CBB and the race scandal

What's going on?In 2007 it takes a reality television show full of 'celebrities' (but that's another blog) to bring the issue of racism into the forefront of people's priorities, that need to be considered and addressed.I don't know what to think. Days before 'that' BB episode I was defending Jade to friends. They view her as a girl that caught her break 5 years ago by just being utterly stupid. So stupid you wonder whether she's just manipulative and cunningly exploitive. But I stood by her. She's got the initiative to use what 'beginners' fame was given to her and has doubled her success time and time again. She's accomplished things that I could only dream of and her girl next door appeal is endearing, and reassures you that what egg life dishes out to you doesn't have to be just an egg but can become an omelette (ok bad analogy, but you get what I mean.) She's got perfumes, television shows, a beauty parlour, a family...
Ok, ok so you may think she is continuously selling her soul to the Devil who goes by the name of OK or occasionally Hello magazine to pay for all her business ventures and lavish lifestyle but no one can deny they're part of this media frenzy. If you don't make it, you're generating it or at least curious enough to scan the front cover when you're in a queue. Yeah. You know it.
So the big question, is there racism in the house? Well, there's definitely bullying and that is not acceptable- 3 grown women resorting to playground antics to soothe their own self esteem. I'm not sure whether it's just nastiness that happened to be directed at an Asian women, and Jade's attempt at quick thinking an Indian name, Poppadom, was just lack of control on her part and unlucky that her only connontations of India is an old menu from her local takeway down the road. Was this just a bad situation that became a spin doctor's dream. Just an idea.
I think the excuse that Jade is actually mixed race (her father is black, therefore do not judge any books by their covers) is a poor one. Racism can be directed and received any which way. It's not simply white on black. Nothing is ever that clear cut.
In my opinion Davina was very tough on Jade last night. I'm not sure whether she was trying to redeem her status from the wounds left by critics on her BBC show by adapting a Paxman attitude and being a hard nose cow because she was lucky enough to get the exclusive. Her presenter role is not to continue breaking contestants by cutting with BB's steel edge, but to comfort and help guide the viewer around what happened with the contestant's assistance.
Think about it. Jade had an inkling from BB in the diary room what to expect but the scale and enormity of the situation was not discovered until the magnified silence of her exit. All she had was the well positioned 'commercial break' to be filled in with the impact she had created and I applaud her for her honesty, strength and courage throughout that interview. Even politicians have speechwriters and time to prepare themselves for such a grilling!
I hope that Shilpa can also follow her heart, and upon exit, not use this as a platform for herself, but to reassure her family and her country that the issue between herself and Jade (that just happened to be televised) has been resolved and there is no further problem that needs to be publicised.
It is Danielle who is the troublemaker. She seems to ignite the situation and then back down to avoid the blame, only to suck up to Shilpa to save her own rear. That is a low trickand not one that the public is going to miss, because this time we know it is for her own benefit. When Jade apologised it was genuine. Ok, perhaps her livelihood was flashing past her eyes, but she genuinely seemed upset and wanted to explain herself and be real; heart on her sleeve.I await to see how the media treats her and how she handles herself, but something tells me this will not be settled until Shilpa's time is up.
p.s Used to actually love SClub- Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo... not very nice are you?!