‘Big Brother’ Episode Edited After Housemate Wore Pro-Palestine Shirt Depicting Israel As A Watermelon
ITV and Banijay have apologized after Big Brother UK featured a housemate wearing a pro-Palestine T-shirt depicting the map of Israel as a watermelon.
Tuesday’s episode of the reality show was removed from streaming service Itvx and later restored with contestant Ali Bromley’s garment cut out of certain shots.
The Campaign Against Antisemitism said the shirt had caused “significant distress” among the Jewish community and that it had lodged a complaint with Ofcom, the UK media regulator.
How is this becoming the norm?
A Big Brother (@bbuk) ‘housemate’ was seen wearing a T-shirt depicting the map of Israel as a watermelon—a symbol widely associated with anti-Israel sentiment. This graphic has caused significant distress among the British Jewish community, who… pic.twitter.com/NNaOOuojz0
— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) October 23, 2024
The watermelon has become a symbol of the Palestinian flag, which when depicted as a map of Israel can...
Tuesday’s episode of the reality show was removed from streaming service Itvx and later restored with contestant Ali Bromley’s garment cut out of certain shots.
The Campaign Against Antisemitism said the shirt had caused “significant distress” among the Jewish community and that it had lodged a complaint with Ofcom, the UK media regulator.
How is this becoming the norm?
A Big Brother (@bbuk) ‘housemate’ was seen wearing a T-shirt depicting the map of Israel as a watermelon—a symbol widely associated with anti-Israel sentiment. This graphic has caused significant distress among the British Jewish community, who… pic.twitter.com/NNaOOuojz0
— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) October 23, 2024
The watermelon has become a symbol of the Palestinian flag, which when depicted as a map of Israel can...
- 10/24/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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