Big Brother 2012: Conor's mum insists he's not a bully July 22, 2012 17:18 by Josh Darvill
Mum of Big Brother housemate Conor McIntyre has insisted that her son isn’t a bully.
The comments come after more than 1,000 complained about Conor’s outburst against fellow housemate Deana last month, leading to an investigation from telly watchdog Ofcom.
Conor’s mom Siobhan insisted however that his rant rant was just a “one-off”.
“He’s not a bully,” she insisted. “His outburst about Deana was a one-off. Being in that house, he’s in a state of captivity. He was frustrated and angry.”
Conor was given an official warning by Big Brother after the incident, but was allowed to stay in the house.
His mum meanwhile blamed Irish culture on his comments being taken out of context.
“There needs to be an understanding that Irish people are very direct in how we think about things,” she explained. “There’s been a bit of misinterpretation of Conor’s culture.
“We are very fine Irish family with good morals. Everything I’ve seen I’m very proud of. I don’t think he realised what he was saying.”
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He so does not represent the Irish
He is a bully but here we go with the Conor PR.
Sorry Conor's mum, but no amount of bleating that it was a one-off (it wasn't!) will change my opinion that your son is a foul-mouthed, bullying thug.
Conor is not representative of any Irish friends I know, or have met in the past, it's natural his mother would defend him...The guy is an ignorant moron..
TBF she could be trying to address the filth posted about him his entire family and every person who has as much as a trace of Irish blood in their body...However I know for a fact the stick it up your butt etc is not a term used by Irish alone,I've used it,no sexual intention btw,I've also heard many other nationalities use it,seeing how it can be construed I will NEVER say it again,
He didn't say butt I know Baz,I do say butt not everyone does either.The comments I saw on FB and other places were horrific,actually horrific is an understatement, so horrific it put his antics in the shade.I have to admit I cried,I cried that such generalisations could be said about any nationality but that dirtbags dare insinuate incest bestiality etc went on in his my and every Irish family.There were nasty replies eventually but hand on heart I've yet to read anything as disgusting as what was said about us.
Sorry Conor's mum, but no amount of bleating that it was a one-off (it wasn't!) will change my opinion that your son is a foul-mouthed, bullying thug.
agree 100% yogi - he should not be in that house
Lee .... I'm only on FB ... Not on Twitter etc. .... And I in NO way condone those sort of postings .... they are just dreadful ! But neither can I see what he said as some sort of sense of humour ... To me it was disgusting and moronic. Having said that I blame BB/C5 for pouring fuel on the fire by not ejecting him immediately!!
He didn't say butt I know Baz,I do say butt not everyone does either.The comments I saw on FB and other places were horrific,actually horrific is an understatement, so horrific it put his antics in the shade.I have to admit I cried,I cried that such generalisations could be said about any nationality but that dirtbags dare insinuate incest bestiality etc went on in his my and every Irish family.There were nasty replies eventually but hand on heart I've yet to read anything as disgusting as what was said about us.
aww lee how can anybody generalise and say such disgusting things - so awful conor has such a lovely accent but is such an awful man - he is a disappointment and odious
agree 200% baz - the man should have gone immediately - no question but no way should his actions be generalised into xenophobic rubbish which spilled onto FB and twitter- that is sooo wrong - i totally blame BB for this utter disaster
TBF she could be trying to address the filth posted about him his entire family and every person who has as much as a trace of Irish blood in their body...However I know for a fact the stick it up your butt etc is not a term used by Irish alone,I've used it,no sexual intention btw,I've also heard many other nationalities use it,seeing how it can be construed I will NEVER say it again,
I'm not on FB or Twitter, so I haven't seen the posts you are referring to, but I can well imagine the sort of thing you mean, Lee.
As far as I am concerned, HMs represent themselves, not the county or country in which they live - otherwise I'd still be living down the likes of Jason and Dennis!
Imo, Conor's behaviour is down to Conor, it has absolutely nothing to do with him being Irish, and if there are idiots out there who can't differentiate between the two, then more fool them.
