Cyberclogs

Must admit I haven't really been following this year's Celebrity Big Brother and the contestants this year seem largely unremarkable again (although I quite like the inclusion of Dirk Bennedict, Face from A-Team fame, although apparently most of the housemates didnt even know what he's famous for!). But the one thing I find that has actually writing about it this year is all the surprising controversy surrounding the Indian housemate, Shilpa Shetty, who has become the target of some supposed racial harrassment from some of her fellow housemates, most notably Jade Goody.

Now Jade as most people know isn't the sharpest tool in the box and apparently she is also a member of an anti-bullying charity, so for her to go on to a TV show and act racist seems to go against all her supposed morals. To be honest I haven't really seen much of this year's show so I can't really comment so far if I think Jade and chums have been racist or not. But its media response has been somewhat exagerrated to say the least with everyone going bananas over these comments, and what must rank as the highest amount of complaints a single show has ever had (32000 so far). Could it be a bit of jealously between the 3 other girls in the house who feel a bit insecure next to Shilpa (who is a honey, Jade isn't, no offence). Who knows? The BB producers have said that it appears to be more of a cultural clash than a racial issue. Jade being a London chav culturally probably doesn't really get the customs or behaviour of the girl, or maybe its just Jade being Jade. Whatever it is, it really has caused a huge impact in the news, this is the first time Big Brother has shaken the institution so much that it affects even Parliament, where an Indian MP has commented on it.

Whatever the outcome of this is Jade certainly might not be too welcome in India after this is over, but again she is inside the house, she has no idea what is going on outside. Well not yet at least.