Is James a Hipercrite???
By AmyKay618
@AmyKay618 (129)
United States
March 17, 2008 9:57am CST
I'm not sure how I feel about James right now...When I watched him and Natalie battle it out on BBAD and then make a deal not to put up Natalie or Matt, I was impressed. I somewhat doubted that he would keep the deal but when he got down and told Matt that that he would honor his word.."unlike the rest of the house", I must say that I was impressed! I suddenly gained a lot of respect for James after he was evicted and having a lot of bitterness towards everyone except Chelsia and he was actually going to follow through with his word...only to turn around and "backdoor" Matt. Now first let me say that Matt is not my #1 choice to win but there are a few others that I would love to see go before him, like boring Sharon, She-Devil Sheila, and Googly Eyed floater Adam. These 3 do not make the show interesting at all and tend to annoy me. Ok..back to my question...Is James a hypercrite for going back on his deal..(even though some will argue that "he agreed not to put Matt up on the block" and he originally didn't). I think that its plain as day that James was the only one in power that put Matt up for eviction and after preaching so much about being betrayed and backdoored, he did the same thing???? What are your thoughts????
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@steffyhoney (706)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I think James is a hypocrite. First he forgets the past when he did things to people and didnt keep his word. He forgets that he had Ryan sent home as well. But then when it happens to him its an all new ballgame. I dont care for James now at all. He did keep his word for Nat which is good but hes still gunning for Ryan when he forgets what hes done as well. And further more he was in on the whole back dooring Matt type thing, but it turned around and went to him. Theres nothing worse then a hypocrite. I cant stand it so I lost it for him after that.
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@vivasuzi (4127)
• United States
18 Mar 08
The problem with the ppl who voted Ryan out is that they all say "it was only because of Allison" as if they liked him but hated Allison too much to keep him. It will be interesting to see if he goes home tomorrow or not. If they vote him out tomorrow, I'll think everyone on James side is a hypocrite b/c they all openly hate Matt.
I think he's keeping Nat around for a reason b/c he knows she is Naive. Perhaps they think that if they vote Matt out, they can talk Nat into joining their side.
Yeah he was in on the backdoor thing, so he shouldn't have a problem with backdooring at all! He's just mad it didn't work in his favor. As much as I hate Matt, I wish he wasn't up there just so he could kick James butt in the game! I hope Ryan stays this week.
@vivasuzi (4127)
• United States
17 Mar 08
Yes he is a total hypocrite. Backdooring or not, he is still putting him on the block. He specifically agreed NOT to put Nat or Matt on the block. It is very much going against his word by putting him up there, even if he did it as a "backdoor". His WHOLE speech was about keeping his word and he did not. What is worse is how he basically talked Nat into giving up the challenge with this agreement and then didn't follow through.
@vivasuzi (4127)
• United States
17 Mar 08
And I agree that some will argue that semantically he did not say "I will not backdoor Matt", however once he put matt up there, matt is technically "on the block" which is what he agreed not to do.
What's worse than an outright liar? To me it's someone who twists their words to make you think you are safe and then when they go against their words they can say "I didn't technically say that I wouldn't do THAT"
Kind of like when BB basically screwed over America's Vote last week and ppl on mylot pointed out that TECHNICALLY CBS didn't say the person "would" go in the house but said the "might/could" go in the house.
Twisting words to me is worse then lying b/c you are obviously trying to decieve or trick people
@AmyKay618 (129)
• United States
17 Mar 08
Wow! I couldn't agree with you more!!! I think that the only ones who disagree and can find some logic into him "not breaking his agreement" are James himself, his alliance or James fans. Like you said, if you say that you are not going on the block, you are not nominated..PERIOD! Back dooring someone doesn't happen without being put on the block. I'm looking at this from a neutral prospective because I do like James, even better than Matt but I now question that. I have lost the respect that I gained for James after he agreed to that and I will not feel bad if he gets evicted next week because he had a better chance of making a deal with Matt, Natalie, and Ryan, than his own alliance (besides Chelsia). His own alliance voted him out once already!! He should have went after his disloyal alliance like Josh! Josh only voted him back in because he was scared it was Allison in the box Im sure! As much as I don't agree with Natalie's antics and behavior, I am routing for her to win HOH and cause havoc on the house after her fatal attraction is gone! lol
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@vivasuzi (4127)
• United States
18 Mar 08
Yay someone agrees with me :) I knew that debate training would help ;) J/k
Yeah James fans want to like James still so they will say he didn't backstab. I will say YES James was smart to put Matt up, but still, he's a hypocrite for doing so. I think James may have lost some fans with this. I don't like him, never really did even before hearing his personal history. I did like Chelsea but wonder if she was helping James break his word or not. I guess we will find out tonight who was the lead behind getting Matt on the block.
I will be interested to see what to Nat happens if Matt does leave. Will she stick with her alliance? Or will she flip flop and waver? Or will she crawl up in a ball and cry? I guess I might have SOME respect for her if she makes it farther in the game WITHOUT Matt around. Right now, she's pretty much letting him make the decisions. Remember, she wanted to vote out Sharon, and he basically bullied her into voting out James.
