Galloway, on the other hand, was clearly still seething about being 'deprived of my rights' re: manipulating nominations. I agree with David Batty that, while best-known for playing the solo pugilist taking a principled stand against corrupt (western) power structures, he's also quite comfortable allying himself with the scariest aggressor in the room.
So long as that aggressor is male. While there's always the whiff of misogyny about Big Brother, this year's celebrity offering seems even more so than usual - and, for me, Galloway embodies this more than anyone. It's notable that, while obviously attracted to some females (Rula, Faria), he's happy to sacrifice those friendships at the flick of a moustachio. He's consistently commented negatively on the (by implication, sexual) 'morality' of female housemates - most notably with Jody, early on - but has rarely been critical of, say, Rodman's '2000 women' claims.
While a petty, two-faced back-stabber generally (turning on Barrymore, Preston), Galloway's more enduring alliances in the House have been with the more alphaey males (Rodman and, weirdly, Pete Burns). On occasion he's 'defended' individuals who, on the face of it, don't need a great deal of defending, and he's usually on the side of the poor beleaguered male (Dennis) and against the eeevil shrew-like harridan (Rula, Faria, Chantelle) who might seek to lash him with her 'unfairly' articulate tongue.
I think he's vile. What little Respect I had for Georgie is pretty much gone. |
