'Big Brother' Alum Defends JC Mounduix's N-Word Use
by EG
Big Brother contestant JC Mounduix got into trouble recently for using the n-word on the show's live feed. But this week, former contestant Devin Shepherd, who is black, stepped up to defend Mounduix, saying that Mounduix was perfectly justified in using the word as he did. Read on to see if you agree.
Via Us Weekly.
Taking a stand! Former Big Brother contestant Devin Shepherd defended houseguest JC Mounduix for using the N-word on the live feeds.
“I mean, with JC and his comments that he made in the house, I mean, there’s nothing wrong with what he said,” Shepherd, who competed on season 16 of the CBS show, told TMZ on Wednesday, July 18. “Somebody posed a question in the house and he was trying to answer the question as honest as possible and by doing that, he might have by public perception, put his foot in his mouth. But he didn’t do anything wrong at all.”
Mounduix, 28, came under fire on Tuesday, July 17, for using the slur while discussing his 4-foot-8 stature with costar Bayleigh Dayton. “I’m just a short guy. Literally, like, I even went to a doctor,” he explained. Dayton, 25, quipped back, “OK, let me ask you this: Is there a difference between a midget and a dwarf?”
The dancer replied, “‘Midget’ is like saying ‘gay’ and ‘f—got’ or, like, ’n—ga’ and ‘black.’”
Dayton, a black woman, was offended by Mounduix’s remarks. “You’re not allowed to say that,” she insisted. “Don’t do that again. That was, like, out of control.”
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