probably depends on whether they were too up their own arses to participate in tasks or not

I have to say I agree Demantoid.... if it was Corin they were mimicking... or JJ.... I think there would have been a bit of an outcry. I think there was a bit of reverse snobbery going on.

Oh, I think they would.

There was a task where they all had to impersonate each other. Was it last year?

Would it be fair toset a task to  mock their accents if they were? Bet it wouldn't be. Ben can't help his upbringing. Him being a selfish, lazy sod has nothing to do with it though.

Many principles are lost in the house and people mostly do what they are asked.
It gets a bit like Lotd of the Flies.
I thought the mockery of Ben was a bit top heavy and 1-sided.
It would have better if every one of them became the target in turn.
Better still not even resort to mockery.
(There was enough mockery of Ben from Shabby, Caoime and especially Ife.)

BB9, they all had to do it.

That why Kat was evicted dressed as Mo, I think.

Why do you think that? I think it would have been kinda funny and I really and truly don't think they'd have been any kind of outcry. As it is .........it's Ben that they had to impersonate ..........simply because if it's left to Ben doing a task to get his own suitcase back ............it'd never happen.

He's quite happy to borrow/take other HM's clothes - perish the thought that he might have to achieve a task to get his own stuff back. He simply can't be arsed ..............he has friends providing all that he needs,

I have no prob with them impersonating each other (JJ's take on Dave is fantastic) but not when it's about singling out one person. Strikes me as mean and chippy - even though I think Ben's a psin in the arse most of the time.

Kat was evicted in a bathrobe, as was whoever went out before her. They were all in bathrobes for some reason that night.

I think it was Mo, because they all had afros on.

Anyway, I agree with soozy. I think Ben deserved a bit of ribbing, as he couldn't be bothered, and I'm pretty sure they would have done it to a lazy scouser, as well.

Not saying Scousers are common, or nuffin!

To me though, it just seems like BB is using his poshness as a stick to beat him with. Why do that, when there are plenty of sturdier ones, like his laziness, inability to shower (because he doesn't sweat) and lack of team spirit?
To go back to my original post, I'm sure there would have been an outcry if it was a houseful of poshers ripping the piss out of the one working class person in their midst. Loads of hoorays all mocking a Welsh/Scouse/Manc accent for comic effect...

I agree Demantoid

I suppose if they all had the same accent, apart from Ben, then it would look a bit hostile, but they all have different accents, so it didn't seem that bad to me.

They were all crap at the accent, too!

Blizzie, I know you can't stand him and I can barely tolerate him either. But still, I hate seeing BB bringing class into it. Like I say, there are plenty of other things to pull him up on.

Maybe I just have no sympathy left for him!

Especially when he says things like, when he was talking to Andrew about having a dinner party after the show, and Andrew said that he probably wouldn't have room, as he lives in a council house with his mum. Ben replied that it doesn't matter if you live in the Palace de Versailles, or a grotty council house...    

I was screaming at him that you don't always have to stick an adjective in!

Possibly - I spent my early years in a council house, and it was lovely! No central heating - but I've been to Versailles and that looked pretty bloody draughty as well. And where the feck was their coal hole?

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!! ................haven't seen it but - I really don't like Ben and this confirms exactly why. Effin snob................and purleeeeeese no one make excuses for him. He's an effin arsehole.

They burnt peasants, not coal!

I think it's just an expression used widely, I wouldn't criticise him for using the term. In the context of the convo with Andrew it was insensitive and wrong for that reason

I find most of what he says insensitive.

It doesn't matter how many times he tells everyone how 'kind' he is and what 'good friends' he sees them as, he is quick with the cruel remarks and insensitive comments.

Blizzie, he's a total twonk I agree! I just wish they'd beat him with his twonkdom instead of his poshness. Poshness isn't necessarily a negative, some of 'em are reasonable.

Agreed, I have nothing against the porsh!

The TOT tasks have all been pretty abusive, though, to everyone who's done one.
Equal opportunity abuse!

I actually think they were beating him with his twonkdom, though. (Love that word)

Ben is really a posh-person-wannabe. That's what was being shown up from what I could see.

Why did the other Housemates have to do the task so Ben could get his suitcase back while he was wined and dined in the Diary Room?

To see if they would