Big Brother aired an unprecedented disclaimer during Sunday night's broadcast on CBS regarding the racial and homophobic slurs made by some of the fifteenth-season houseguests that have made national headlines.
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"Big Brother is a reality show about a group of people who have no privacy 24/7. At times, the Houseguests may reveal prejudices and other beliefs that CBS does not condone," CBS said in a message that aired at the very beginning of last night's broadcast.
"Views or opinions expressed by a Houseguest are those of the individuals speaking and do not represent the views or opinions of CBS. Viewer discretion is advised."
CBS had previously released a media statement condemning the comments after which they edited the slurs into last week's broadcast because, according to Big Brother host Julie Chen, the network finally deemed such remarks relevant -- especially those made by houseguest Aaryn Gries -- to the season's gameplay.
Gries' comments aired as a short edited segment during Big Brother's July 7 broadcast. She was shown making racial and homophobic remarks in multiple conversations with her fellow houseguests.
"Dude, shut up. Go make some rice," Gries said. "I look, probably, like a squinty Asian right now... No one's going to vote for whoever that queer puts up."
At one point, houseguest GinaMarie Zimmerman was shown joining in on the trash-talking.
"[Candice Stewart] is already on the dark side because she's already dark," Zimmerman joked.
"Be careful what you say in the dark because you might not be able to see the b-tch," Gries replied.
While Gries and Zimmerman's remarks were the focus of the episode's controversial footage, several other houseguests have been shown making similar comments during the 24/7 live Internet feeds. They include Jeremy McGuire, Spencer Clawson and Kaitlin Barnaby.
After live-feed viewers began complaining about the comments on social media and message boards, Gries and Zimmerman both consequently lost their jobs, unbeknownst to them thus far.
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