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Well, it was another commitment ceremony and another stoush with old Tyson on Sunday.

The poor bloke just can't catch a break! All he wants is a submissive woman to stay home and shut up and he's fine!

He'll buy her a couple of meals, some flowers, maybe drop a lazy anecdote about how he's still in touch with an ex he has feelings for — and he's sweet!

Or, to quote him directly, he's " the gift that keeps on giving".

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Steph used the commitment ceremony to talk about her real feelings, a wise choice considering that every other time she tried to talk to her husband, he went straight to defensiveness.

The man is MISOGE-MAXING, and when a gent is that delusional, it's smart to wait for the support squad before you get real.

Steph began in earnest, explaining that every time she tries to raise an issue, Tyson goes "round in circles" with her.

Then she dropped a bomb. She brought up Tyson's views on gay people, paraphrasing his introductory video.

"He basically said, 'I'm happy for you guys, be who you wanna be, but you just keep it behind closed doors".

The room fell silent.

Contestants looked at each other in shock.

It was left to Sam, one half of the only gay couple in the experiment, to break the tension, which he did by exclaiming, "Oh brother!"

Tyson shot him a look. Swallowing hard, he replied, "First of all I'm not against gay people. I just feel like that topic can really be pushed on us".

Sam and Chris both looked uncomfortable, heads down, cheeks red.

The topic had already wandered into dehumanising territory, but Tyson doubled down. "I come from a traditional family so I'm not really comfortable with it. I'm just being brutally honest."

Sam spoke up calmly, "Sorry man but having awareness is not pushing it on you."

Chris joined in, adding, "It is hurtful to our community to hear that. It's like telling straight people to 'do it behind closed doors'. It's not right."

Tyson licked his lips nervously but maintained his military-trained stare. Then he began defending himself, saying he'd been mischaracterised. He 'isn't a homophobe', just unfiltered, he says.

Steph again explains that the idea of her being "submissive" is tough to take.

Tyson called "bullshit", claiming he hadn't said anything about being submissive in ages. But John called bullshit on Tyson's bullshit, telling him he said it just the night before.

On went Tyson's justifications.

Meanwhile, Sam and Chris, both visibly upset, were forced to watch Tyson, his face pale, his eyes darting, say that he "didn't hate gay people".

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Steph tried to articulate her feelings further but Tyson had clearly made up his mind.

"I don't see a future with this person", he told John, and John only. He said it about Steph, without even looking at her.

"I'm done with this bullshit, I'm done with this bickering, I'm done with this experiment," he said.

And he walked.

But it wasn't Steph, it was Sam, who as Tyson was leaving, pointed out the truth.

"You've got really strong views, and I'm just giving really strong views back to you and if that's enough to make you leave…" Sam said.

Tyson interrupted him to simply reply "Yeah".

Steph quietly sobbed on the couch, telling Mel who was comforting her, "As soon as I open my mouth, he's f**ing gone".

But that's not quite true.

Steph has opened her mouth a few times, to try to challenge Tyson's misogynistic and homophobic views. The difference this time was not her, the difference was that three men showed their disapproval.

And Tyson can't handle men having a low opinion of him.

It's ironic that Tyson should be so offended by same sex marriage when he clearly loves and respects men far more than women. 

It was Marilyn Frye, who wrote in her book, The Politics of Reality way back in 1983 that "The people whom [sexist men] admire, respect, adore, revere, honour … and from whom they are willing to learn… those are, overwhelmingly, other men … From women they want devotion, service and sex."

Meanwhile, Sam, who is arguably one of the most emotionally mature contestants on the show, (followed closely by Chris) was forced to calmly listen as someone tried to justify their homophobia right in front of him.

Worse, both men were left alone to defend themselves on a show that is supposed to be about love and compatibility.

If producers felt a duty of care for these men they didn't act on it.

I hope Tyson has gone back to the Gold Coast for good. But something tells me that the drama, the rage bait, the entwined misogyny and homophobia, is just too much of a ratings boost to let go of.

So we can probably expect more stoushes. I only hope Sam and Chris don't have to hear it.

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