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‘Big Brother’ apologises and edits out housemate’s pro-Palestine t-shirt
Big Brother.On the original broadcast of Tuesday’s instalment of the long-running reality show, contestant Ali Bromley was seen wearing a t-shirt that depicted a map of Israel as a watermelon.The image has been interpreted by many as a symbolic message of support for the erasure of the Israeli state, with watermelons commonly used to represent the Palestinian flag.After the Campaign Against Antisemitism said they lodged a complaint with media regulator Ofcom in response to the image being broadcast, ITV temporarily removed the episode from their streaming platform, later restoring it with the t-shirt now removed.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, 2024A spokesperson for Banijay, the producers of Big Brother, said (via Deadline): “The housemate has been spoken to and they have expressed that they are unaware of the implications and did not wish to cause any harm or offence.