I dont know if any UK members are watching the show, or anyone abroad for that matter. But since last years celebrity big brother uprising due to the "racist" comments of Jade Goody towards the indian actress shilpa shetty, its happened again this year. But I feel very strongly about it and thought I'd bring it up for discussion.
Basically its an english reality tv show where a whole lot of people are chosen by channel 4 and put into a modern stylish living area for 3 months, each week people are nominated by the housemates and the public vote for who is kicked out until there is a winner.
Anyway, to the point, 2 girls in the house are black. Blonde girl Emily from London was outside in the garden talking with them joking about and said something along the lines of "Are you pushing it out, you nigger?". To which the black girl seemed shocked and replied:
"Em, I can't believe you said that."
Miss Uchea said: "You are in trouble."
Miss Parr said: "Don't make a big thing out of it then. I was joking."
Miss Uchea said: "I know you were, but that's some serious s***, sorry."
Not so much making a big deal as she would've done if the other black girl had've said it to her. Emily obviously didn't mean to offend, its a pretty common word in the urban dictionary. To cause a fuss over it would be pathetic and pointless, but the black girl did to an extent. Emily was then removed from the house shortly after. I'm saying it should've been the other way round.
I dont usually watch the show but this is absolute bullshit. Last year the racist comments were used to offend the housemate. This year, black culture it seems isn't allowed to be used by a white girl on an English TV show. What the hell is happening? I can say nigger, I'm sure alot of black people wouldn't care, but those who do only have some sort of insecurity about feeling inferior. While they continue to use it in all of their pop and rap songs. I'm surprised there's not more of a rebellion against this in the newspapers, but it seems political correctness is on the side off bullshit, once again.