Especially when half the time "Big Brother" has a female voice.
2007-02-01 04:41:31 · 14 answers · asked by Anchor Cranker 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
Since it's a literary reference to a George Orwell novel ("1984", to be precise), the name "Big Brother" - an entity that watches everything that you do - is very accurate and descriptive.
2007-02-01 04:49:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-24 02:09:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name 'Big Brother' came from the story '1984' written by George Orwell, it was also the inspiration for the series 'Room 101'.
1984 was about a country were everything you did was observed. Room 101, was a room which contains a persons worse fears.
No I do not think it is sexist, because the title obviously comes from 1984. There could still be another program entitled 'Big Sister' for you to enjoy.
2007-02-01 04:51:55 · answer #3 · answered by FairyBlessed 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never seen this program.
However, I think the term "Big Brother" comes from a George Orwell book, "1984." I must confess I haven't read the book, but I know that the story concerns the constant monitoring of the citizens- by a strong, totalitarian govt- called "Big Brother."
I don't think sexism comes in at all.
Maybe I'm wrong about this???
2007-02-01 04:51:07 · answer #4 · answered by Malika 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was the all seeing government in George Orwell's 1984, and that is what the programme is based on.
It is no more sexist than having HIStory, and MANagers.
2007-02-01 04:50:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. It's a metaphor. Just because the metaphor for someone watching over you in a semi-malicious way works better when that someone is male doesn't make it sexist. It's the same thing as the metaphor "mother earth."
2007-02-01 04:48:23 · answer #6 · answered by Otis T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
read George Orwell - "1984" a classic and then you will understand why they call it "Big Brother"
2007-02-01 05:52:30 · answer #7 · answered by pagan1973 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aww, I don't know though, "Big Sibling" doesn't really have the same ring to it really. Then there's the whole link to 1984...
2007-02-01 04:45:42 · answer #8 · answered by Xenophonix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never thought of it like that, but you're right to ask due to the recent shouts of racism. Yeah...What about the sexism innuendos?
2007-02-01 04:55:50 · answer #9 · answered by Afi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like that title really, its catchy really. Yes its a women who talks, but then us women like to talk loads.
Oh we love it really
2007-02-01 04:48:25 · answer #10 · answered by Pinkflower 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