CBS’ ‘BIG BROTHER’ EDITS OUT LIVE RACIAL SLUR
Jul 20th, 2009 by Bilal Ali
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*”Big Brother” host Julie Chen called it “the most memorable last plea speech we’ve ever heard” after African American houseguest Chima Simone – on live TV – called out her fellow eviction nominee for racist comments he said to other houseguests.     Â
      But viewers of the “Big Brother 11″ eviction episode Thursday only heard part of her petition to stay on the CBS reality show. The audio cut out right as the 32-year-old freelance journalist from Hollywood said that Braden Bacha – a 28-year-old model-actor – had used the racist word “beaner” toward her two best friends in the house – Lydia, of Latin descent, and Kevin, who is of African American and Japanese parentage.     Â
      Also censored was Simone saying that Bacha had called host Chen a “whore.”      Â
      CBS said the statements were removed from the broadcast because they were offensive and did not meet the network’s standards. Gay slurs slung by housemate Jeff Schroeder during an argument on Tuesday’s episode were also left on the cutting room floor.      Â
      The network said in a statement Friday that “any views or opinions expressed in personal commentary by a houseguest appearing on ‘Big Brother,’ either on any live feed from the house or the broadcast, are those of the individuals speaking and do not represent the views or opinions of CBS or the producers of the program.”     Â
      On Showtime 2’s “Big Brother After Dark,” an uncensored and unedited live broadcast of what’s happening inside the house for three hours each night, Simone said the producers told her that her speech was censored. She also said she confronted producers about editing out the slurs.     Â
      “I said, I don’t think it’s fair because I don’t think they showed when it first was said,” Simone told her fellow houseguests during “Big Brother After Dark” following Thursday’s live eviction episode on CBS. “And I was like, ‘If someone’s a racist, they should be portrayed as one. You shouldn’t edit it to make them look good.”‘Â
     In an exit interview with People.com, Braden said of his racist comments: I did apologize for some of the words that I used … and they accepted my apology.”
 People.com: If they accepted your apology, why did Chima get up in the eviction pleas and call you a “bigot,” a “racist” and a “misogynist?”
 Braden: She’s completely bipolar. She goes up and down all day long … She looks at you like she wants to kill you. She’s completely nuts.
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