George Galloway – the purrfect politician or the perfect housemate?

So everyone is up in arms about British MP, George Galloway, who is currently residing in the Big Brother house.

Actually, of course, what they are really angry about is his impersonation of a cat, which was part of some “animal role play” task that he had to complete with his other housemate, actress Rula Lenska.

I wonder, what would have happened if he’d been asked to imitate a dog instead? I bet it wouldn’t have been half as controversial!! People, quite rightly, have mixed feelings about those pesky felines!!

Catgate (!) aka George’s rather clever impersonation of a provocative puss has been called “lewd and lascivious” “disrespectful” (a rather obvious play on George Galloway’s Respect party) but most of all it has made the nation question his role as a politician. There has been much debate outside the House (of Commons and of course, Big Brother) about how a British MP should be serving his or her constituents. George’s cat impersonation has sparked a national debate.

Doesn’t this show that politics is really just like modern art? The more awful it seems, the more you all talk about it. The news is awash with replays of Catgate. Inside maybe you’re all deeply conservative and like straightforward art that you can understand at a glance. As a society, you are appalled by shocking art but you also talk about it. At length!

So hasn’t George just played the game? Isn’t he fulfilling his role of a good housemate in the Big Brother house? And isn’t he reaching a new, younger audience who – as previous elections have shown – don’t give a toss about politics because it seemingly has no relevance in their lives. And hasn’t his presence shown just how ignorant a whole generation is about just what politicians do do on a daily basis? Who can forget Chantelle’s observation about him working in that big green room?

The jury’s out on George Galloway’s future; has he really been brought down NOT by any association with Saddam Hussein but by a cat? Yes, a cat! Will he be booted out of Bethnal Green when he is finally evicted from the Big Brother House? Or will he be the one MP who really gets young people to think about how politics can and does influence them on a daily basis?

Is George Galloway – the purrfect politician or the perfect housemate? You decide!

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