I am a NRI living in Harrow, London. Most of the NRI%u2019s are extremely upset with Shilpa Shetty! We all here sympathised with her so much whilst she was a victim of bullying and racism in the Big Brother House and so many complaints went to Offcom & even it got escalated to the Houses of Parliaments! When Shilpa Shetty came out of the Big Brother House she was deliberately not shown any news footage about the whole incident because Channel4 had already bought her out, as the other contestants had been shown about the relevant news flashes and clips worldwide but not Shilpa! Shilpa Shetty has been bought by Channel4 / EndeMol productions because why she is in denial %u2013 it was 100% racism! Channel4 did not release a certain footage including a song stating this house was happy until this PAKI came in. The police are investigating this also now. I do understand that maybe because she is an Indian from India she has not been exposed to racism in such manner ever before, but you can ask any NRI residing in UK who will also tell you that it is a racist term to call any Asian a PAKI here! It does not mean that Paki is that you belong to Pakistan but instead it is used as an offending work to all/any Asians living in UK. It is equivalent to calling blacks NIGGERS.
Minster of Culture Affairs had said that she wants to end Big Brother full stop on Channel4. After hearing this of course Channel4 did everything to protect their programme and they were afraid that if Shilpa also admits to racism then this will mean trouble for Channel4, so therefore they had bought Shilpa out!!! Disgusting of Shilpa to accept this offer, as on one hand she says she is a very dignified person and now it is just so clear that she was for sale!
We are were really happy at first that she won and we all had hoped that once she comes out of the house and after reviewing all the relevant footage she will definitely take a strong step forward to stop racism and blame the people who are doing this to her. Instead she acts like a weak person and she has become a disgrace for all the Asians here. She made big headlines here & across the globe regarding racism & bullying and due to her denial and poor behaviour we feel that anyone can call us PAKI here and it should be ok. Sorry, but not everyone is a SHILPA here, if she was so ignorant then she should have just shut her mouth and return to India but instead she said in all interviews that it was not racism! She has not only let all the NRI%u2019s downs but also all our freedom fighters such as Ghandi, Bhagat Singh, Udam Singh.
I know she was a flop actress in Bollywood anyways, and truly hope she remains this, as how could she do this to all Indians! If she was clever she could have done so much with this golden opportunity at the moment but instead she made the wrong move again. She never was capable to manage her film career and now this also proves how dumb she really is. Shame on her!
NRI%u2019s are so furious and upset with her at present & NO, (as she said) she did not represent India and our culture on Big Brother, as Indians are a strong nation and not weak, weak, weak as she is. She should call herself never ever an Indian anymore! Stupid Girl!
I am a NRI living in Harrow, London. Most of the NRI%u2019s are extremely upset with Shilpa Shetty! We all here sympathised with her so much whilst she was a victim of bullying and racism in the Big Brother House and so many complaints went to Offcom & even it got escalated to the Houses of Parliaments! When Shilpa Shetty came out of the Big Brother House she was deliberately not shown any news footage about the whole incident because Channel4 had already bought her out, as the other contestants had been shown about the relevant news flashes and clips worldwide but not Shilpa! Shilpa Shetty has been bought by Channel4 / EndeMol productions because why she is in denial %u2013 it was 100% racism! Channel4 did not release a certain footage including a song stating this house was happy until this PAKI came in. The police are investigating this also now. I do understand that maybe because she is an Indian from India she has not been exposed to racism in such manner ever before, but you can ask any NRI residing in UK who will also tell you that it is a racist term to call any Asian a PAKI here! It does not mean that Paki is that you belong to Pakistan but instead it is used as an offending work to all/any Asians living in UK. It is equivalent to calling blacks NIGGERS.
Minster of Culture Affairs had said that she wants to end Big Brother full stop on Channel4. After hearing this of course Channel4 did everything to protect their programme and they were afraid that if Shilpa also admits to racism then this will mean trouble for Channel4, so therefore they had bought Shilpa out!!! Disgusting of Shilpa to accept this offer, as on one hand she says she is a very dignified person and now it is just so clear that she was for sale!
