Big Brother in Controversy Again

[Munish]

They've evicted a contestant for racism! Hilarious! How stupid can you be to get yourself kicked out for racism after the whole Celebrity Big Brother debacle with Jade Goody and Shilpa Shetty?

I am very upset though, but only because this Emily character did make visually appealing viewing! :D

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We all thought it was going to be to good to be true that there was not going to be any racism on big brother 8 considering on the different backgrounds of the house mates in there. Well it has just happened yet again.

Student Emily Parr who is 19 years old has been removed from the big brother house in the early hours of this morning after she was heard saying “Are you pushing it out, you n****r?” to black house mate Charley Uchea who is 21 years old.

This incident comes after this year’s “Celebrity Big Brother” was overshadowed when Indian actress Shilpa Shetty was racially abused by other housemates.

Emily said she did not mean the comment to be offensive and Charley who had listed racism as one of her dislikes on her Big Brother profile said she had not taken the comment personally but was shocked at the language that Emily used towards her.

Channel 4 said the exchange was not screened live and was immediately reported to the senior production staff who took the decision to remove Emily from the house.

Emily understands why her part in Big Brother has had to come an end and she regrets what she said.

The word ‘n****r’ is clearly racially offensive and there was no justification for its use. Channel 4 said “We have removed Emily from the house to once again make it clear to all housemates and the viewers at home that such behaviour won’t be tolerated.”

The Commission for Racial Equality said it has welcomed Channel 4’s swift action.

This move will show everyone that racism must never be tolerated in any way shape or form.

I think racism is so wrong and needs to be stopped as soon as it starts even though it should never start but we know that racism is out there and there can be nasty people that do mean it or just like Emily don’t realise what they are saying. I am glad that channel 4 took her out of the house as quick as they did. I have a mixed race family members which are black and half cast and most of my family are Irish so to me everyone should be treated the same they are no different.

[tracifrost]

what an absolute set up!!!!!!
I think what channel 4 have done, is ask this girl to go into the house, so that they can quickly repair the mistake that they made, earlier on in the year, with Shilpa.
Channel 4 wasnt willing to remove Jade, as it boosted the ratings and it wasnt until Tony Blair intervened that Channel 4 was even going to look at the situation and address it for what the whole shilpa/jade situation was: bullying.
So now in the hope that channel 4 remain, with an ounce of credibility, they have put some woman in the house and used her what is called the MUSHROOM THEORY: kept in the dark and fed bull****.
Because lets face it in the words of my dad
'big brother is car crash t.v'

[tracifrost]

another thing that i forgot to mention is that racism, comes in many ways and forms, not just because you are white/black/Asian/Indian. etc.
think about that one!
I have experienced a small amount of racism, since i have been here in the U.S, but as i said only a small amount. 99.9% of Americans i have come across in Florida are lovely people.
I am a white english lady from the UK, but a few americans have said that
'they dont like the english'
to me that constitutes as Racism.

[Susie]

Mun

Behave yourself, you cannot keep lusting after women, so many here have you on their hit list. or is that wish list? lol


I must admit I am getting sick and tired of hearing the race card, racist excuses and many trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill. It is getting to the stage where we have to think about political correctness every time we speak.


Aussies are called just that, they call us pomms, others call us white trash or Brits do we get upset, sometimes maybe but life is too short for name calling, not racist just bullying name calling like another person calling you a b---ted, people should not be so sensitive, sticks and stones and all that


Attn Gazza,

Remember the party, how easy it was for someone open their mouth and put a big foot in it? Easily done but no harm was mean't. he,he

[Susie]

If you are talking to your friends and playfully say (Wats up n-gger) then this is clearly a playful way of greating your friends, so alot does depend on the context the word is used in

I have even heard Black lads greet their white friends saying Wats up n-gger back to them