A vulgar remark about rape by a contestant of the reality show “Big Brother” on Sunday night has caused an uproar in Greece, with the government saying it was an “incitement to a criminal act.”
The show, aired by the private SKAI TV channel, axed the contestant immediately following his offensive rant, when he appeared to suggest that if he does not get sex daily, he will rape.
Note: the following video contains vulgar and sexist language.
Συγγνώμη αλλά τώρα το είδα.. τι;#BigBrotherGR pic.twitter.com/Y6Fx5qnrUE
— Mar ✨ (@MarianaZp_) September 6, 2020
Government spokesman Dimitris Petsas called for the intervention of the Greek TV watchdog, the National Broadcasting Council.
In a tweet, Petsas said that the “vulgar sexist remark” about rape points to “incitement to a criminal act,” and called on SKAI TV to take action against those responsible.
Με αφορμή δημοσιεύματα σχετικά με διάλογο σε τηλεοπτικό ριάλιτι, με περιεχόμενο χυδαία σεξιστικό που παραπέμπει ακόμα και σε εγκληματική πράξη, έχω ζητήσει την άμεση διερεύνηση από το ΕΣΡ. Επικοινώνησα επίσης με τον τηλεοπτικό σταθμό και θεωρώ αυτονόητη την άμεση αντίδρασή του.
— Stelios Petsas (@SteliosPetsas) September 6, 2020
Thousands of internet users made #cancelbigbrothergr the top trend on Greek Twitter. Almost all of them expressed their fury at the show and the contestant.
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