Wednesday, January 17, 2007
See you in the Summer!
As this series and the reaction in the media - and even in the House of Commons - to the 'bullying' of Shilpa is now totally out of control I have now decided to stop watching this series and stop commenting on it after I finish this post.
Let me address some points, I do not feel that racism is occurring in the house. Jackiey and Shilpa never got on due to Jackiey's failure of pronouncing Shilpa's name, and Jade was not happy about the welcome she and Jack received when entering the house. This is where the troubles started, because Jade in some way blames Shilpa for Jackiey's early eviction from the house, and down to the way that Shilpa talks down to her and her mother, she decided she didn't like her. Now, anyone that remembers BB3 will know that if Jade doesn't like you she makes it very clear as she didn't like Sophie at all after she felt that Sophie 'stole' Adele's man (Lee), so a hate campaign was started then too. Jade does not like Shilpa so she takes the piss out of the things she says and the way she does things and starts arguments - in the same way she did with Sophie - and has got her little friends Danielle and Jo to join in. Just because Shilpa is of a different cultural background to Jade and the others does not make it racism.
Rumours are that Jack called Shilpa a 'Paki' whilst in bed with Jade, if this is true then it is obviously unacceptable and he should be removed from the house. However, Channel4 insist he didn't call her that, he apparently called her a 'cunt', which whilst unnecessary is not quite in the same league. Until it is proven which of the two Jack actually said, he should not be vilified for being a racist. Channel4 should just release the unedited footage so that we know.
Jo should be reprimanded at least for her comment that all Indian people are "thin and ill" I just can't see any excuse for someone that has been around as much as she must have been with S Club 7 that justifies that remark.
For people to claim that Jermaine's comment about "White Trash" is not about race is frankly ludicrous. If it is not about race, why is there a need for the 'Trash' to be defined as white? If jade had made a comment about 'Black Trash' or any other derogatory comment about anyone of a different colour or race in such a way (which she hasn't) it would, quite rightly, be slammed by everyone in the media and the general public. Whilst talking to Shilpa about his ex-wife, Jermaine answered the question "Was she black?" by saying "Of course", that could be construed as saying that he would not lower himself to having a white wife - and if it had been reversed would have been by a lot of people. Of course these points have not been raised by the same people that talk of racism in the BB House.
On last years Celebrity Big Brother, Faria Alam made some vitriolic comments about
white British people, and was never brought to task when it was much clearer that racist things were being said inside the house.
Racism works both ways.
Like the title says, see you in the summer, when hopefully normal service can be resumed.
Let me address some points, I do not feel that racism is occurring in the house. Jackiey and Shilpa never got on due to Jackiey's failure of pronouncing Shilpa's name, and Jade was not happy about the welcome she and Jack received when entering the house. This is where the troubles started, because Jade in some way blames Shilpa for Jackiey's early eviction from the house, and down to the way that Shilpa talks down to her and her mother, she decided she didn't like her. Now, anyone that remembers BB3 will know that if Jade doesn't like you she makes it very clear as she didn't like Sophie at all after she felt that Sophie 'stole' Adele's man (Lee), so a hate campaign was started then too. Jade does not like Shilpa so she takes the piss out of the things she says and the way she does things and starts arguments - in the same way she did with Sophie - and has got her little friends Danielle and Jo to join in. Just because Shilpa is of a different cultural background to Jade and the others does not make it racism.
Rumours are that Jack called Shilpa a 'Paki' whilst in bed with Jade, if this is true then it is obviously unacceptable and he should be removed from the house. However, Channel4 insist he didn't call her that, he apparently called her a 'cunt', which whilst unnecessary is not quite in the same league. Until it is proven which of the two Jack actually said, he should not be vilified for being a racist. Channel4 should just release the unedited footage so that we know.
Jo should be reprimanded at least for her comment that all Indian people are "thin and ill" I just can't see any excuse for someone that has been around as much as she must have been with S Club 7 that justifies that remark.
For people to claim that Jermaine's comment about "White Trash" is not about race is frankly ludicrous. If it is not about race, why is there a need for the 'Trash' to be defined as white? If jade had made a comment about 'Black Trash' or any other derogatory comment about anyone of a different colour or race in such a way (which she hasn't) it would, quite rightly, be slammed by everyone in the media and the general public. Whilst talking to Shilpa about his ex-wife, Jermaine answered the question "Was she black?" by saying "Of course", that could be construed as saying that he would not lower himself to having a white wife - and if it had been reversed would have been by a lot of people. Of course these points have not been raised by the same people that talk of racism in the BB House.
On last years Celebrity Big Brother, Faria Alam made some vitriolic comments about
white British people, and was never brought to task when it was much clearer that racist things were being said inside the house.
Racism works both ways.
Like the title says, see you in the summer, when hopefully normal service can be resumed.
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