Spin

Last night I watched George being evicted from the Big brother house.....(its not term time yet!) Now I love BB. Not for the psydo-celeb thing (Barrymore excuded, although how 'head-poorly is he? (And Dennis in the leotard....i could watch that again!!)) but for the social experiment of putting a group of people in a small space, outside their comfort zone normality and watch them be controlled by someone else. It fasinates me. Watching how people cope and the strategies they use to do so. I know that alot of people think that its crass and a bit 'news-of-the-worldy, but I dont. My life isnt enormously exciting, I dont go sky-diving, dont white water raft, dont jet-set around the globe for either buisness or pleasure (although terribly excited about going to the Isle of Man at easter!..but thats more about people than a place) its not that I am complaining about my life, it suits me very well just the way that it is, but is very enjoyable to watch someone elses even though its in a controlled enviroment. It a bit like having a coffee in a cafe when you sit outside and pretend to read, but actually people watch, which is something that I love to do.
George came out thinking that he was a good bloke! Which to me is so deluded and far from the truth its scarey. How can he be so unaware of himself? How can he 'say what he means and mean what he says' and think that thats ok, when he said and did the things that he did? (the cat thing I cant even watch, but cringe and have to shut me eyes when its shown!)
However, within minutes he had 'spun' things to make others believe of himself what he thought of himself. And I have no doubt that alot of people spun with him.
Now I dont have a problem with the whole 'spin' thing. I think its admirable when someone can turn things around from a bad situation and make it good, just by looking at the positive and not the negitive. I try to do it. I like the 'glass half full' thing, and concider myself generaly a half full kind of girl.
Surely there are limits to this? There has to be. Otherwise everything that happens that is truely dreadfull would then be ok. Just think of the examples.....natural disasters, bombings, wars, deaths and Geroge in the Big Brother house.