After Valentine, a Florida painter, used the slur, he immediately apologized to the other three men in the room and tried to back off. Obviously, two of the men quickly left. Jared Fields, who is black, has been mostly quiet but responded to Valentine by saying that the slur can make white people more annoying than black people.
“Well, I’m in trouble now,” Valentine told Fields.
In an interview that aired on Thursday’s episode, Fields said, “Not reacting right now, being the only black man in this house, I don’t know what to say. Anything I say or do could come across as wrong or offensive.”
He later added, “I don’t equate ignorance with malice.”
on Instagram account Followed by verified accounts of other Big Brother contestants, Valentine posted an apology for his story, along with a photo of himself and a praying hand emoji. “Luke made a huge mistake,” the letter read, “please forgive him.”
Andy Herren, the show’s 15th season winner, said CBS did the right thing by firing Valentine. “Years of problematic behavior and language in the Big Brother house with impunity has led to fans and former HouseGuests speaking out,” Herrin Posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. He added, “This is huge and it’s going to change things going forward!”
“Big Brother,” now in its twenty-fifth season, has a history of racism among its competitors.
In 2019, shortly before winning Season 21, Jackson Michie was asked live to respond to accusations that some of his behavior during the season It was racist and sexist. He defended himself at this moment but later He apologized, admitting blame. Aryn Grace, a contestant in Season 15, is questioned by Chen Moonf after being filmed Making racist and homophobic remarks.
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