any of them. Every year there are nay sayers saying "this is the worst season ever"... .I have seen it on this board and others. It's just the way it is. However, we all sat and watched a group of several other people do nothing while someone was cussed out. That alone speaks to the nature of the house itself. However, in what has occurred, I think this has all laid out exactly as Jen wanted it in many many ways. This was a premediated act on her part, she just needed the supporting actor, Dick.
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Milosmom
Member
06-10-2006
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:11 pm
I agree Shop! I was in the other kind of abusive relationship. I got played by someone who said sweet things in my face, while doing things behind my back you would not believe. I much prefer it out in the open.
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Hotfudge
Member
07-03-2005
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:12 pm
I love this season and I love Evil Dick. I won't be changing the channel, feel free to do so if you are offended. The best way to send a message to TV is to stop watching. I find complaining on a message board does nothing.
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Skydiver6
Member
07-21-2006
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:17 pm
Message boards are always full of complaining. It must do something. ;o)
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Rosem4243
Member
06-27-2005
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:17 pm
I am relieved and happy for all of those who want to write to BB and CBS commending them for an awesome season! That means that the rest of us can express our displeasure to them freely in the hopes that next year will be more enjoyable, and without the risk of cancellation of our favorite reality show. So...THANKS!!!

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Klaw73
Member
08-21-2006
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:20 pm
In all the years I have watched BB, I have never seen anything remotely like this season!!! Had it always been this way, I never would have been a BB addict in the first place and would have no problem skipping the channel. Just sayin'.
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Milosmom
Member
06-10-2006
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:21 pm
Of course Rosem, everyone is entitled to an opinion and BOY do we have opinions this season!!
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Shopstomuch
Member
07-09-2007
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:22 pm
Apparently these HG's think the money is worth it, not one of them has walked out. Shows you what greed will do.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:27 pm
...and I thought this year was going to be boring....SILLY ME!!!
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Webchiq
Member
07-11-2005
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:29 pm
This is not my favorite season, by far, and I believe that by allowing Dick to take it to the levels that he has taken it, BB will never be the same. There will always be someone like Dick now that is trying to top Dick. Jen should have gone in the house to avoid the smoke, but she WAS sitting there first and he sat down and blew smoke in her face. I would probably have hauled off and decked him, but I don't put up with shit. I work on the petitions to ban all outdoor smoking in our state and we're almost there. Nothing worse than walking through a cloud of smoke while you're on the family outing at the zoo. It's my personal mission to abolish my having to smell or breathe it, including it wafting from a car next door that thinks they should share it with me. Smokers can be very rude. I see that a lot of what he does is game play but for someone, like me, who has been in an abusive relationship, it is very uncomfortable to watch. Even if he's just doing it for game, he's doing it too well for my comfort. But, it's not Dick's fault, it's the producers fault and they are loving this and I think that BB will continue to go down this road. Dick's behavior has set a new bar. Yes, I'm still watching. My opinion or any letters that I write are my choice and are not "interference" with others. Anyone can write any letters that they want, good or bad.
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:29 pm
Had it always been this way, I never would have been a BB addict in the first place i would, probably worse. i am sick i tell ya, sick sick sick 
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Skydiver6
Member
07-21-2006
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:30 pm
IF BB is like this again next season I would prefer they just cancel it. It reminds me of a bad Jerry Springer show.
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Nutsy
Member
08-14-2001
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:31 pm
He didn't sit down and blow smoke in her face. He was walking toward his usual seat and exhaled which happened to go toward Jen. Maybe he did it on purpose, and maybe it was juvenile, but if the smoke bothers you THAT much, why sit in the smoking area?
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Csnog
Member
07-18-2002
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 5:36 pm
Every year there is someone who is somewhat abusive. I thought Roddy was the worst when he bent Amys emotions and her mind. He had a background is psych and some people thought he was a great player. I was among the few who disliked his methods. Jen can take care of herself as we have witnessed. She signed up for BB and if its true she is a protege of Boogie and Will she knew what she was getting into. All HG's can walk into a different part of the house. This season is no different than others. We just tend to forget.
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