Big Brother Fans Are Petitioning to Get This Player Expelled From the Show

From Oprah Magazine

• Big Brother 21's Jack Matthews is being labeled as racist and the "villain" of the season by fans thanks to live feeds.

• He's repeatedly verbally attacked another houseguest named Kemi Faknule, in addition to others.

• There is currently a petition created by fans to have him expelled from the show.

Just last week, Big Brother 21 fans were affectionately referring to cast member Jack Matthews as their very own BB Jason Momoa, but in just a matter of days, the tides have swiftly shifted—all thanks to the live feeds. Now, he has a Change.org petition created against him, with fans calling for him to be expelled from the game. (But more on that later).

Aside from CBS's weekly broadcasted episodes, the show's 24/7 live feeds are a way for super fans to get a candid look at the goings-ons of the house. And as soon as they were available, it became apparent that there was more to Matthews than his Aquaman-esque looks, as he's repeatedly made what seem to be unfounded personal attasks (often tinged with prejudice) against fellow cast-mates.

Some of his more pointed remarks? When talking about houseguest Jessica Milagros, he said, "I flirt with her just to make her feel good about herself." Earth to Jack: Milagros is married. Oh, and did we mention she's a pretty successful model, too? We think she's good on the confidence front. He also seemed to mockingly refer to her as "Consuela" when chatting with other houseguests. (Milagros is Puerto Rican).

Ovi Kabir, 22, is also often on the receiving end of Matthews' behind-the-back comments. In one instance, the fitness trainer appeared to compliment the college student by acknowledging he looked "swole," only to call him a "douche" as soon as he was out of the room. He's also reportedly called Kabir "fat," and said he'd like to see Kathryn Dunn nominated for eviction "so she would melt in her own s**t for another week and it would be fun to watch."

But what has fans really up in arms are his constant attacks against 25-year-old Kemi Faknule. He repeatedly calls her a "b****" to other houseguests, says he hates her, called her "f****** poison" and "the second dumbest Big Brother player in history." Oh, and there's this:

But what has fans especially up in arms, causing them to create the Change.org petition, is his declaration that, "F******g Kemi makes me want to f******g stomp a mud hole right through her chest," a remark he attempted to water down by saying he took that signature line from BB20's Sam Bledsoe. Change.org is calling for 200 signatures and as of publish time, it has 155 and counting.

"Jack Matthews has said numerous racist things and has been very aggressive towards the only black woman in the Big Brother house, including saying he wants to “stomp a mud hole through her chest. He needs to be expelled for Kemi’s safety and to show that it’s not okay to be racist in 2019, especially on tv," the petition says.

Oh, and if you want to see more of Matthews' antics, catch them at this Twitter thread.

And while it's completely normal for houseguests to not like one another, based off feeds, he and Faknule have extremely limited conversation. When they do talk, it's typical game play, and Matthews has never directly told her that he has any sort of problem—though she's picked up on his dicey behavior herself.

Thanks to all of the above, Matthew is being referred to as the season's villain, though this viewer believes his behavior goes beyond a typical "bad boy" character arc on a TV show. He himself admitted that his reasons for disliking Kemi are personal, and his comments about other houseguests seem to go beyond game play as well, with fans categorizing his actions as racist, body shaming, and just plain malicious bullying.

This is by no means the first time BB has had a character or two that earns the ire of viewers. BB15 is notorious for its blatant racism, while many felt BB19's Paul Abrahamian lead a majority alliance of bullies, while in that same season Cody Nickson made some questionable remarks about transgender people and the Ferguson riots.

So far, CBS has made no official comment in regards to Matthews's behavior, but the show's casting director Robyn Kass did take to Twitter to respond to a fan that said she would stop watching because Matthews "literally makes me sick."

"If he is literally making u sick, that would be a wise choice," Kass said.

It'll be interesting to see if his harsh words make it to CBS's network broadcasts, or if they even start to catch up with him in the game. Only time will tell.

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