[Arneldo]

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It was about three silly girls who were jealous of a woman prettier, more sophisticated and more mature than they were. Jealousy was at the root of what happened to Shilpa Shetty, NOT racism.
However, I do believe Channel 4 bosses deserved the pasting they got from Ofcom last week - it found the station guilty of "serious editorial misjudgement" - not just because they let the "racism" row happen, but because they positively encouraged it.

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And let me tell you a story about Shilpa that I didn't tell when I came out of the House because I wanted to protect her. Make no mistake, this is a girl who not only knows how to look after herself but she knows how to play a game to her best advantage. She's no victim - either of racism or anything else as I discovered the day she and I nipped into the BB loo (the only place there were no cameras or microphones) to chat about Jade's incessant sniping. I told Shilpa she had to deal with it, nip it in the bud before it got any worse.
"I won't have to," she whispered. "The Indian people will do it for me."
I looked at her blankly and said I didn't understand. "Carole, you don't realise I'm adored in India. People worship me and they won't stand for this. They'll take to the streets."

Thinking she was delusional, not knowing what was happening on the outside, I told her to get real and deal with what was happening. But Shilpa was not only smarter than Jade, Danielle and Jo, she was smarter than all of us, because she knew full well the Indian community would be up in arms about what was happening to her. She knew she didn't have to fight or to get down and dirty with Jade because people on the "outside" would do it on her behalf. And unbeknown to all of us - that's exactly what they did.

Taken from DS:BB forums.