'Big Brother' Racism - Shilpa Shetty

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
My question was; How is it the inuit equal to the N word?

I'm more offended that Big Brother is still on the air, it hurts my soul, deep down.

It's funny because these Z list celebrities will come out the house thinking "Great! I've got my career back!" Wait till you see their faces when they learn that crowds of thousands were burning effigies of them on the streets of Mumbai.

Everything the media is reporting on was taking pretty much out of context. I don't believe any of it is really racially motivated. More about jealousy and class differences in my opinion. I do believe some of the things being said are indeed out of order though but it's just another one of those things the media have blown way out of proportion. People are blaming Channel 4 for not having more censorship but that is just a crock of shit. Just because it wouldn't be broadcast doesn't mean it wasn't actually happening. It all comes down to everything being too politically correct. Racism is not a good thing but it's not going to go away unless people are actually fully aware that it goes on. Seeing moronic, lower class, untalented wankers being harsh to a beautiful, classy and successful bollywood star may just bring foreword some issues that have been swept under the carpet for too long.

I do genuinely hope that people in India don't continue to feel that the English are a bunch of racist c*nts becasue this is really just not the case. Racism isn't a large problem in the country and the Big Brother house is not a cross-section of society. It's simply the lower end of it which most people tend to ignore.

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
I'm well aware of that, I have family from areas of Canada that are or were populated by many variations of tribes.

My question was; How is it the inuit equal to the N word? People may find it offensive because it's misinformation and such, not because it's a racial derogatory slur.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
I'm well aware of that, I have family from areas of Canada that are or were populated by many variations of tribes.

My question was; How is it the inuit equal to the N word? People may find it offensive because it's misinformation and such, not because it's a racial derogatory slur.

-AC

Originally posted by §P0oONY
It's not like the N-Word at all because the N-Word is not used to describe people from certain countries/tribes... Inuit is more like the term "Paki" as it's derogatorily used for everyone who has come from a certain area not just Pakistan. I'm sure the term Inuit is offensive to some but it's a totally different type of derogatory term than the N-word.

Originally posted by Whisper
Em, I thought we were talking about the word "Eskimo"?

Plus I think you'll find Inuits were what was being talked about at that point in the discussion.

I thought we were talking about the word "Eskimo" and it's statuus as a racial slur. Oh it doesn't matter, Racism sucks on every level.

Originally posted by Whisper
I thought we were talking about the word "Eskimo" and it's statuus as a racial slur. Oh it doesn't matter, Racism sucks on every level.

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
All its participants should be shot and those who watch it should be endlessly ridiculed and subjected to massive public shaming, if they aren't already ashamed of themselves.

That's my two pence and if you have a problem with my lack of "contribution", my ready-made reply is: "You watch Big Brother.".
-AC

Agreed.

I literally just saw the scenes on the Irish News....the "f*ck off home" comment was pretty racist IMO. Looks like Teddy Sheringham is going to have dump his girlfriend once this show is over otherwise this could really hurt his football career.(Granted it's at its end)...but what's really sad is that it takes a really bad Reality TV show to dent the walls of society when it comes to the racism topic...it's no lie that this xenophobic/racism attitude is quite prominent in both Irish and UK societies. It's a shame that our societies are over run by such ignoramuses and bigots.

As you said we all know that racism is bad....the question now is what can we do? For some reason this "I have no respect for myself and therefore no respect for other people" attitude is popular and seems to be on the increase in our societies. Not to mention Xenophobia seems to be on the increase. Sigh* we're all doomed. 🙁

Originally posted by §P0oONY

I do genuinely hope that people in India don't continue to feel that the English are a bunch of racist c*nts becasue this is really just not the case. Racism isn't a large problem in the country and the Big Brother house is not a cross-section of society. It's simply the lower end of it which most people tend to ignore.

