When it comes to places that enable racism, work environment, including the set of TV shows, is among the places where black community experience unfair treatment or being the subject of stereotypes.
- August 2, 2020
AceShowbiz - Over the past 20 years, "Big Brother" has been criticized for racism and discrimination. Among the racist action done by its cast members included Aaryn Gries calling Asian people "squinty-eyed" and referring her black roommate Candice Stewart "Aunt Jemima." Not stopping there, he asked Korean houseguest Helen Kim to "go make some rice."
Meanwhile, season 21 contestant Kemi Fakunle claimed that she was disgusted by aggressive comments made by Jack Matthews during the live feeds. He allegedly said that he wanted to "stomp a mud hole through [Fakunle's] chest," in addition to calling Fakunle "disgusting" and a "maggot." He also called Isabella Wang, who is Asian-American, "rice pudding."
In response to the matter, CBS said in a statement that "there is absolutely no truth that the casting of the show is racially motivated, that the houseguests' behavior is predetermined or that the outcome is controlled in any way." After being confronted by host Julie Chen, Matthews apologized to Fakunle, but denied being racist to Wang.
