I addressed one controversial issue in my last blog about Big Brother- racism. This time, I am going to focus in a little bit more on gameplay, as well as social dynamics. A hot topic on the social media websites I've visited has been the showmance/romance/or as some claim nomance of Amanda and McCrae. This is the first year that I have not been watching the feeds, other than reading updates form time to time, I am a show-only viewer as far as a firsthand account is concerned.
Amanda, specifically, of the showmance of McCranda, has been a hot button for controversy. Last week, viewers witnessed Amanda become confrontational towards fellow houseguest Elissa Slater (better known as the sister to former Big Brother contestant, Rachel Reilly). The confrontation between the two powerhouse females caused quite the stir on social media websites, and Amanda seemed to get the worst of it.
My personal opinion of Amanda, antics aside, I believe she has been playing one of the better games of any of the houseguests this season. Other than the power of veto last week, Amanda has not won any competitions this season, yet has somehow controlled essentially every single eviction. She built an army. And until this week, the showmance- which should always be a number one target- has not really been targeted for eviction. She knows what she's doing, and let's face it, she gets results. She, like all other houseguests, has been living in a pressure cooker for 3 months. No one knows what she has gone through.
Has Amanda said personal things, yes. Has Amanda given "below the belt marks", absolutely. Have other houseguests this season done this- YES! My thing with big brother, racist remarks aside, is that you can't take one bad week a houseguest has, or one bad day, or even one bad moment, and use that to pigeon-hole them into a category of "worst human being" for the rest of their life.
The fact of the matter is this- we ALL have weak moments. For me, my weak moments come when I reach on the top of my head and feel the missing warms of the hair that used to be there, but is no more, due to chemotherapy. For me, my weak moments come when I don't feel pretty, or like a woman, and a verbally lash out at my husband and say things that in my heart of hearts, I know to be untrue. Thankfully for me, I have a very incredible husband who is very forgiving of me in these weak moments. As a fan of the show, I have challenged myself to be "forgiving"- which seems really silly in hindsight since I don't know any of these houseguests in real life.
For all the fans of Big Brother: once the season is over, just let it all go. Don't start Facebook pages about how much you hate a certain houseguest, DON'T contact the houseguests place of work, DON'T wish failure on them- all because they did some things you personally are uncomfortable with and did not care for. It's...a....GAME! I promise there are more important things in life you will encounter. Things that actually are worth starting Facebook pages for.
As an end note- I would like to wish the happiest birthday week to my husband, my "ruv", my "Ry guy" for being the BHE, the Prince to our daughter, and the football coach to our son. You protect our country, you protect our family, and you look pretty damn good doing it too :)
"Just like every lock's got to have a key
Every river flows looking for the sea
And when you plant a seed, it reaches for the sky
That's just the way it is, nobody wonders why
Like coffee needs a cup
You know that it ain't much good without it
We were meant to be together
No doubt about it"
You know that it ain't much good without it
We were meant to be together
No doubt about it"
** NO DOUBT ABOUT IT- NEAL MCCOY **
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