im sorry but your wrong
racism is a MASSIVE problem in the UK
there is a LOT off ill feeling towards immigrants be they african or polish etc and the BNP is on the rise
muslims aint doing so well either with mosques being vasndalised and the row over the veil
there is a huge amount of rascist attacks on whites too and a lot of whites are sick to death of hoodied black and asian yobs making peoples lives a misery...its a fact
watch the news,crimewatch or pick up a newspaper and 9/10 times the truth is in front of you
there is a problem and the Uk is turning into something i dont like at all

as for BB i think Jade and her cronies are typical of the kind of bullies you get in school who pick on the well educated,pretty girls in school because they are envious
i watched it last night and what a nightmare she is
i hope her "career" is over when she gets booted out tommorow and she disapears from our screens and newstands for ever
this could be the end of the reality celebs
hope so

What happened to free speech, if someone wants to be an ignorant racist let them. If its thier opinion. When they get out they will suffer enough imo.

Originally posted by Bicnarok
What happened to free speech, if someone wants to be an ignorant racist let them. If its thier opinion. When they get out they will suffer enough imo.

That's a myth it doesn't exist. Besides...I would prefer people to have enough common sense to realize what they're saying. Racism is something that shouldn't be tolerated especially when the person is being victimized on live television. I mean you can hardly turn a blind eye to a person subjected to racism on live television? Would this be your solution for racism in general? Just allow itself to continue and work itself out?

Besides your suggestion violates a load of human rights laws.

back on the subject Carphone Warehouse has pulled their sponsership of the show and withdrawn Jade Goodys perfume

one thing that puzzles me is these celebrity perfumes
if you buy them your buying into an image of the person

whod want to be like Jade Goody???

Originally posted by vintageSW77
im sorry but your wrong
racism is a MASSIVE problem in the UK
there is a LOT off ill feeling towards immigrants be they african or polish etc and the BNP is on the rise
muslims aint doing so well either with mosques being vasndalised and the row over the veil
there is a huge amount of rascist attacks on whites too and a lot of whites are sick to death of hoodied black and asian yobs making peoples lives a misery...its a fact
watch the news,crimewatch or pick up a newspaper and 9/10 times the truth is in front of you
there is a problem and the Uk is turning into something i dont like at all

as for BB i think Jade and her cronies are typical of the kind of bullies you get in school who pick on the well educated,pretty girls in school because they are envious
i watched it last night and what a nightmare she is
i hope her "career" is over when she gets booted out tommorow and she disapears from our screens and newstands for ever
this could be the end of the reality celebs
hope so

Originally posted by vintageSW77
im sorry but your wrong
racism is a MASSIVE problem in the UK
there is a LOT off ill feeling towards immigrants be they african or polish etc and the BNP is on the rise
muslims aint doing so well either with mosques being vasndalised and the row over the veil
there is a huge amount of rascist attacks on whites too and a lot of whites are sick to death of hoodied black and asian yobs making peoples lives a misery...its a fact
watch the news,crimewatch or pick up a newspaper and 9/10 times the truth is in front of you
there is a problem and the Uk is turning into something i dont like at all

as for BB i think Jade and her cronies are typical of the kind of bullies you get in school who pick on the well educated,pretty girls in school because they are envious
i watched it last night and what a nightmare she is
i hope her "career" is over when she gets booted out tommorow and she disapears from our screens and newstands for ever
this could be the end of the reality celebs
hope so

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
true. i didnt know this until i read this post, then i did some research on it.

I just watched a lot of the episodes on youtube and she's so pretty.I know that has nothing to do with anything but, I felt like saying it.

The other people in the house seem kinda easily offended

"It'll be like Big Brother, except somebody'll be watching."

...Why do we care what people from Big Brother think (or feel, for that matter)?

I don't watch reality TV.
I've seen maybe 5 episodes of American Idol and 5 of Survivor, first seasons toward the end.

I've never even heard of Teen Big Brother or Celebrity Big Brother.
I don't think we get those here.

The racist remarks are disgusting, and they should not only be thrown out of the house but sued by the one being bullied.