Thread by @elizejackson

Sorry for the spoiler, but this is a great GBB thread

https://twitter.com/jdgtranen/status/1330543894736539650

I also want to point out that they created a challenge that was entirely inaccessible to Laura. She was crying out, I need to go back and check, but I believe her words were that her brain does not work in a linear way. She said this multiple times, clearly in distress...

Laura is clearly neurodivergent, that’s what she was stating. But there were no efforts to accommodate her. And when you look at the shape of her patisserie, it is clear she was unable to fill in gaps that the other contestants were able to.

I imagine if I were in Laura’s position, I would have cried out similarly. This challenge clearly strayed too far from the very thing that likely attracted her to baking.

There’s a reason why GBB has had so many (unrecognized) neurodivergent contestants (Rahul, anyone?) and perhaps it’s time they reckon with this as well.

I’m also not going to write the name of the challenge, because it’s ableist as all get out and needs to be renamed. But it’s the second round of every episode.

Lastly, please don’t let this distract from the absolute injustice of Hermine’s experience. If anything I wish for it to further elucidate inequities and bolster the need for reform on GBB.

That Laura’s patisserie in the second round was the worst one (due to inaccessible directions) and Hermine still got sent home should make all the clearer just how racist this judging process was.