Sixtieslibber | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:21 pm  I thought Eddie's threat to Jamie in tonight's (Thurs. 9/21) show was sickening and unacceptable. He said he'd like to "clothesline" her--which he demonstrated as hitting her in the throat with his arm locked straight. The "why hate Eddie?" thread has some discussion of this but I think this incident was serious and startling enough to deserve its own thread. Is anyone not bothered by this? |
Wishnik | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:25 pm  I thought it was very wierd. How did the other guys at the table react? I wsa half-watching the TV when this happened and missed the full thing. I know Jamie just got up and walked away. I'm not an Eddie hater at all, but this incident was sort of scary. Scarier than any of George's wacko/wacky stunts. |
Wendy | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:26 pm  I'm not. I haven't seen the show yet (still on video) but knowing Eddie, he was just being overzealous. If his behavior was consistently cruel, then I could see being upset by it. But this is just Eddie being his goofy self. Did Jamie freak out/cry/whine/talk non-stop about it? If she never, then she obviously never had a problem with it, so why should anyone else? |
Kady99 | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:27 pm  I found nothing wrong with it. It doesn't bother me at all. I love Eddie and nothing anybody says will change my mind. |
Deeya | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:30 pm  If you watch the tapes... Jaime did walk off..but look at what Eddie is doing when she did... he has his hands fulls and is eating something... the editing of this makes it look like she walked off upset.. but I don't believe it happened quite that way... Anyone watching the live feeds see this?? I think Jaime is unused to boys roughhousing....but she is FINALLY learning to play with them... she might have been unsure about Eddie's playfulness.. but I would be surprised if she was seriously concerned that he was close to be abusive |
Rufusgriswold | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:31 pm  Although I doubt that Eddie was in any way serious about this, he has proven himself to be a monumental imbecile to pull a stunt like this three days before the final nominations. If he is actually "playing the game," he must really have nothing but contempt for the voters. Why doesn't he just turn to the camera, say "This is for you audience" and p*ss on the lens? Anyone who argues that he is just being himself only solidifies the argument that he just doesn't have a clue. Fourth place will be just right, I think. |
Judy | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:32 pm  I thought he was just trying "to get a bite out of her". Didn't work though - I was yelling at the TV - "Jamie take the guys hat off and bop him on the head with it -- he's begging for it!!" Or better yet - let him put that arm in front of your face one more time - grab it and CHOMP! He just wants to horse around...earlier in the show when everyone was sitting quietly and he started screaming - I knew what he felt - silence can be annoying! |
Rmgreco | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:33 pm  I noticed that too Deeya and thought Oh Jeez, BB is trying to start trouble!! |
Stealth | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:34 pm  yeah cbs did Edit that .. if u were watchin the live feeds at the time it happened u would know that for a fact. Again CBS just did that to get an uproar out of everyone and from what ive read "mission accomplished" which i think is wrong. jmo |
Kiari | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:36 pm  Anyone who found Eddie's desire to clothesline jME obviously never had a big brother---no pun intended. |
Rmgreco | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:39 pm  LOL! Kiari! |
Green | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:40 pm  concept comedy |
Kara | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:41 pm  So, explain what really happened then? Would Eddie have done that to Cassandra? I don't think so. I was watching the show with my 16 yr. old son, (who has watched BB about 5 times total), and he said, "Man, what's wrong with that guy"? If a 16 yr. old thinks it was weird, what are other people thinking? It may have been a joke, but it was a bit scary for a moment there. |
Cubed | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:41 pm  They were all joking around at this time - trying to release frustration. I was surprised to hear both Josh and Curtis mention that Eddie needed to "break the seal" at least one time each in the show. Don't know how many times the might have said it in the live feeds. Have you ever really watched Eddie with the Pug-dog? The mouth says one thing.. but the body says another. Some of the most poignent scenes have been Eddie and the dog. One of the scenes that sticks out is Eddie on the ground covered in pugs and talking to them. |
