Big Brother 9: 'Housemates patronise Mikey'

3 months ago 27th Aug 18:15

Darnell accused housemates of patronising Mikey because of his disability by congratulating him too much when he passes a task.

Darnell accused housemates of patronising Mikey because of his disability. The songwriter - who himself suffers from albinism, a condition which means he has no pigmentation in his skin and hair and also has poor eyesight - told Lisa and Sara they congratulate the blind radio producer too much when he passes a task.

He said: "Even with the Michael Jackson task, whenever he'd do something you guys would go, 'That's amazing!' That's not helping, dude.

"People with disabilities, they wanna be able to do it to the best of their ability. They don't wanna be told that things are amazing. We're all on TV and we don't wanna look like d**ks."

But the girls refused to accept Darnell's point of view.

Even with the Michael Jackson task, whenever he'd do something you guys would go, 'That's amazing!' That's not helping, dude.

Sara said: "I don't think anyone said, 'You're amazing'. We said, 'You're doing well'."

Darnell insisted that is not what they said, telling them it was all caught on camera.

After he left, Lisa asked Sara what was wrong with the paranoid rapper.

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