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Fanboy_Luke · 07-06-2007, 12:57 PM

My opinion:

Only a middle class person would be ignorant enough to make this mistake. I know a few m/c girls who try and be 'urban' by calling each other "n*gga" which I find cringeworthy.

If she's called one of the white girls "n*gga" it would have gone unnoticed.

If it wasn't for this years CBB it would have only been a warning.

If it had been homophobic language used rather than racist no-one would have batted an eyelid.

It is possible to use racist language without being racist. Same as with homophobia.

Emily has screwed up her chances big time but IMO she is guilty of ignorance rather than biggotry so I don't think she deserves the hatred she will get.

Seeing as I'm a straight white bloke I'm hardly an authority on this so if I'm talking rubbish feel free to tell me.

Fanboy_Luke · 07-06-2007, 01:13 PM

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In my opinion that word should never be used, even by black people. I realise that in America they use it in "jest" quite often in their films and music, but here we've taken a stand on it and know it causes offence to many, especially those who may have been bullied with the use of such words. I believe it's just respectful not to use these kinds of words, nothing to do with being PC at all. If something trivial that need not be said may offend someone, why say it in the first place?

People don't know where they stand with the word because half of the black community embrace it and the others despise it. Obvioulsly the intellegent thing to do as a caucasian is to play it safe and leave the word alone. If, as it says earlier in the thread that Charley had already reffered to herself as a "n*gga" in the house I can almost understand why Emily might have thought it was okay to say. She's made a major faux pas but I don't see how her trying to be cool makes her racist. The fact that she say her and her freinds use it all the time just shows how detatched from the real world she is. As I said before, a working class person with a bit more common sense and life experience would know that white people using the N word is rarely well recieved.

Arneldo · 07-06-2007, 01:20 PM

I think its disgusting what she said and truly deserved what she got.

I see where she is coming fro though. She said she used the word with her black friends, and maybe she thought she was close enough with Charley to use that word, but still she should have been smart enough to know not to use the word on national live television.

I was hoping for a series of fun and laughter but obviously not now. This is going to be hanging over the heads of the producers for ever and will have serious implications on the rest of the series.

Sorry for bringing this back up but what i don't get, and I'm sure somebody will tell me, is why is Emily getting "I'm shocked", "silly little girl" after she said "N-----" but when Jade said "Poppadom" she crucified!?

As a big BB fan I'm worried about the future of BB. Not only for this series but for following series. I'm hoping it doesn't have major changes in the way the series is edited, shown and taken in by viewers. I hope that BB isn't cancelled after this series - At the end of the day, every series is different, with different people and different story lines.

Emily is going to get a lost of hatred and stick for this. Not only for the rest of the series but this will effect her life. I hope she gets a chance to get her view across and to apologize.

rex3 · 07-06-2007, 01:23 PM

Does anybody know what emily actually said?

Bells · 07-06-2007, 01:24 PM

She probably will, but because she wasn't as famous as Jade (as I think I mentioned somewhere), people will drop it easier - luckily for her. Also, I still don't think it'll affect BB because of the way it was handled, and because it is popular with lots of viewers. Plus, because it happened in the early stages when there isn't even the full set of housemates, I am anticipitating a lot more to come so I wouldn't worry too much.

EDIT: Read the Channel 4 Statement/ transcript for what she said.

Fanboy_Luke · 07-06-2007, 01:26 PM

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Sorry for bringing this back up but what i don't get, and I'm sure somebody will tell me, is why is Emily getting "I'm shocked", "silly little girl" after she said "N-----" but when Jade said "Poppadom" she crucified!?

Jade was malicious and, from what I've heard, Emily was being matey with Charley. Anyways, for me the "poppadom" comment was just one of the nails in Jade's coffin. Bullying and jealosy were the major issues in the CBB5 fiasco rather than racism.

Arneldo · 07-06-2007, 01:26 PM

For those who dont know - the whole thing will be shown on tonights highlights show.

Bells · 07-06-2007, 02:31 PM

I think the viewers are entitled to see bits simply to justify BB's reasons a bit more.

xGemmax · 07-06-2007, 02:39 PM

I'm shocked!

This is absolutely pathetic! Emily shouldn;t have said that, but I think she meant it in a jokey way. Throwing her out for saying 1 word is a bit extreme.