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I'm a celebrity

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Mearabade · 04/12/2024 22:10

I've watched a bit of it over the years.

I was watching a couple of this year's episodes, and I just thought that the trials have gotten so much worse.

Yesterday they had Oti mabuse, one of the contestants, stand in a sarcophagus. They poured sand into it, up to her neck, so her whole body was covered in sand, and she couldn't move at all.

She had a tiny head space for air. Then they filled that head space with giant cockraches, ants and large worms.

I was watching it and thinking,

"When did watching people being completely tortured on TV become acceptable."

Is it not going too far?

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Mearabade · 04/12/2024 23:34

StillCreatingAName · 04/12/2024 23:31

Smoke and mirrors. It’s not a jungle, it’s a television set and outdoor studio. It’s a controlled environment with medics, safety staff and production professionals steering the story, which you’re clearly enjoying as you’re still watching- who do you want to win? Who do you want to stay in the luxury hotel once they leave the film set?

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I haven't watched any full episode.

I just watched some recap videos and trials on instagram.

Mainly because I think Maura higgins is very funny, and some of her soundbites on I'm a celebrity - were popping up on my instagram feed.

But when I saw some of the trials,

I thought "This is just awful."

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murasaki · 04/12/2024 23:33

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Ah, the thread now makes a lot more sense. A lot of critters in those other English speaking nations.

Ursulla · 04/12/2024 23:33

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And ate it!! 👀👀😱

Trixiefirecracker · 04/12/2024 23:32

I thought this was ‘I’m a celebrity ask me anything’ thread! So disappointed.

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Mearabade · 04/12/2024 23:31

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Yeah I saw that. It went right into her ear.

And the medic had to get it out.

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Mearabade · 04/12/2024 23:27

Yeah it's gotten to a shocking level.

Like they had Tulisa eating two huntsman spiders this year.

Then they filled Oti up to her neck in sand, and poured giant burrowing cockroaches round her face .

It's bad.

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Smoke and mirrors. It’s not a jungle, it’s a television set and outdoor studio. It’s a controlled environment with medics, safety staff and production professionals steering the story, which you’re clearly enjoying as you’re still watching- who do you want to win? Who do you want to stay in the luxury hotel once they leave the film set?

Henrythehappypig · 04/12/2024 23:31

I thought they’d stopped trials where living creatures were getting hurt? Doesn’t sound like it from your description. I haven’t watched it since seeing that butler trying to swallow kangaroo testicles, I thought “has to be more to life than this” and turned it off.

It’s not as cruel as the early rounds of talent shows like BGT used to be. At least this lot have an existing profile and money. The deliberate humiliation of some of those talent show contestants was just awful. Wouldn’t let the DCs watch them.

AITAH10 · 04/12/2024 23:31

The key distinction is they consent to doing these trials.

I personally think jumping out of a plane with a parachute would be torture but people pay good money to do it every day around the world.

LikeWhoUsesTypewritersAnyway · 04/12/2024 23:31

murasaki · 04/12/2024 23:29

To which I don't believe I will get an answer. As there isn't one.

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Exactly.

As much as I really want to stay on this thread, I have to go to bed as I have an early start tomorrow. Enjoy everyone. 👋

UniqueFish · 04/12/2024 23:30

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Mearabade · 04/12/2024 23:30

corianderpomander · 04/12/2024 23:23

I used to like it years ago but now it's too much. I've not been able to watch for ages. It feels like watching torture.

It has got to be a bit too much I think.

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murasaki · 04/12/2024 23:29

LikeWhoUsesTypewritersAnyway · 04/12/2024 23:24

Good question.

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To which I don't believe I will get an answer. As there isn't one.

CathyCole · 04/12/2024 23:28

Mearabade · 04/12/2024 23:27

Yeah it's gotten to a shocking level.

Like they had Tulisa eating two huntsman spiders this year.

Then they filled Oti up to her neck in sand, and poured giant burrowing cockroaches round her face .

It's bad.

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But neither had to do those things did they?

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Mearabade · 04/12/2024 23:28

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The English langauge has different styles and variations, in all of the different English speaking countries.

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Mearabade · 04/12/2024 23:27

corianderpomander · 04/12/2024 23:23

I used to like it years ago but now it's too much. I've not been able to watch for ages. It feels like watching torture.

Yeah it's gotten to a shocking level.

Like they had Tulisa eating two huntsman spiders this year.

Then they filled Oti up to her neck in sand, and poured giant burrowing cockroaches round her face .

It's bad.

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LikeWhoUsesTypewritersAnyway · 04/12/2024 23:24

murasaki · 04/12/2024 23:24

They volunteered. For money. What part of that corresponds to, for example, being stoned to death for adultery, or being burned at the stake while alive by the Spanish Inquisition?

Good question.

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Mearabade · 04/12/2024 23:24

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I don't live in England.

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AITAH10 · 04/12/2024 23:24

Isn't how you frame it though you're presenting it as being forced to do trials under extreme pressure so that they and their camp mates can eat.

Where as if you say celebrities choose to enter a show to earn between £100ks- £1.5million where they knowingly enter a basic camp in the jungle under very basic rations with the option to voluntarily do tough challenges to gain more food beyond those basic rations.

It's not as harsh. You could do the same with a lot of game shows/ reality TV shows.

murasaki · 04/12/2024 23:24

They volunteered. For money. What part of that corresponds to, for example, being stoned to death for adultery, or being burned at the stake while alive by the Spanish Inquisition?

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corianderpomander · 04/12/2024 23:23

I used to like it years ago but now it's too much. I've not been able to watch for ages. It feels like watching torture.

StillCreatingAName · 04/12/2024 23:23

Mearabade · 04/12/2024 22:58

So what word would you use to describe being buried up to your neck in sand , and having thousands of bugs all over your face. Cockroaches going into your ear.

What word would you use?

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An easy payday in the world of celebrity and fame?

LikeWhoUsesTypewritersAnyway · 04/12/2024 23:22

murasaki · 04/12/2024 23:21

It isn't torture.

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This. ^