Can you believe the behaviour of the 'celebrities' on Big Brother? If any of our young children acted that way, they would be whisked off to the naughty step or whatever discipline strategy is in vogue. Of course this thuggish, 'mean girls' bullying only reflects what we know is happening in schools, offices and organisations. Yet it is shocking and unsettling to see it on our television screens with no one intervening.
But is the programme important enough to comment on? Most definitely - because children and some adults watching this drivel might think that 'since it is on the television, it must be an OK way to behave'. In fact, this is exactly the kind of behaviour we do find in playgrounds. Allowing this behaviour to thrive unchecked reinforces the bullying, racist attitudes that some families are instilling in their children.
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