Big Brother 2012: Conor's mum insists he's not a bully July 22, 2012 17:18 by Josh Darvill
Mum of Big Brother housemate Conor McIntyre has insisted that her son isn’t a bully.
The comments come after more than 1,000 complained about Conor’s outburst against fellow housemate Deana last month, leading to an investigation from telly watchdog Ofcom.
Conor’s mom Siobhan insisted however that his rant rant was just a “one-off”.
“He’s not a bully,” she insisted. “His outburst about Deana was a one-off. Being in that house, he’s in a state of captivity. He was frustrated and angry.”
Conor was given an official warning by Big Brother after the incident, but was allowed to stay in the house.
His mum meanwhile blamed Irish culture on his comments being taken out of context.
“There needs to be an understanding that Irish people are very direct in how we think about things,” she explained. “There’s been a bit of misinterpretation of Conor’s culture.
“We are very fine Irish family with good morals. Everything I’ve seen I’m very proud of. I don’t think he realised what he was saying.”
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Absolute Bollocks if I may say so, q what Irish culture has to do with the disgusting, aggressive, sexist, violent comments he made about what he wanted to do to Deana I have absolutely zero idea. Oh, and he has refused to even speak to her since week 1 and is just downright nasty to her behind her back...suppose that is an Irish cultural trait too
What an absolutely ridiculous and desperate attempt by his mother to try and make this into a cultural issue
Shame on you Conor's mother.
Your son obviously gets his insulting techniques from you.
Irish culture - my @rse!
"There’s been a bit of misinterpretation of Conor’s culture." I was appalled by his comments like others were but never once did I think about it being related to his culture, more to do with his personal intense anger while saying it which was very threatening. I've noticed other times when he's showed anger but since his warning he's tried to hide it but the camera picked it up. I don't think his mother should make the excuse of Irish culture.
Lee i live in this beautiful part of the uk (ireland) and know Conor is definitely NOT representative of the whole of Northern Ireland. He is repulsive and vulgar and i can honestly say i've met no one like him since moving here.
His mother, however, IS blaming Ireland for his actions. Saying that his rant was only out of frustration and anger just makes it worse, it makes you wonder if he always reacts that way when he gets angry. The people on twitter and facebook who resort to the same attitude ( and worse) as Conor are no better than him and should be barred from the sites, as Conor should have been from the BB house.
she's his mum .... she's going to say that isn't she.
as the saying goes: love is blind
I agree with Conors mum ,she has brought him up to be a gent
of course why wouldn't you do that with an epilator?he's just joking
its just his way of fun ,and this is why we all despair about channel 5s
bb ,most of us have loved this programme from bb1 ,now its just becoming
a farce ...I keep watching hoping the series I loved will come back.
sorry folks for the rant new on here so sorry
she's his mum .... she's going to say that isn't she.
as the saying goes: love is blind
It is blind Angel, but it's not bliddy deaf too If that had been my son i would have apologised on his behalf and said how appalled he would be when he realised how awful what he said was. Of course you stand by them, love them and stick up for them, but when they behave so blatantly vitriolic on national tv, you at least acknowledge he did wrong, dont blame it on his culture and put the whole of Ireland under the cosh. I still agree with Baz and Yogi, it's not his families fault or his girlfriend or his friends.... it's BB's fault for not kicking him out. It would all be over now if they had just sent him packing.
It's our irish culture my arse! I know many Irish folk and they are appauled at his utter crudity.I'm Scottish but my first name and Surname are pure Irish.My late mum said she could never make out her old irish granda at times and he was often called "As Oirish as the pigs of docherty" i have no idea what that means.
Though our family are from the republic not the north.
Oh and conor represents his ignorant crude self not a section of any country or community and his mother does a diservice to decent folk from those communities by suggesting its "our culture". bollocks.
He's a lovely racist.
That's the only reason I can think of velvet for his utter bile against her.
