The CBS reality show Big Brother has become a summer staple, but this season the immersive voyeuristic experience has gotten publicity for all the wrong reasons. As seen on the show's live feed, several of the houseguests have said racist, homophobic, and misogynistic slurs in conversation with one other, directed at fellow cast members.

Andy Dehnart of Reality Blurred posted an exhaustive list of what's been said here. In one instance, Aaryn Gries (pictured above) said about an African-American housemate, "Be careful what you say in the dark; you might not be able to see that bitch." As Dehnart pointed out, "almost half the cast" has said something offensive — and the show only premiered on June 26.

The live feed from the Big Brother house airs on CBS.com 24 hours a day. Show fanatics watched those bits there, and began the outcry that caused Tuesday's response from the network.

So far, none of the hateful comments have aired in the edited CBS episodes (the show is on three times a week). I asked CBS whether the network will air the controversial discussions; it's unclear at this time whether it will.