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- "Big Brother" Contestant Isaiah 'Zae' Frederich Slammed for Using Ableist Slur on Live TV</p>
<p>Kimberlee SpeakmanJuly 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM</p>
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<p>Isaiah Frederich</p>
<p>Big Brother contestant Isaiah "Zae" Frederich used an ableist slur while playing chess with Keanu Soto, saying, "Oh s---. I'm a f------ re----"</p>
<p>He then noted that he "shouldn't say that word," to which Keanu agreed, "no, you shouldn't"</p>
<p>The exchange prompted some criticism online with one person asking, "When did it become OK [to] throw that word around again?"</p>
<p>Big Brother contestant Isaiah "Zae" Frederich is facing criticism online after using an ableist slur during the live feed.</p>
<p>The incident reportedly happened late at night while Zae was playing chess with fellow contestant Keanu Soto, according to TMZ. After losing a few pieces on the board, he blurted out the slur.</p>
<p>"Oh s---. I'm a f------ re----," Zae said, before adding, "D—, I shouldn't say that word."</p>
<p>"No, you shouldn't," Keanu responded, in a video captured by the outlet.</p>
<p>"That's one of the ones I was working on not saying," Zae later noted. The pair then laughed it off before Keanu told him, per TMZ, "I think you're good … you're lucky it's late."</p>
<p>However, several people responded to the Big Brother incident on X, with one person writing, "When did it become OK [to] throw that word around again? It's everywhere again." Another user joked, "Now CBS gonna have to address it."</p>
<p>Zach Cornell and Isaiah Zae Frederich on 'BIG BROTHER'</p>
<p>Another wrote on X: "Well, that escalated quickly. Who knew reality TV could go off the rails so spectacularly? Classic 'Big Brother' drama."</p>
<p>The slur in question is a hurtful term, which was originally introduced to "define people with intellectual disabilities," but in the decades since, has "become an insult used all too commonly in everyday language," according to the Special Olympics.</p>
<p>"Those who use the R-word often do so with little regard for the pain it causes people with intellectual disabilities—and the exclusion it perpetuates in our society," Special Olympics continued.</p>
<p>Big Brother previously axed contestant Luke Valentine after he used a racist slur on a Paramount+ live feed, which went viral and led to fans and viewers calling for his removal on social media.</p>
<p>Sara Mally/CBS</p>
<p>Isaiah Frederich</p>
<p>CBS and Big Brother's producers confirmed his removal from the series following the incident in a statement to PEOPLE at the time.</p>
<p>"Luke violated the Big Brother code of conduct, and there is zero tolerance in the house for using a racial slur. He has been removed from the house," their statement read.</p>
<p>Host Julie Chen Moonves also discussed his removal on the show, saying, "It was an emotional 24 hours in the Big Brother house as the houseguests learned that one of their own broke the Big Brother Code of Conduct and was removed from the game."</p>
<p>CBS did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on the incident.</p>
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