[James]

Originally posted by bonnie43uk
But some of the comments directed at Shilpa are borderline racism

Yes, very much so, and has been unpleasant to watch.

Though maybe a more accurate word to describe what is going on is xenophobia... prejudice against foreigners.

Jade, Jack, Danielle and Jo (and Jackiey previously) have picked up on the areas of culture that they are unfamiliar from, and that differ from their own, and used that against Shilpa.

The problems that group has shown are not necessarily to do with race. It's possible that if there was a British Asian person - that was from the same (urban) background and of similar age as them - in the house they would try to get on well with her rather than ostracising her like they have done with Shilpa.