{"id":293848,"date":"2021-07-08T15:32:24","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/big-brother-fans-react-to-most-diverse-cast-in-shows-history\/"},"modified":"2021-07-08T15:32:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:32:24","slug":"big-brother-fans-react-to-most-diverse-cast-in-shows-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/big-brother-fans-react-to-most-diverse-cast-in-shows-history\/","title":{"rendered":"#’Big Brother’ Fans React to Most Diverse Cast in Show’s History"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#’Big Brother’ Fans React to Most Diverse Cast in Show’s History<\/strong>”
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Big Brother<\/em> officially kicked off its 23rd season on Wednesday night, and viewers were pleased to see CBS keep its promise in increasing the diversity of its cast.<\/p>\n

Julie Chen-Moonves introduced the 16 new houseguests to the \u201cBig Brother Beach House\u201d for another season of alliances, backstabbing, and showmances. And with the new season came new twists, like how the contestants will be competing in teams of four and the overall prize fund being increased from half a million dollars to $750,000. But the most welcome change was the cast itself.<\/p>\n

Big Brother<\/em> has come under scrutiny in the past for issues surrounding race, both on-screen and behind the camera. Several past houseguests have been caught making racist remarks on the show, most notably in the 2015 and 2019 editions. Following backlash over how the network and production handled those controversies, CBS vowed last year that going forward, its reality show casts would include at least 50% Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC).<\/p>\n

Fans were happ<\/a>y to see the show deliver on its promise in Wednesday\u2019s 90-minute season premiere. Of the 16 houseguests, eight are POC, and several contestants identify as LGBTQ+. \u201cShoutout to the new casting team for casting 8 POC & 4 LGBTQ!,\u201d wrote one Twitter user. Many others shared similar sentiments across social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Shoutout to the new casting team for casting 8 POC & 4 LGBTQ! #BB23<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/a5eEmlRaGc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Myriam \ud83c\udf0a (@maximusmom13) July 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Hold on\u2026 did @CBSBigBrother<\/a> get a new head of casting\u2026 because finally it\u2019s a diverse cast! I don\u2019t ever think I\u2019ve seen this many people of color move in to the BB house at once! I\u2019m here for it! #bigbrother23<\/a> #BB23<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/zNUIKHVHSB<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Karamo (@Karamo) July 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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the LGBT representation this season is \ud83d\udd25 #BB23<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/wt3iHL1NBF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 robert\u1d47\u02e1\u1d50 (@realityrxbert) July 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I just want to say a huge thank you to the casting team this season for giving us the most promising cast I\u2019ve ever seen. I know it\u2019s early but these people are all so diverse and interesting and seem to truly love the show. \u2665\ufe0f\u2665\ufe0f #BB23<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Andy Herren (@AndyHerren) July 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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i\u2019m sorry it hasn\u2019t fully set in but look at how diverse this cast is \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d #BB23<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fj3OVYHB47<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Daniel ICON Brown #BB23 (@danieliconbrown) July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Really happy that they finally casted a diverse group of houseguests this season. It should be this way every season from here on out! #BB23<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Golf fan (@TWfan19) July 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIn summers past, we\u2019ve seen some people who are used to their bubble, where their world outside of the Big Brother<\/em> house is not very diverse, and then they behave in a way that is unacceptable,\u201d Chen-Moonves told Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a> ahead of the premiere. \u201cSo hopefully with this diverse cast, those who are, quote-unquote, minorities, are going to be able to have deep conversations and school people who maybe come from a neighborhood or an area where there\u2019s not a lot of diversity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n