My Anti-George Page
because the salt of the earth is often mixed with bullshit
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we just got rid of Georgie
Yes, the mission of this page has now been accomplished. George has been voted out as of tonight with 51% of the vote. Thank you everyone who voted George out. This page will remain for about a day and then will be taken down.
  • Need More Reasons to Banish George? Remember, this is your chance. Do NOT vote Jaime out and say we can banish George next time. It will be a lot easier to do the reverse. Banish George now that we have a chance and banish whomever else you don't like next time. Remember, George has organization and money behind him which none of the other candidates have going for themselves. This is our chance. DON'T BLOW IT!
  • George Gets 4 Nominations. "I must the the most hated man in America." Start dialing!!! 900-740-1000
  • Not only is George a cheat, he's a dirty old man. George Makes His Move, right into the women's bedroom where only Jaime was. I saw this on the live feed and she seemed a lot less complacent about it than the article makes out.
  • The Real Lowdown on the TP Scandal. Why the HG are now witless and shitless. Not only do they have to choose between food and TP but if they plug the toilet with paper towels they have to pay the plumbing. They had to pay for a vet to visit the dog. How unfair! They are given the dog and then held responsible for the cost of maintaining him? I'm glad the HGs are more responsible than BB.
  • Mass Walkout Planned!
  • George's Red Room call to Teresa. Note that Teresa mentions "the Plan" and says, "I'll be watching the computer every night at 10:30 and you can send a message." Lots of people observed George walk up to a camera on a live feed at 10:30 and utter one word: "Curtis." Also mentioned were "cue cards."
  • Big Brother Lives Up to His Name
  • Banners Flying over House
  • Video of Brittany on Early Show
To those who don't know, this page is about George of the TV show, Big Brother. The members of the Big Brother house are supposed to nominate candidates for banishment each week and the public is supposed to vote for the one they want to see banished. Well, the wife of one of the houseguests got together with family and friends and held a campaign to target a candidate for banishment in order to improve his chances of winning. Not only did they organize everyone they could find in their home town, they even got a corporation to pay for the phone calls (at 99 cents a call). They even had a happy hour at a bar with a "free phone" so everyone could get happily inebriated and keep calling to banish the targetted houseguest.

While there was nothing illegal about what they did, it certainly violated the spirit of the game to have money and organization undermining the voice of the public at large. But, since it isn't against the rules for people to organize to target a houseguest for banishment, there is no reason why we can't do the same thing.

Why banish George?
Those who still like George and want him to win are often drawn to his image as a wholesome, working-class family man. These people say (over and over) that he "needs the money" because "he has three kids to support." But the game isn't about giving prize money to the neediest case. If it were, there are far needier families we could consider. Yes, George certainly is a fine example of a down-to-earth working man with children, a home in a small town, the whole shebang. But how wonderful is that really? Some of the fine, old fashioned "family values" George represents include homophobia and racism. (Ask any Black who couldn't get a job in the building trades because of the unions about white working class racism.) Not that any of this makes George a monster. But let's not mistake him for a hero either. He's no saint. The "salt of the earth" comes liberally mixed with bullshit as we very well know.

The Gender Issue
Today, Cassandra pointed out that on none of the Big Brother shows in Europe has any woman ever won. I was instantly reminded of the outcome of Survivor in which a man won as well. The man who won on Survivor was a very conniving, ruthless, corporate man. These "games" seem to favor this type of person. Girls are just not up to "playing" on this level. The problem is that men seem to predominately support other men in this situation whereas women are divided. In the case of Survivor, a woman, Susan, became convinced that throwing her support towards Richard was the thing to do. In the case of Big Brother, George has his wife and other women rooting for him while men think he's the greatest. Maybe we women need to be more supportive of each other for a change.

From the Unofficial Big Brother Fanpage
GEORGE: SECRET APPEAL
UPDATE  George is continuing his "save George" campaign in the Red Room, making jokes, speeches and using props to amuse home viewers without the knowledge of the other housemates. Last week, he wore a t-shirt with 3 simulated bullet holes in it, signifying his 3 banishment nominations, and pleaded to the viewers to "keep him in the house," because he has "some real exciting stuff planned."  This week he donned an arab-style headdress and pretended to be a foreign convenience store owner. Following that, he put on a wig and spoke for several minutes as Karen, complete with dangling smoke and all.

CONFIRMED: George, anti-gay
 - Viewers of the Aug. 22 show were surprised to see footage of George repeatedly laughing and joking at Josh when a misunderstanding arose about Josh's earlier comments about his feelings toward being intimate with another man. Josh's "comment" was taken out of context by Big Brother and fed to the all the housemates, much to Josh's embarrassment. The other housemates weren't nearly amused as George, who continued to "ruthlessly and relentlessly laugh at Josh and make inappropriate gay jokes," according to one chatroom user who "won't hesitate to spend $1 to vote George out now."
   UPDATE  George continued his anti-gay sentiments by nominating Josh for banishment (24Aug00) "because of what he said in the challenge [about 'doing a guy']" Many viewers were disappointed to find that George may be prejudice against gay people.

UNHEALTHY CHICKENS
- The chickens don't lay eggs. They have worms. They don't make for any good storylines. They're turning into a sorry fowl bunch of token farmyard pets. Many viewers hope to see them exchanged for a more interesting "food-giving" animal, such as a dairy cow. Can you imagine George transforming from "Chicken Man" to "Mr. Moo"?