We are were really happy at first that she won and we all had hoped that once she comes out of the house and after reviewing all the relevant footage she will definitely take a strong step forward to stop racism and blame the people who are doing this to her. Instead she acts like a weak person and she has become a disgrace for all the Asians here. She made big headlines here & across the globe regarding racism & bullying and due to her denial and poor behaviour we feel that anyone can call us PAKI here and it should be ok%u2026 Sorry, but not everyone is a SHILPA here, if she was so ignorant then she should have just shut her mouth and return to India but instead she said in all interviews that it was not racism! She has not only let all the NRI%u2019s downs but also all our freedom fighters such as Ghandi, Bhagat Singh, Udam Singh %u2026
I know she was a flop actress in Bollywood anyways, and truly hope she remains this, as how could she do this to all Indians! If she was clever she could have done so much with this golden opportunity at the moment but instead she made the wrong move again.. She never was capable to manage her film career and now this also proves how dumb she really is%u2026Shame on her..
NRI%u2019s are so furious and upset with her at present%u2026 & NO, (as she said) she did not represent India and our culture on Big Brother, as Indians are a strong nation and not weak%u2026 weak %u2026weak as she is. She should call herself never ever an Indian anymore! Stupid Girl!
I am a NRI living in Harrow, London. Most of the NRI%u2019s are extremely upset with Shilpa Shetty! We all here sympathised with her so much whilst she was a victim of bullying and racism in the Big Brother House and so many complaints went to Offcom & even it got escalated to the Houses of Parliaments! When Shilpa Shetty came out of the Big Brother House she was deliberately not shown any news footage about the whole incident because Channel4 had already bought her out, as the other contestants had been shown about the relevant news flashes and clips worldwide but not Shilpa! Shilpa Shetty has been bought by Channel4 / EndeMol productions because why she is in denial %u2013 it was 100% racism! Channel4 did not release a certain footage including a song stating %u2018this house was happy until this %u2018PAKI%u2019 came in. The police are investigating this also now. I do understand that maybe because she is an Indian from India she has not been exposed to racism in such manner ever before, but you can ask any NRI residing in UK who will also tell you that it is a racist term to call any Asian a PAKI here! It does not mean that Paki is that you belong to Pakistan but instead it is used as an offending work to all/any Asians living in UK. It is equivalent to calling blacks %u2018NIGGERS%u2019.
Minster of Culture Affairs had said that she wants to end Big Brother full stop on Channel4. After hearing this of course Channel4 did everything to protect their programme and they were afraid that if Shilpa also admits to racism then this will mean trouble for Channel4, so therefore they had bought Shilpa out!!! Disgusting of Shilpa to accept this offer, as on one hand she says she is a very dignified person and now it is just so clear that she was for sale!
We are were really happy at first that she won and we all had hoped that once she comes out of the house and after reviewing all the relevant footage she will definitely take a strong step forward to stop racism and blame the people who are doing this to her. Instead she acts like a weak person and she has become a disgrace for all the Asians here. She made big headlines here & across the globe regarding racism & bullying and due to her denial and poor behaviour we feel that anyone can call us PAKI here and it should be ok%u2026 Sorry, but not everyone is a SHILPA here, if she was so ignorant then she should have just shut her mouth and return to India but instead she said in all interviews that it was not racism! She has not only let all the NRI%u2019s downs but also all our freedom fighters such as Ghandi, Bhagat Singh, Udam Singh %u2026
I know she was a flop actress in Bollywood anyways, and truly hope she remains this, as how could she do this to all Indians! If she was clever she could have done so much with this golden opportunity at the moment but instead she made the wrong move again.. She never was capable to manage her film career and now this also proves how dumb she really is%u2026Shame on her..
NRI%u2019s are so furious and upset with her at present%u2026 & NO, (as she said) she did not represent India and our culture on Big Brother, as Indians are a strong nation and not weak%u2026 weak %u2026weak as she is. She should call herself never ever an Indian anymore! Stupid Girl!
