catfight gone wrong: the uk celebrity big brother drama

in the past week, the UK exploitative reality experiment celebrity big brother has ignited a now worldwide debate on class, bullying and racism.

the start of all this drama stemmed from a group of friends led by jane goody (who herself gained fame by being in big brother) and danielle lloyd (a d-rate 'model') against bollywood star shilpa shetty. calling her shilpa 'poppadum' and copying her accent behind her back, the girls have consistantly badgered shipla to the point of tears; all this caught live daily.

outside the house, complaints led to politicians and educators discussing the state of racial tension in the uk, with the debate exploding into international territories.

the good news is that the bullying has had serious implications to the girls (various companies have dropped them as spokespeople) and shilpa has quickly become a much buzzed about celebrity beyond her bollywood circles.

channel 4 (the show's broadcaster) is also under some serious scrutiny as it seems like they didn't intervene fast enough and the subsequent live apologies from the girls to shilpa reeked of behind the scenes egging. the drama continues... but here are some highlights.

here's a really good breakdown from the hindu times

here's a bbc world report


here's the beginnings of some backstabbing nastiness in which danielle calls shilpa a 'dog'


one of the first fights where the girls gang up on shilpa


the full infamous comment by danielle
"do they do that in india, eat with their hands... or is that in china?"
(that danielle is a stupid bint!)


shilpa fights back at jane


here's pt 1 and 2 of jane's eviction in which she discovers just how bad things have gotten