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The Big Brother Hullabaloo
Jan. 19th, 2007 08:35 amYeah, we are at war in Afghanistan and in Iraq, but the question on our MP's lips - Is Jade Goody being racist towards Shilpa in the Big Brother house??
So this is what we pay our high rate of taxes for....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6277301.stm
My spin on it? The nature of Big Brother is basically to keep adults as children (tasks for food, punishments when bad, rewards when good). Remember when you were at school, and the bully would attack the very good looking but aloof one? Exactly the situation we have here. Jade is the school bully, Jo and Danielle her cronies, and Shilpa caught in the crossfire. I don't think there is any racism intended - Jade has always struck me as too simplistic to be racist. I mean - 25th most influential (lol) person in the world?
Been watching the first season of the remake of Dr Who on DVD - it was good. I guess I didn't realise how teasingly Russell Davies has been adding hints about the end of the Time Lords etc when I watched it first time round. I mean, it took till this Christmas special for the Doctor to admit he was from Gallifrey. Have to admit though, David Tennant > Christopher Eccleston, though at the time CE was good, just David Tennant is for me the ultimate Doctor.
So this is what we pay our high rate of taxes for....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6277301.stm
My spin on it? The nature of Big Brother is basically to keep adults as children (tasks for food, punishments when bad, rewards when good). Remember when you were at school, and the bully would attack the very good looking but aloof one? Exactly the situation we have here. Jade is the school bully, Jo and Danielle her cronies, and Shilpa caught in the crossfire. I don't think there is any racism intended - Jade has always struck me as too simplistic to be racist. I mean - 25th most influential (lol) person in the world?
Been watching the first season of the remake of Dr Who on DVD - it was good. I guess I didn't realise how teasingly Russell Davies has been adding hints about the end of the Time Lords etc when I watched it first time round. I mean, it took till this Christmas special for the Doctor to admit he was from Gallifrey. Have to admit though, David Tennant > Christopher Eccleston, though at the time CE was good, just David Tennant is for me the ultimate Doctor.