Ricmunoz | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:41 pm  The next scene showed her visiting his bed to deliver the poem. Even if this wasn't chronologically accurate, it showed the viewer that she wasn't upset by it. Yikes! She even gave him a kiss before she left the room. He may scare her every now and then, but all told, she DOES like him (if she didn't, I seriously doubt she would go so far as to kiss him). But to answer the original question--YES, I was bothered by the gesture. I am uncomfortable with ALL depictions of male violence against women--playful, feigned, speculative or real. |
Rufusgriswold | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:42 pm  I would like to reiterate that I don't for one second think that Eddie meant any harm to Jamie. I know he's a sweetheart inside. My point was the he is doing a really lousy job of winning half a million dollars, which has been his spoken intention since day one. |
Judy | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:43 pm  <So, explain what really happened then? Would Eddie have done that to Cassandra? I don't think so. > No he bangs pots and pans in her face in an attempt to get her to slug him ...that didn't work either, she just walked away like Jamie. <sigh> I miss Britt. |
Bigbrotherchick | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:45 pm  I just replayed that scene in slow motion... BAD CBS!!! It WAS edited! Here is how it works in slow motion. As Eddie is explaining how he wants to clothesline Jamie, There is a glass pan on the table with (looks like) chicken in it. Curtis has a blue plate in front of him that he is eating. Only ONE blue plate on the table. Jamie has a green fork in front of her. Eddie goes on about how to do the clothesline. Cut to Curtis putting piece of chicken in his mouth from his plate, Cut to close up of Jamies face looking upset. Now shows Jamie getting up and walking away, and while she gets up and walks away, Eddie has a blue plate in front of him with chicken on it, You see him chewing something and then taking another bite. This was CLEARLY edited with a slant! Now I am not saying Eddie didn't upset Jamie in some way, but it was edited clearly. What is UP did anyone see this on live feed? BigBrotherChick |
Notbored | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:46 pm  What Eddie did was wrong! And Wendy, if Jamie had freaked out/whined/talked non-stop about it we would be hearing about how awful she is for it. She did the right thing, asked him why he would want to do that and then removed herself from the situation. I started out liking Eddie. I didn't really watch much when the show first started so didn't see/hear the racist remarks. Decided I didn't like him much when he did his screaming and pot banging. He kind of redeemed himself for awhile because he does have a quick wit. I was still bothered by his constant nastiness but was willing to give him another chance because he is "young". After seeing this act with Jamie and his snide gay remark to Josh last night he lost any chance with me. And yes, I know he was joking but they weren't really very funny jokes. Eddie really doesn't seem to have any respect for anyone. Every once in a while he does something that seems sweet but it is nearly always followed by nastiness. And for all you folks who go on and on about how Eddie is "real" , yes, he is real...a real jerk. |
Deeya | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:47 pm  Actually I think that Eddie would have done the same thing to Cass. Remember him wrestling in the love bed with Britt... Eddie likes to play... It's just like a guy that wraps his arm around a girl's shoulder from behind and then does a "noogie" on her head (rubbing his fist in her hair)... it's playful and it's fun.. |
Elisa | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:48 pm  Have you ever lived with young men? My son said more than once that he wanted to see if he could drop me with one punch and then proceeded to shadow box. They're boys, they rough house, they think they're funny. How do people get through life taking everything so seriously. |
Jennylynn79 | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:50 pm  Those complaining must have never had brothers. |
Judy | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:51 pm  Right on Deeya - dontcha wish you were there sometimes- I would catch him unawares and tackle him!! He'd LOVE it! |
Kokomo | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:51 pm  I think Eddie is frustrated with Jamie - and has been for some time - I think she gets on his nerves in a big kind of way. I don't think it was a brotherly taunt, (I have a big brother - I perfectly understand that scenerio) but it didn't seem to be a serious threat either - more insulting than anything. Kind of a passive-aggressive way of saying - "hey, I don't like you" Of course if Jamie would have played into Eddie's hand and thrown a hissy fit - Eddie could have said "Don't get your pantys in a wad - I was just joking!" Making her seem uptight. But Jamie didn't bite the bait.... |
Battlestar | Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 08:52 pm  Jamie wants to be one of the boys--Eddie is treating her like one of the boys. I think he would have wanted to clothesline anybody who sat down in that chair beside him---she was the one---and she was treated like one of the guys. |