Arya Samaj

Mitra · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:07 am Post subject: The Big Brother Fiasco

Beauty and the Brother
by
Dalbir Bains January 22,:29 IST

It started off as just another series of a tired, flagging reality show and ended up becoming the most internationally criticised television show of its time.

Maybe it was the large appearance fee, maybe the desire for international recognition after a dragging acting career in Bollywood or maybe a personal journey of self discovery.

One thing was for sure, the cultural and class clash between India's acting elite and England's manufactured celebrities was always going to prove good viewing.

It wasn't long before the fun started. The Goodies -- Jade and Jackiey, who felt they were the powerhouse of Big Brother (and sad as it is to say, Jade was the most popular and influential person in that house) -- were feeling challenged by the demure and stylish Shilpa (or Shippa, as Jackiey kept pronouncing it) . After an initial altercation with Jackiey (who The Sun referred to as a 'one armed lesbian'), resulting in her eviction, mouthy daughter Jade held Shilpa responsible. The gloves were definitely off and what followed was a most shocking display of modern day hatred, bullying and alleged racism.

For those of you who didn't tune in, let me tell you it was uncomfortable viewing. As the days progressed and the viewing figures made CBB history, so too did the complaints. Those sitting on the fence between plain bitching or bullying soon came down against Jade as her campaign gained momentum. Unable to win a battle (that had no base) with intelligence and skill, Jade realised she couldn't bring the savvy Shilpa down and had to resort to attacking her for her colour -- attacking her for the country she came from, mocking her accent and not wanting to eat food she had cooked.

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Prabhat · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:21 pm Post subject:

at least she won. yihaaaaaaaaaa.
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