Watching it back it's a lot easier to see it more objectively. I don't believe Jade Goody was ever a racist. Jade and Shilpa came from very different backgrounds and walks of life and I think that was the real problem. Shilpa was certainly no angel; her saving grace and part of the reason Jade looked so awful at the time was because Shilpa, despite her flaws, never really rose to the bait and everyone watching was really taken in by the graceful way she took all the abuse. She definitely instigated her fair share of the drama though, the whole stock cube thing was Shilpa's fault - but Jade's outspoken, loud mouthed nature and her poor way of handling conflict meant that she took it too far and was being egged on by Danielle and Jo.
Jo I think was just that classic case of someone who's in the in crowd who goes along with anything just to be accepted, she too was never truly racist in my eyes. Danielle was definitely bitchy in that situation and I feel she only got out of that situation unscathed because she's a pretty girl, there's just no logic to how the blame got dished out in that situation at all.
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