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Tam · Jan 19th, 2007, 11:49 AM

Personally I don't think it is racial at all, I think it is everyone else twisting what is being said and meant by it......it is called bitching, it is typical of a bunch of girls that get into a group and get irritated by another person outside of their circle.

None of the girls I think are thick, but I don't think they are the best at getting their points across, especially Jade, but Jade did make a very valid point in the bedroom to Cleo the other night, and if that is how she had of explained it to Shilpa none of this would have happened, but Jade was her typical mouthy self and got carried away with what she said to Shilpa

I take on board what has been said in this thread, but I just cannot see how it can be classed as racist??? I think it is people expecting the racist element rather than taking the comments as they are meant.......

I think Jade's big bug bare is the fact that Shilpa goes on about how "huge" she is in India and how much respect she gets there and how she would never be spoken to like that and how she has people to do things for her etc etc, I think Jade feels that shilpa thinks she is 1 cut above the rest, which is also how I felt about her at one point, but I would have made a better point in telling her :wink:

Jade is so............. Jade (I don't know how else to say it

) that her Shilpa popadum comment, was NOT meant racially, it was probably the first thing that came into her head and Jade being Jade just said it........if it had of been an Australian, she would probably have called her Shilpa kangaroo or sommin, I really don't think that any of them girls have an intentional hurtful bone in their body, although they do have bitchy bones, I can't deny that!

I truely believe that if anyone had a racist element in a comment, it was Jermaine, he was the one spouting about it all being about where she comes from rather than it just being bitchiness, but again I think that is down to his upbringing, these 2 people do not mingle with the likes of these particular housemates, so it is a complete misunderstanding of how these comments have been misinterpreted by well brought up and well spoken people who live in a completely different world to most of us, if you ask me!

Princess Unicorn · Jan 19th, 2007, 12:27 PM

Again as I posted before, Leo Sayer was the person who said 'White trash'.
Jermaine was just repeating it for who ever he was speaking too.

Tam · Jan 19th, 2007, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Princess Unicorn

Again as I posted before, Leo Sayer was the person who said 'White trash'.
Jermaine was just repeating it for who ever he was speaking too.

If that was meant for me, I weren't talking about the "white trash" comment

Princess Unicorn · Jan 19th, 2007, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Tam

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Originally Posted by Princess Unicorn

Again as I posted before, Leo Sayer was the person who said 'White trash'.
Jermaine was just repeating it for who ever he was speaking too.

If that was meant for me, I weren't talking about the "white trash" comment

No no, it was about the comment earlier saying Jermaine said it.

I've only just re-read this post

Tam · Jan 19th, 2007, 12:33 PM

Oh

I'll let ya off then :wink:

Princess Unicorn · Jan 19th, 2007, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Tam

Oh

I'll let ya off then :wink:

Sorry if it came across wrongly. hehe

KX · Jan 19th, 2007, 12:47 PM

Sorry but you CANNOT condone the "white trash" comment. As a white British citizen I feel it was racist

But in this country you CAN't be a victim of racial abuse and be white!

KX · Jan 19th, 2007, 12:48 PM

And Shilpa is a big headed arrogant knob end!

Princess Unicorn · Jan 19th, 2007, 12:51 PM

I personally, being a white british citizen too. I don't find it offencive or racist. But thats just me.

Also I'm not condoning(sp?) it I'm just correcting something that people are stating wrongly.

I must admit though, if I had the lifestyle Shilpa does, I;d be exactly the same, and have the same attitude. Sorry

but I'm being honest

Cat · Jan 19th, 2007, 13:06 PM

I dont see 'white trash' as a racial comment, I agree that Jade is its about class, its nothing to do with ethnic origin, its the same as the term 'red neck' that gets used in America.

I think a lot of people think that if a racial comment is ment in jest then its not racist, that it has to be said in a hatefull way to be classed as racist. I know people that will jokingly use the word paki and the like and dont consider that racist when it is! Its like Jade calling Shilpa a popadom she doesnt see is racist, but Im sure she would take offence if someone 'jokingly' called her a fatty.

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