[S2]

I know man. Her mums positive that her daughter will remain strong.

Shilpa has no retired to bed. Its probably best that she get a good nights sleep

[xxxkissxxx]

Can I join?

[S2]

^yes you can. You are member 66

[mansi]

sure..you're member #66

[mansi]

[Leona]

[lilmissnaughty]

Wow, that banners great!

[S2]

Shilpa's story is on the cover of so many newspapers!

[Leona]

TFS!

[S2]

Fury at CBB racism - Narinder Kaur gives her thoughts

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...247624,00.html

[Leona]

India isn't taking it lightly. They are Angry there.

[S2]

The show has lost its concept. Now they want to cash in on someone that is being bullied

If they do decide to do anything, it'll be after the show is over

[Leona]

Originally posted by Shilpa_Fan
The show has lost its concept. Now they want to cash in on someone that is being bullied

If they do decide to do anything, it'll be after the show is over

I agree, Endemol are taking the P*** now!

[Michael*]

I hate her. Everyone who thinks they're being racist towards her are mental. I think you lot who are complaining have got a chip on your shoulder. If you dont like it don't watch it. You always play the racist card. Like to feel like your being persicuted. We are the butt of racism. We're being pushed out of our cities.

[S2]

Originally posted by Michael
I hate her. Everyone who thinks they're being racist towards her are mental. I think you lot who are complaining have got a chip on your shoulder. If you dont like it don't watch it. You always play the racist card. Like to feel like your being persicuted. We are the butt of racism. We're being pushed out of our cities.

"you lot" you are clearly a racist , they way you have termed us fans in here.
Why should we not watch it. We want to keep abreast of whats happening.
You are being pushed out of your cities, well then why don't you contribute to it then?

[S2]

Girls Make Up
Wednesday 17 January
Day 15, 11:57
Danielle hands Shilpa an olive branch...
Danielle has attempted to make the peace with Shilpa in a frank heart-to-heart in the bathroom... although she hasn't told Jade about it yet.



The Scouse lass is a fully badged-up member of Jade's crew, but she was a stunned bystander for most of yesterday's super-squabble. She didn't say so at the time (too scared, probably), but it appears Danielle might be feeling a tad guilty about things.

Today the girls were civil as Shilpa helped the glamour girl do her hair. Danielle looked almost embarrassed as the Indian fiddled with her fringe, as if there was something she wanted to get off her amply formed chest.

Suddenly reaching out to grab the Bollywood star, Danielle exclaimed: "Shilpa, I don't like arguing with anyone and I don't want to argue with you."

"Don't worry, I'm cool," said a slightly taken aback Shilpa as the pair embraced. "You were never like that with me."

"I don't want you to feel left out, I feel really bad and I'm not a bad person," insisted Danielle.

"You are not a bad person," Shilpa assured her. "And neither is Jo."

There was a small pause, before she added: "And neither is Jade."

Danielle looked relieved, while Shilpa explained calmly: "Jade just waits for an argument and I'm not like that. I can't be what she wants me to be."

As they left the bathroom, Shilpa concluded: "I don't have anything against you, trust me."

Then, effortlessly changing the subject in an instant, she advised: "Now, you should take that small brush for the fringe..."

Wonder if she's ever considered swapping showbiz for a career in diplomacy...




It just seems way to obvious to me that they got tipped off by BB

[Leona]

As someone said in the other thread- Its to little too late.

[mansi]

yeah I agree it's too late for her to say all this to shilpa now....I personally wouldn't forgive them but it seems that shilpa has too big of a heart and that she will forgive them..

[mansi]

" "MOTHER'S PAIN FOR SHILPA"
Updated: 14:35, Wednesday January 17, 2007

The mother of Big Brother bully victim Shilpa Shetty has told Sky News of her pain at watching her daughter being abused on TV.

Speaking exclusively to Sky News, Sunanda Shetty said she was praying her daughter would be evicted from the show on Friday.

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Speaking in her home in Mumbai (Bombay), Mrs Shetty said she had never seen her daughter cry before.

"As a mother I find it it very painful and alarming to watch my daughter cry," she said.

"To see her cry on TV while a bunch of people abuse her is very painful thing for a parent.

"I have never seen her cry, maybe when has been heartbroken, but she's normally a very happy person."


Sunanda Shetty She said her daughter decided to do the Channel 4 show as an "experiment".

