CBS reality show “Big Brother” is under fire for racist and homophobic comments made by contestants on the show’s live feeds.

The comments were edited out prior to the show’s television broadcast, but discovered via the constant live stream available at its web site. There, fans can keep tabs on the cast for $9.99 a month or $26.99 for an entire season’s worth of unedited material.

The video was briefly available via YouTube before being taken down “due to a copyright claim by Endemol USA Inc.,” the Netherlands-based production company responsible for the “Big Brother” franchise.

Racist and homophobic commentary was hurled at many targets, from Asians to African Americans and gays. Of an Asian American contestant, two others said “Dude, shut up, go make some rice,” and “Maybe [punching her will] make her eyes straight.”

Of two African American contestants: “Blacks stick together…They’re like tokens…They’re like black Barbie and Kens.”

It was also remarked that gay contestant Andy had a good shot at success “because everybody loves the queers.”

Uproxx’s Danger Guerrero said that “[b]asically half of the cast has said something awful about another cast member or an entire group of people.” That report also referred to a number of other homophobic and questionable comments, including a reference to “Kermit the Fag” and kind words for Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime.

Zap2It also reports that the cast might have been warned on Sunday night about making such blatantly racist and homophobic remarks while having every moment of their lives filmed for a now not-quite-as-adoring audience.

Jeremy, who Zap2It’s Andrea Reiher calls “a big dumb oaf,” referred to his Cherokee ancestry by saying “We slide heads, we scalp people.”

Of course, part of the appeal of a reality show like “Big Brother” in which a cast of apparently “regular” folks come together to live and compete in close quarters is how base instincts become bared for all the world to see. So while the comments are clearly beyond the pale, it shouldn’t be entirely surprising to see people making fools of themselves in front of cameras.

That is, after all, probably why people would shell out money to watch these live feeds in the first place.

If you’d like to see the edited version of “Big Brother” contestants behaving in socially unacceptable ways, the show is broadcast on CBS Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights.