re: Official Big Brother 22 Thread- (Spoilers)

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I mean it’s been used that way for a long time. Boy being racist is not new.

The problem is it has so many contexts that aren’t racist yet the people hyper sensitive about race will jump on it

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Exactly, I can picture tv/movies where big redneck saying “you don’t belong here boy” to a black guy in the sticks. But giving Memphis the benefit of the doubt, and based on his other statements, I take him saying “boy” more along the lines of David is a “child” in the BB world and Memphis is a “man/all-star.” (Reserve my right to change my opinion when we actually see the speech)

Kaysar was talking to David this morning and said Memphis’ comments seemed more like sports competition talk than anything racial.

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Memphis doesn’t respect David but I don’t think it has to do with his skin tone. It has to do with the fact that he doesn’t deserve to be an all star which he doesn’t. Why Memphis is being such a dick about it idk.

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I think that is it 100%.

Dani is talking to Memphis right now trying to convince him to backdoor Janelle or Kaysar. Memphis obviously doesn't want to. But Dani is like, you just said that Janelle and Kaysar has clocked 4 people in our alliance, so if they win HoH there is a good chance that one of those four goes home. Memphis is just not having it, but if he didn't want to backdoor one of them, he shouldn't have told them that they were clocked. Memphis' HoH is a total disaster for him.

That Dani/Memphis talk was exhausting. Neither one gave much ground to the other.

It’s going to take some convincing for Memphis to put Janelle or Kaysar up.

Dani did say to Memphis that David was crying after noms, to which Memphis replied “I don’t give two shits if he was downstairs crying.”

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Memphis doesn’t respect David but I don’t think it has to do with his skin tone. It has to do with the fact that he doesn’t deserve to be an all star which he doesn’t. Why Memphis is being such a dick about it idk.

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Then he was being disrespectful and did it in an idiotic way that he should have known would come off as being racial.

Say “young man” or “rook” or “youngster” whatever.


People can be coy and play dumb all they want but calling a black guy “boy” is 100% going to be taken it as racial whether intended or not.

This isn’t the “do-rag” thing from Survivor where he can plead ignorance. “Boy” is a well known pejorative and absolutely has racial connotations and an “All Star” like Memphis knows that everything he says will be dissected and taken in the worst possible context.

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Then he was being disrespectful and did it in an idiotic way that he should have known would come off as being racial.

Say “young man” or “rook” or “youngster” whatever.

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I think you’re really underestimating how much boy gets thrown around.

While I know it has racial contractions in certain contexts, I don’t think of it as a racial thing at all. You’re not going to sit in a house and think about every word you say before you say it. If you throw it around all the time in a non-racial way, you’re not going to hesitate saying it.

So while if it was pointed out to me that I said it, I wouldn’t be surprised about the reaction, I still wouldn’t necessarily equate it in my mind before I said it.

If he had said “boy” I believe the reaction from the HGs would’ve been more than what it was.

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How do we even know he said "boy"?

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Yeah I absolutely mentioned that we needed to see the footage in my first post. Twice actually.

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If Memphis said that

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Again, IF he actually said it.

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Memphis has played this game before. He’s well aware of the current jump to react to anything with remotely racial connotations.

As this board has speculated they probably had LENGTHY sensitivity training/awareness lectures for weeks while they were in quarantine, and many may even be hesitant to go after the minorities based on how last season went down and the added politicization in every day life currently.


I actually commend Memphis for not being pressured into letting players stay in the game just because of race. He should do what is best for his game. Period.


But letting his frustration for David not being an “all star” spill into language and an attack that can be perceived as racial is 100% idiotic on his part or intended in trying to make a statement.

In either case he likely ruined his game and potentially much more than that, so yeah, he should have absolutely been more careful with his words and I’m sure most people would have been.


But like they say, play stupid games....right?

Dani rallying Nicole F and Christmas around the idea of getting Janelle out this week.

They’re going to force this on Memphis if one on their side wins veto. I hope Memphis wins veto.

Day just walked in on Dani, Christmas, Nicole F and Tyler discussing what their alliance name should be. Christmas walked her out of the room with awkward conversation. They’re making it too obvious.

Dani telling Nicole about Janelle coming after her. If Memphis doesn’t put Janelle up, Dani wants her and Nicole F. to form a fake alliance with Janelle/Kaysar to assure safety next week in the event that one of them wins HOH.