Tomorrow his mum will plead cultural ignorance
Ooops....she has
It's our irish culture my arse! I know many Irish folk and they are appauled at his utter crudity.I'm Scottish but my first name and Surname are pure Irish.My late mum said she could never make out her old irish granda at times and he was often called "As Oirish as the pigs of docherty" i have no idea what that means.
Though our family are from the republic not the north.
I don't see it as a cultural thing either Katty,he was crude yes,his comments are used in many cultures different wording to varying degrees but a term many of us have used.If he were my son I'd deal with him when I got my paws on him,I won't say I'd kill him in case I'd be deemed a potential murderer .
He's a lovely racist.
It's our irish culture my arse! I know many Irish folk and they are appauled at his utter crudity.I'm Scottish but my first name and Surname are pure Irish.My late mum said she could never make out her old irish granda at times and he was often called "As Oirish as the pigs of docherty" i have no idea what that means.
Though our family are from the republic not the north.
I don't see it as a cultural thing either Katty,he was crude yes,his comments are used in many cultures different wording to varying degrees but a term many of us have used.If he were my son I'd deal with him when I got my paws on him,I won't say I'd kill him in case I'd be deemed a potential murderer .
Lee the guys a dick no matter where he comes from.Oh and I hate his woolly hat.Bloody hell that twonk John James wore the same crap headgear.
Oh and conor represents his ignorant crude self not a section of any country or community and his mother does a diservice to decent folk from those communities by suggesting its "our culture". bollocks.
Totally agree katty
He's a lovely racist.
He's a lovely racist.
TBF Velvet there's no denying he's been a right nightmare but imo making assumptions solves or resolves nothing.His actions need no embellishing or exaggeration ,we could assume a lot about any of them or anyone for that matter,trying to put 2 and 2 together and coming up with 5 is futile.His and Deana's resentment/dislike for each other stems fro her nomming him on the first night,BB put her in that situation of course,the sore seemed to fester since then,not race culture or creed.
It might well be 4.
It might well be 4.
TBF there are a lot of mights a lot of if's etc,best to deal with facts no,?If there is irrefutable proof he or any of the others are racist (Excluding Caroline and Scott who were warned) we'd have been shown it ,they wouldn't dare cover that up.
The look on Conors face when Ash and Scott were doing their "they eat with their hands" speech said it all for me. I had given him the benefit of the doubt until then
It might well be 4.
TBF there are a lot of mights a lot of if's etc,best to deal with facts no,?If there is irrefutable proof he or any of the others are racist (Excluding Caroline and Scott who were warned) we'd have been shown it ,they wouldn't dare cover that up.
I just think his vitriol/hatred goes well beyond a nom in the first 2/3 days
Well beyond.
It might well be 4.
TBF there are a lot of mights a lot of if's etc,best to deal with facts no,?If there is irrefutable proof he or any of the others are racist (Excluding Caroline and Scott who were warned) we'd have been shown it ,they wouldn't dare cover that up.
I just think his vitriol/hatred goes well beyond a nom in the first 2/3 days
Well beyond.
Yes he is what Katty said a d**k ,a d**K who's as desperate as some of the other desperado's wanting to win ,Deana was put in a situation by BB which could have scuppered his chances on the very first night and the idiot can't seem to let that go.
I hate that (in every series) if someone doesn't like someone who has a different skin colour they are branded racist. We don't know if Conor does have a problem with her because of her skin colour. Deana doesn't like Conor....is it because he's white??? No, they just don't like each other.
And no, I'm not a Conor fan in any way, shape or form (I'm a Deana fan) but I'm getting sick of seeing him being called a racist because he doesn't like someone of a different colour. It is possible not to like someone for other reasons. Not sure what Conors reason are though but it's not fair to call him racist for it when he hasn't shown any signs of disliking her for her colour.
Oh.....and for Conors Mum, stop being so deluded. He has barely any support here. I wish his family would admit that what he said was wrong and they didn't agree with it and maybe then they'd have a bit more support. I'd be mortified if one of my sons said that on TV and wouldn't just say that's how we roll.