Cant two persons who like each other get engaged. Why create such a hue and cry. Why everyone is interested in getting minute by minute details and cant leave these guys alone. Sorry state of affairs that people can afford to waste so much time on these gossips. Infact I feel by writing on this message board I am wasting time which can be used in something productive. Life is too short. Let others enjoy and let us enjoy without creating fuss over two ordinary mortals
Acting career are made by really giving a good performance. Not by controversy. If she is good she would suceed otherwise one or two films more due to public attention generated. People will sympathise with her but at the end of the day she will have to give a good performance for her to suceed
I believe that I am %u2018civilised%u2019 enough to write this article. The timing just couldn%u2019t be any better than this. After watching the %u2018Celebrity Big brother%u2019 reality show on Channel4, reading articles and blogs in the British and world media, I believe that it is time for all to do some serious thinking. I feel that the western society must come into terms of what%u2019s is actually happening within their so called tolerant society. It is very easy to make an excuse that the reality show is after all a television programme and shouldn%u2019t be taken into consideration. This show has been viewed all over the world and discussed by the public and mass media. Sadly, more than 2.3 million teenagers do watch this reality show for the last 7 years in Britain. Don%u2019t the housemates know these facts? Doesn%u2019t the show reveal some reality? In the show, housemates Jade Goody, Danielle Lloyd, Jo O%u2019Meara have had %u2018ganged up%u2019 against fellow housemate Shilpa Shetty and made fun of her English accent, nationality, ethnicity, were not prepared to call her by name, were reluctant to eat the roast chicken cooked by her, described her a %u201CPaki%u201D, the disgraced Miss Great Britain Danielle even called her a 'Dog', used %u2018very filthy%u2019 language repeatedly, and even asked her to %u2018Go back to the slums and find out what real life is%u2019. If this is not racially motivated abuse, please define what is %u2018racism%u2019 in your terms? If you say %u2018Oh..no..it is nothing but just bullying%u2019, log into YouTube.com and watch the recorded show and then come back to read this article. It is quite easy to argue and dispute that all these were the result of total ignorance, stupidity and playground type bullying. Grow up!! Bullying and racism are not two difference things. They are indeed the same wine in two different bottles, served to two different people!!
Understandably, the feelings and emotions are now running high on all corners. The British media regulator ofCom and Channel4, which broadcast the show, had received more than 55,000 complaints from the public in just four days!! This issue heads in all local newspapers, news websites, blogs and chatrooms. Blair was forced to comment on this row. The next British prime minister-in-waiting Brown is having tough time in India!! I believe that Indian Prime Minister Mr.Manmohan Singh and Indian President Mr.Abdul Kalam are the only people left to comment on this issue!!!
I live in the United Kingdom, so I would like to see the whole issue in two mirrors. I honestly respect all %u2018Non-Racist British%u2019 in Britain. I am fortunate enough to have few of them as my friends, who understand that the colour of our blood is always going to be red but the colour of our skin is unfortunately not. (We blame it on God%u2019s politics!)
Let me begin with the very root cause of this whole issue. Even the Asians who were born and brought up in Britain are being classified as %u2018British Indian%u2019, %u2018British Sikh%u2019, %u2018British Pakistani%u2019 and %u2018British Muslim%u2019. This is how they are tagged in government forms and documents. How sick these race tags are? Aren%u2019t they British enough to be %u2018British%u2019? This is surely leaving negative impact on the minorities. They think that how much ever British they are, they will always remain as minorities in Britain. This is pure racial dejection. Then, what is the point of talking about that minorities are not integrating well into British society? The sad thing is that nobody seems to care about it including the British government. The same British government, every year does celebrate Diwali and Ed festivals in a spectacular manner!!! Surprised? I personally think that the British government itself is very confused about it%u2019s racial policies or they are playing very tricky %u2018double game%u2019. This is clearly sending the wrong message among majority British. That%u2019s why many think and act that it is OK to racially abuse anybody from the minority community. The result is what exactly the world had witnessed for the last six days in Jade-Shilpa%u2019s race row. It is time for the British government to wake up.
