There was a lot of hue and cry over Shilpa Shetty’s victory in the celebrity Big Brother show. A three week show could draw so much of interest because it touched on a burning problem of the world we live in, racism.
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First of all, I do not think the attack (if we can call that) was racist at all !! It was a celebrity show where celebs were paid to be there in the 24 hours reality show. And there was a prize money for the person who can survive the show and would successfully ELIMINATE others. Such being the conditions, it was obvious that clashes will be seen. The personalities chosen for such shows are such that clashes and fights happen. And it happened. So whats so new about it !!!

The important factors here were: the South Asian population in UK, the racial tension among the people in UK and bullying by a few contestants. Shilpa Shetty being a wellknown Bollywood celebrity was being watched by most South Asian. And the fights were blown out of proportion. Such things happen all over the world where people discuss other cultures and sometimes not all those stuff are nice things. So wondering if Indians or Chinese eat with their fingers and thats a dirty thing is not racial abuse. It pertains to race but thats nothing to complain about. Thats just an observation.