BB: Referendum on racism

So Big Brother has now become part of the democratic process. The nations' attitude to ethnic minorities is to be judged by the votes of the viewers of a reality TV programme. That's the implication of Andy Duncan's limp response to the complaints about the behaviour of some of the celebrities on the show.
The outcry over the antics of the inhabitants of this manufactured community in Hertfordshire, locked away for a TV show, has reached fever pitch. 30,000 complaints to the broadcasting regulator, OFCOM, questions in the House of Commons, outrage by cabinet ministers and news headlines have propelled this show into the stratosphere. But to make judgements about the attitude of the nation based on either the response of the viewers or more widely the outrage of millions who've never seen it is utter folly.
You will gather that I'm not a fan of BB, celebrity or otherwise, but that's my choice. But when choices are made about my attitude, based on the posturing of a few showbiz people and the manipulation of their TV audience, I object. I thought the debates in the House of Commons could be mindless, but this row plunges mindlessness to a new low.