I am not surprised at all on this wildfire racial row. The three Big Brother gang girls are drop of the today%u2019s British society and surely reflect the growing new generation of future Britain. The Big Brother house is actually a small portrait of today%u2019s modern Britain. Don%u2019t mistake me? In a large portrait, this is how the great British society will exactly look like in next 50 years time. I mark my words without a second thought. The abuse and racial comments on Shilpa do 1,000% truly reflect the British and European societies attitude on racism especially on all non-whites. It is time for the western world to publicly admit that racism in all forms and size still does exist in the society. Because, many who receive racial abuse, usually tend to ignore rather than challenge it out. That doesn%u2019t mean they accept it at heart. It%u2019s a serious problem. Worth fighting than %u2018War on Terror%u2019. For all those who are not minority British, it isn%u2019t easy to realise how serious racism can be. Asians living and working in Britain such as students, doctors, nurses, taxi drivers, teachers, shop owners, restaurant waiters, call centre personnel and even community police officers do often go through more or less the same kind of racially motivated verbal abuse. At the worst, get beaten by group of racist thugs. I swear on my words. I am not exaggerating it. I had gone through the same sort of verbal abuse before and still go through it now and then. I have been called %u2018Indian%u2019 on many occasions in a tone, which is definitely not polite and friendly way that anyone would like to be called upon. I don%u2019t like to call any non-Asian like that. The arrogant, ignorant, economically, ethically and culturally failing western society is facing some serious social problems. Racism will top in that list without doubt. Who is going to handle these problems?
The reality show indeed reflects the reality of British youth%u2019s attitude towards the society and living. I am not at all surprised to hear abusive language in reality show. Certainly you could hear them from groups of young boys and girls on British streets. Well..What else would you expect from the boys and girls of today%u2019s British society, where 13 years old lads and girls smoke, drink and use drugs, losing virginity at the age of 14 is just a matter of self-pride, having babies at the age of 15 is OK and becoming common, the average life span of a formal marriage is just over 16 months, many live together unmarried, many don%u2019t know who is their mother or father is and the divorce rate is 40% higher than any European union country. There are various reasons for this social catastrophe. Today%u2019s young British are not well educated, they distance themselves from Maths, Science, and general knowledge subjects, they are very proud of binge drinking, smoking, sex on the streets, honking the car horns and yelling racist remarks. They are ignorant souls and sadly the face of future British society. Who is going to teach them about racial tolerance and respecting people as humans? Their stupid British prime minister is very busy with the arrogant American president on bringing back democracy and peace in Iraq and Afghanistan!!! In this nation, some think that waging war on a country is just like playing a video game. It is OK to think like that in this so called developed country with underdeveloped people. Many British do have big attitude disorder and do think that the rest of the world is still ruled by their great grand fathers & company. They still do believe that the Sun will never ever set on their kingdom. What else I can say? The British public is not aware of what is happening within their country and in rest of the world. They don%u2019t have the necessary urge to learn new skills, acquire knowledge, and stay competitive in the global world. They probably don%u2019t want to know about anything as long as they can afford to buy fish & chips and pukha pies. All they know is to eat, to do binge drinking in 24 hour pubs (Yes. 24 hour pubs!!!), to be illiterate (I bet many can%u2019t read and write English properly) and claim free government social benefits to go on holiday abroad. Can anyone say this is not what is happening in Britain today?
In a country like Britain, racism doesn%u2019t just exist due to ignorance. Ignorance is the result of confusion. I could sense the fear of failure among British in this rapid world, in which they are struggling to keep up with the changes and challenges. Today%u2019s Britain is steadily losing its ground on economical, cultural, and social front, which were once the proud symbols of British colonialism. The British are confused about their obsessed identity in multicultural Britain. Instead of turning it into their advantage, they are turning it away. In general, the British are not sensitive to accept other cultures into their lives. The Asians are far more broadminded, tolerant, patient when it comes to living in multi-cultural, multi-ethnic society such as Britain. Even though, Asians didn%u2019t integrate 100% into the British society, I would say that they are well on their way towards it or realising the necessity to do it. So, I am prepared to put a bet that before the end of this 21st century, Britain will have an Asian Prime Minister. I am not joking.
