Title: Orwell's 1984 and the Two Minute Hate — Digital Spy
Headings: Orwell's 1984 and the Two Minute Hate
Orwell's 1984 and the Two Minute Hate
Content: What we hate isn't real - it's completely manipulated. In the book, people are manipulated into hating different people at different times - one minute they think they are at war with Eurasia, the next, they are fighting Eastasia and have always been at peace with Eurasia. Isn't this the way with Big Brother the tv series? The contestants on the show are edited at the whims of the producers who decide that they like someone one week, and then decide they hate them. The tabloids play along, with their campaigns to kick out various people. Just replace Eastasia and Eurasia with Grace, Sezer, Richard, Lisa etc. In Orwell's 1984, the reason for all of this was to maintain power over people. In our world, the reason for it is to make money - a different sort of power. Endemol make their money from phone votes and advertising. And therefore it's in their interests to create demons of the housemates, to get the viewers to have a "Two minutes Hate" so they will be so worked up and emotional that they will HAVE to vote to evict someone - and the money rolls in.