Shilpa Shetty in Big Brother 2

January 19, 2007 | 02:56 AM
Shilpa Shetty in Big Brother 2

And now the Indian parliament has got in to 'Big Brother' act,....

...and our ministers have expressed outrage at the racial abuse against Shilpa. And 'against Indian womanhood' said one Minister !

Hang on, how about the treatment of women in our own country, where millions are raped, disfigured, exploited, abused and prejudiced against ? Even by our own police force !What about racism in our own society ? I remember in my college days we had some Nigerian students. At mealtimes no one would sit next to them. I know many Indian families in the West that would rather die than have their daughters or sons marry a black person.

Dont forget that 'Fair and Lovely' is by far the largest selling cosmetic in India.

Is there rascism in UK ? Of course there is. But is Big Brother the platform that we should all get up in arms over ? Of coure not. It's just a bunch of silly people acting out a silly pantomine in a silly voyeristic show, which, before Shilpa came into it, was rapidly declining in viewership.

Oh well, Shilpa should get a lot more money from Channel 4 for reviving their show,

Shekhar