The British public and politicians do think that the non-Europeans are culturally and economically invading all corners of Britain. They are getting jealous of dominant Asian minority. That%u2019s why there are tougher visa restrictions, delay in issuing visas, and recent %u2018motivated%u2019 HSMP revision to keep the %u2018Browns%u2019 away from Britain. Let me explain it a bit more. Today%u2019s great British politics, lifestyle, business, economy and national cuisine (Chicken Tikka Masala is the national dish of Britain since 2000!) are being greatly influenced by the Asians. A very remarkable feat that the Scottish, Irish and Welsh trio couldn%u2019t able to do for several centuries and had totally failed. Also, majority of the Asians are well educated, intelligent, beautiful in heart, hard working and economically prospering than ever before. If the first wave of Asian migrants helped to revive the shops and stores on Britain's streets, the second and third generation of Asians are now making their mark on the financial and business world. Now, India is the third largest global investor in Britain next only to US and Japan. Indian companies are taking over many not-so-profitable British companies and turning them into profitable. Thus, creating jobs for the British. Remember richest citizen of the United Kingdom is not a native British but India born Steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal. He has recently donated %uFFFD2 million pounds to the cash-strapped ruling Labour party, almost certainly bailing it out of financial crisis. There is a list of endless contributions made by the Asians to today%u2019s modern Britain. It is just impossible to blindly ignore the imposing stature of Asians and Asianism in Britain. Without the Asians, the British public services and healthcare will crumble in matter of days. Without the Asians, the British economy will not survive for more than a month. Don%u2019t the Asians deserve to be treated as %u2018British%u2019 in %u2018Britain%u2019?
On the other side, this whole issue raises the same questions about our own society. Are we Indians really not racists? Is it OK and justified to racially discriminate fellow Indians? But, it becomes an issue when Non-Asians dish it out on us? We actually don%u2019t respect fellow Indians in India and abroad. Don%u2019t we? We have got several racial problems within our country and society. Don%u2019t we all know that the North Indians bully and discriminate the South Indians as %u2018Madarasis%u2019. The South Indians bully the North Indians by calling them as %u2018Biharis%u2019. We are the largest racist society on this planet, which practised and still practising all forms of racism, discrimination and bullying in the name of god, caste and culture. We are talking about it for more than 100 years. Nothing has been changed significantly. When are we going to change it? Let us bring our house in order before pointing out finger at others.
One of India's great strength is its ability to adapt diversity. That%u2019s what India is all about. It is indeed a very quite remarkable for a country like India, where the majority of the population is Hindu. But, our current president is a Muslim, the prime minister is a Sikh and probably the most influential lady in India is sari wearing Italian born Catholic. I cannot think of any other country in the world that could accept such a diversified political scenario. This is truly remarkable and it works very well in India. Whereas, in the US, the Americans are still waiting to have a Black or Hispanic as American president and the US has been a democratic country for more than 200 years!!! Whereas India%u2019s democracy gained it%u2019s status 60 years ago, we have already had several minorities as presidents, prime ministers, chief ministers, ministers, military chief of staff, and supreme court judges. This is the great strength that India has. We are humans first, then Indians, then Punjabi, Gujarathi, Bengali, or Madarasi. Forget about race, religion and colour. So, It is time for us to do some reality test on ourselves. It is time for us to accept that we are really racists and do something about it. When we are going to announce that racism and discrimination in any form, any size is punishable crime and has no place in civilised India? We can. Let us do it now before it is too late.
Our world will become a happy place to live when we love each other in heart and without discriminating anyone by their race, ethnicity, religion, faith, and wealth. Let's grow up. When we are going to be one big loud and proud Indians? It is shame on us if we can%u2019t do it. Share your views.
RE:SHILPA & BIG CELEBRITY RACISM
by on Feb 05, 2007 05:38 AM
Hi,
I am a NRI living in Harrow, London. Most of the NRI%u2019s are extremely upset with Shilpa Shetty! We all here sympathised with her so much whilst she was a victim of bullying and racism in the Big Brother House and so many complaints went to Offcom & even it got escalated to the Houses of Parliaments! When Shilpa Shetty came out of the Big Brother House she was deliberately not shown any news footage about the whole incident because Channel4 had already bought her out, as the other contestants had been shown about the relevant news flashes and clips worldwide but not Shilpa! Shilpa Shetty has been bought by Channel4 / EndeMol productions because why she is in denial %u2013 it was 100% racism! Channel4 did not release a certain footage including a song stating %u2018this house was happy until this %u2018PAKI%u2019 came in. The police are investigating this also now. I do understand that maybe because she is an Indian from India she has not been exposed to racism in such manner ever before, but you can ask any NRI residing in UK who will also tell you that it is a racist term to call any Asian a PAKI here! It does not mean that Paki is that you belong to Pakistan but instead it is used as an offending work to all/any Asians living in UK. It is equivalent to calling blacks %u2018NIGGERS%u2019.