"She did not have to do it, she is a film star," she said. "Perhaps the experience will give her personal growth."

Complaints began to flood in to Channel 4 after Jade Goody, her mother Jackiey Budden, Jack Tweed, Danielle Lloyd and Jo O'Meara allegedly began bullying the Indian actress.

The star's treatment at the hands of her housemates is in stark contrast to the reception she receives in India. There she is a household name thanks to her Bollywood films.

Sky News' Alex Crawford, who interviewed Mrs Shetty, said: "It is like Cameron Diaz going into the Big Brother house. Shilpa is very well know in India and is treated with a lot of respect and affection.

"She is one of India's biggest hitters. The alleged abuse is getting big coverage out here." "



-Sky News- Sky Exclusive

[Leona]

I feel sorry for her mum.

[mansi]

I knowwwww......feel so sorry for her, her sister Shamita had also told Shilpa not to go on the show, this was the first time that she had opposed her mother's decision.

[mansi]

Leona I can't believe how fast this news has spread, it all over the indian news channels in India, people are protesting, there are special segments just on Big Brother and the bullying shilpa is facing...I think it's even reached here in the US.

[Leona]

WOW!.. Shilpa is stubborn..lolz..
I truely think this is gonna make Shilpa stronger, at the same time we hope Endemol learns from this. Which is Unlikely.

[mansi]

yeah I know

[Leona]

Reality TV racism row grips viewers
Wednesday January 17, 02:33 PM






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LONDON (Reuters) - Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, a contestant on hit reality television show Celebrity Big Brother, finds herself at the centre of a storm over racism and bullying that has many Britons asking -- are we all bigots?
The 31-year-old, a major star in India but little known in Britain until now, will be one of the last people in the country to know that her treatment in the Big Brother

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house, which is cut off from the outside world, is front page news.
A record 13,000 complaints have been made to media watchdog Ofcom, politicians are weighing into the debate, the police are investigating e-mail threats against contestants and the row has spread to India where the movie industry is up in arms.

The actress has been called a "dog", one housemate said "she makes my skin crawl", people refused to learn her name, her accent has been mocked and she has been reduced to tears by a group of contestants ganging up on her.

But there have been no overtly racist attacks, prompting a debate about whether what viewers have been watching is racism or bullying or both.

"Racism is racism," Sunita Patel wrote to the Mirror tabloid. "Shilpa is from another country and they are taking advantage of her manners and general differences."

One contributor to Web site www.digitalspy.co.uk added: "As an Indian, I feel thoroughly ashamed. It seems racism is still rife in this country."

But many people disagree, arguing that mocking someone's accent does not constitute racism, and that it is Shetty's beauty and poise that has triggered the abuse, not her race.

"I think racism is probably a bit strong," Philip Lindsey wrote on the BBC's Web site. "I would consider it some fairly intense female rivalry, especially in such an unnaturally claustrophobic environment."

MIRROR OF A NATION?

What makes Big Brother uncomfortable viewing for some is the idea that its contestants reflect broader society.

Commentator Germaine Greer argued that Britons should not be surprised at Shetty's treatment, in a country where bigotry was widespread.

"This is a racist country," she said in the Guardian. "There is almost no inter-penetration of English and Indian cultures in Britain."

In the same newspaper author Hari Kunzru said a contestant's refusal to learn Shetty's name was "straightforwardly racist".

"This is what Big Brother is for. It holds a mirror up to national attitudes. If we don't like what we see, we ought to change," he said.

Chancellor Gordon Brown, widely tipped to take over as prime minister from Tony Blair, was drawn into the debate on a trip to India on Wednesday.

"I understand that in the UK there have already been 10,000 complaints from viewers about these remarks which people rightly see as offensive," he told reporters in Bangalore.

"I want Britain to be seen as a country of fairness and tolerance ... and anything that detracts from that, I condemn."

Calls for action from Channel 4, which airs the show, have grown, some coming from unlikely sources like tabloid The Sun.

"This is prime-time telly, with millions of impressionable teens tuning in," the newspaper said. "Can Channel 4 turn a blind eye any longer? In a word, no."

Channel 4 is likely to have mixed feelings about the row. While it is under pressure to act, ratings for the main highlights show on Tuesday evening hit 4.5 million viewers, up from 3.5 million on Monday, the BBC reported.

And Shetty is now the bookmakers' favourite to win the show.

(Additional reporting by Sumeet Desai in BANGALORE)