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
17 Mar 08
Well I guess technically he kept his word. He didn't agree not to backdoor Matt. I think that maybe the fact that matt was lying about his vote to bring james back in might have something to do with it. He made that deal, but then when everyone was talking about who the 3 were who voted for the mystery houseguest instead of james, no one would admit to being that 3rd vote. matt said he voted for james, but i think james knew he was lying. Matt has been playing everyone in the house and lying as much as anyone can. I think james made a good move getting him out. Plus then natalie will be lost without matt and easy to get out.
@AmyKay618 (129)
• United States
17 Mar 08
Natalie will definitely be lost without him but she is sooo obsessed with Matt that I think she has a good chance of winning HOH if it has anything to do with endurance, just to "do it for Matty". She is the type of person that would throw herself in front of a train for a guy, even though he doesn't have the same feelings. I think her biggest mistake was voting James back into the house after evicting him. I think that Sheila is the biggest backstabber because she was the one who went back to Ryan and told him not to back door Matt and ended up getting James evicted. I don't like Matt but he only went against James last week because they were planning to back door him. I definitely like Ryan over Matt but now Natalie is going to target James if she wins HOH. (small chance)
@quiltedblessings (1066)
• United States
17 Mar 08
In my mind, it did show that James can be just as hypocritical as the others. He kept playing up the "I honor my word" bit. And yes, I do realize that he never said "I won't backdoor Matt", but, he did say to Natalie "You and Matt will be safe." That implies that he would not put either up on the block for the week. Sorry, but it is all semantics. James broke his word.
It does make me rethink the fact that I have thought that James was one of the few that keeps his word. I'm not thrilled with James right now. Not too mention, he and Chelsia have removed themselves from the other houseguests most of the time, which is putting a target on them I think, because they are relying on others to give them information on what is going on in the house. Those two had better be careful, as they are putting themselves into a very dangerous position. Either one could leave the house very soon.
@AmyKay618 (129)
• United States
17 Mar 08
I do agree with you 100% that he broke his word. Saying they are "not going up", to me means, he will not put them up at all. If he never preached about "his word" and everyone else's "word", then I can understand his retaliation. But it really wasn't Matt who wanted James back doored in the first place. Matt was aligned with James until he found out that James was in on the plan to back door him. At this point, I'm not really sure who I like in the game anymore. I think I like Ryan because he has stuck by his "word" and alliance pretty much and isn't into all the drama. He only put James up because he betrayed the "boys alliance".
@cortjo73 (6498)
• United States
17 Mar 08
I agree with Ravinsky. I think that Matt did himself in by not being upfront about the fact that he was the 3rd person to vote for the mystery guest and he tried to pin it on Adam. He proved that nothing he says is honest and he can't be trusted.
I was a little disappointed in James for going against his word after all the preaching he has done over the past couple days but, I can see why he did it. You have to get the threats out when you can. Otherwise, you might as well just walk out of the house on your own. No one ever won BB by keeping their word. Ever! So, no...I don't like that he was holier than thou all that time and then spit all over his own preaching but, I do understand why he did it and I can't fault him for it. Matt would have done the same thing! James just did it first!
@AmyKay618 (129)
• United States
17 Mar 08
I just think that by keeping his word, it would have kept him safe for a few weeks and out of target range. He could have let Josh, Chelsia, Sheila or Sharon go after Matt next week and then he could have had Matt and Natalie's vote if he makes it to the finals. As far as the threats go, I'm really not sure who is a threat anymore?? Sheila is showing her manipulating, double talking side...Adam is acting like he cant compete, although he came in 2nd last week and plays both sides...Sharon is a mouse in the corner that lets everyone do her dirty work...I think Natalie is a huge competitor when it comes to challenges...Chelsia has been carried by James lately and I don't think that she would have lasted if James stayed out....And Josh is aligning with everyone.. Its hard to say who the biggest threat is??
@cortjo73 (6498)
• United States
17 Mar 08
The problem with that is that no one knows for sure who will win the next HOH. It might be Matt and then he tosses Chelsia and Josh up, backdoors James and then James is never going to get the chance. So, no one can just "let" anyone else get someone else out because you never know who is going to win HOH and who will be around to get whom out the next week. That is why I think he did the right thing.
I do agree that Sheila is a sneaky snake. I don't know what it is about her. How she is able to get people to see things from her point of view. Especially since, to hear everyone, no one likes her. What is with that.
Sharon is all about letting others do her dirty work.
Chelsia hung in for HOH pretty well and, she didn't just let go, she fell off. The others let go. So, I can't fault her for slipping.
Adam is really skating. But, I sort of feel like he sincerely like James and wants to be on his side. Not to say that Adam won't flip flop back to whomever wins it Wednesday. But, for him to vote James back in showed where he really does stand as far as how he feels for James. And, the fact that he didn't toss Adam up there, I think Adam might consider that if he does win HOH soon. But, again. BB is a game of opportunity and anyone who doesn't take their best given opportunities is an idiot!