Minster of Culture Affairs had said that she wants to end Big Brother full stop on Channel4. After hearing this of course Channel4 did everything to protect their programme and they were afraid that if Shilpa also admits to racism then this will mean trouble for Channel4, so therefore they had bought Shilpa out!!! Disgusting of Shilpa to accept this offer, as on one hand she says she is a very dignified person and now it is just so clear that she was for sale!
We are were really happy at first that she won and we all had hoped that once she comes out of the house and after reviewing all the relevant footage she will definitely take a strong step forward to stop racism and blame the people who are doing this to her. Instead she acts like a weak person and she has become a disgrace for all the Asians here. She made big headlines here & across the globe regarding racism & bullying and due to her denial and poor behaviour we feel that anyone can call us PAKI here and it should be ok%u2026 Sorry, but not everyone is a SHILPA here, if she was so ignorant then she should have just shut her mouth and return to India but instead she said in all interviews that it was not racism! She has not only let all the NRI%u2019s downs but also all our freedom fighters such as Ghandi, Bhagat Singh, Udam Singh %u2026
I know she was a flop actress in Bollywood anyways, and truly hope she remains this, as how could she do this to all Indians! If she was clever she could have done so much with this golden opportunity at the moment but instead she made the wrong move again.. She never was capable to manage her film career and now this also proves how dumb she really is%u2026Shame on her..
NRI%u2019s are so furious and upset with her at present%u2026 & NO, (as she said) she did not represent India and our culture on Big Brother, as Indians are a strong nation and not weak%u2026 weak %u2026weak as she is. She should call herself never ever an Indian anymore! Stupid Girl!
Let us remember that the show is called "CELEBRITY Big Brother" and any celebrity can apply, and Shilpa Shetty would qualify. How much she gets paid is down to negotiation. That is her job she is doing. But what is so admirable about her is the way she has approached the programme. She arrived in a beautiful sari, she clasped her hands together to greet everyone and she smiled and looked Indian. Her language in the house was as a proud Indian representing her country. Her behaviour, already alluded to, has been remarkably gracious and full of style, poise and panache. She should stay the full course because she will be admired even more. I can assure you that when asked "What were you doing when Shilpa was hurled a tirade of racist abuse?", you will forever remember that moment and the context of it. This is how remarkable this woman is.
The money, the whole bollywood thing is small compared to her amazing achievement. And I hope that people see her more positively and be generous in giving her credit. Thanks.
RE:A comment on some of the posts here
by on Feb 05, 2007 05:57 AM
Hi,
I am a NRI living in Harrow, London. Most of the NRI%u2019s are extremely upset with Shilpa Shetty! We all here sympathised with her so much whilst she was a victim of bullying and racism in the Big Brother House and so many complaints went to Offcom & even it got escalated to the Houses of Parliaments! When Shilpa Shetty came out of the Big Brother House she was deliberately not shown any news footage about the whole incident because Channel4 had already bought her out, as the other contestants had been shown about the relevant news flashes and clips worldwide but not Shilpa! Shilpa Shetty has been bought by Channel4 / EndeMol productions because why she is in denial %u2013 it was 100% racism! Channel4 did not release a certain footage including a song stating this house was happy until this PAKI came in. The police are investigating this also now. I do understand that maybe because she is an Indian from India she has not been exposed to racism in such manner ever before, but you can ask any NRI residing in UK who will also tell you that it is a racist term to call any Asian a PAKI here! It does not mean that Paki is that you belong to Pakistan but instead it is used as an offending work to all/any Asians living in UK. It is equivalent to calling blacks NIGGERS.
Minster of Culture Affairs had said that she wants to end Big Brother full stop on Channel4. After hearing this of course Channel4 did everything to protect their programme and they were afraid that if Shilpa also admits to racism then this will mean trouble for Channel4, so therefore they had bought Shilpa out!!! Disgusting of Shilpa to accept this offer, as on one hand she says she is a very dignified person and now it is just so clear that she was for sale!
We are were really happy at first that she won and we all had hoped that once she comes out of the house and after reviewing all the relevant footage she will definitely take a strong step forward to stop racism and blame the people who are doing this to her. Instead she acts like a weak person and she has become a disgrace for all the Asians here. She made big headlines here & across the globe regarding racism & bullying and due to her denial and poor behaviour we feel that anyone can call us PAKI here and it should be ok. Sorry, but not everyone is a SHILPA here, if she was so ignorant then she should have just shut her mouth and return to India but instead she said in all interviews that it was not racism! She has not only let all the NRI%u2019s downs but also all our freedom fighters such as Ghandi, Bhagat Singh, Udam Singh.
I know she was a flop actress in Bollywood anyways, and truly hope she remains this, as how could she do this to all Indians! If she was clever she could have done so much with this golden opportunity at the moment but instead she made the wrong move again. She never was capable to manage her film career and now this also proves how dumb she really is. Shame on her!
NRI%u2019s are so furious and upset with her at present & NO, (as she said) she did not represent India and our culture on Big Brother, as Indians are a strong nation and not weak, weak, weak as she is. She should call herself never ever an Indian anymore! Stupid Girl!
After reading a reasonable sample of comments here, I would like to point out how hard it is to face racism when it starts at you in confined spaces in Britain. It is very intimidating even for people brought in rough council estates in the UK. Shilpa had 4-5 people ganging up on her, the insults were ruthless in damning her entire being and the attacks were relentless and persistent. Throughout Shilpa held her poise (hence my comment about her being a goddess in previous post)and she showed a wonderful side to her personality which is very rare to see. By crying and other means, Shilpa probably avoided a nervous breakdown and long term psychological damage to her. For these reasons, not only should we empathise with her and Channel Four should publicly apologise to her but we should thank her for showing how to deal with an extremely difficult and dangerous situation.
RE:Some Comments on the blogs here
by on Feb 05, 2007 05:57 AM
Hi,
I am a NRI living in Harrow, London. Most of the NRI%u2019s are extremely upset with Shilpa Shetty! We all here sympathised with her so much whilst she was a victim of bullying and racism in the Big Brother House and so many complaints went to Offcom & even it got escalated to the Houses of Parliaments! When Shilpa Shetty came out of the Big Brother House she was deliberately not shown any news footage about the whole incident because Channel4 had already bought her out, as the other contestants had been shown about the relevant news flashes and clips worldwide but not Shilpa! Shilpa Shetty has been bought by Channel4 / EndeMol productions because why she is in denial %u2013 it was 100% racism! Channel4 did not release a certain footage including a song stating this house was happy until this PAKI came in. The police are investigating this also now. I do understand that maybe because she is an Indian from India she has not been exposed to racism in such manner ever before, but you can ask any NRI residing in UK who will also tell you that it is a racist term to call any Asian a PAKI here! It does not mean that Paki is that you belong to Pakistan but instead it is used as an offending work to all/any Asians living in UK. It is equivalent to calling blacks NIGGERS.
Minster of Culture Affairs had said that she wants to end Big Brother full stop on Channel4. After hearing this of course Channel4 did everything to protect their programme and they were afraid that if Shilpa also admits to racism then this will mean trouble for Channel4, so therefore they had bought Shilpa out!!! Disgusting of Shilpa to accept this offer, as on one hand she says she is a very dignified person and now it is just so clear that she was for sale!
We are were really happy at first that she won and we all had hoped that once she comes out of the house and after reviewing all the relevant footage she will definitely take a strong step forward to stop racism and blame the people who are doing this to her. Instead she acts like a weak person and she has become a disgrace for all the Asians here. She made big headlines here & across the globe regarding racism & bullying and due to her denial and poor behaviour we feel that anyone can call us PAKI here and it should be ok. Sorry, but not everyone is a SHILPA here, if she was so ignorant then she should have just shut her mouth and return to India but instead she said in all interviews that it was not racism! She has not only let all the NRI%u2019s downs but also all our freedom fighters such as Ghandi, Bhagat Singh, Udam Singh.
I know she was a flop actress in Bollywood anyways, and truly hope she remains this, as how could she do this to all Indians! If she was clever she could have done so much with this golden opportunity at the moment but instead she made the wrong move again. She never was capable to manage her film career and now this also proves how dumb she really is. Shame on her!
NRI%u2019s are so furious and upset with her at present & NO, (as she said) she did not represent India and our culture on Big Brother, as Indians are a strong nation and not weak, weak, weak as she is. She should call herself never ever an Indian anymore! Stupid Girl!
