i realise this is old, especially with how quickly people forget about things these days. it’s all pretty much over and done with. shilpa’s won, the adulation and fame throughout the UK. with that comes lucrative contract offers for telly appearances and product endorsements. all this on top of the 250k quid prizemoney, which for shilpa, being from india, if judiciously managed will last her a lifetime. jade and her sidekicks, jo and dani, in true pikey fashion, resorted to bullying and taunts with racist undertones to take out their jealousy for shilpa. i believe it began as normal girly rivalry that took a bitter turn with time. it just proves how venomous women can be between themselves. the like-minded gang up, in this case, chavettes jade, jo and danielle and zero in on a prey and shilpa was the obvious choice, being foreign and posessing all the traits her antagonists could only dream of, class and effortless pulchritude (ooohh big word) , all the classic characteristics the english underclass bullies look for in their victims. what perplex me is jo’s initial refusal to apologise for her behaviour vehemently stating she never did anything wrong. her response to racism accusation, apart from the obvious denial, was a story of her cousin’s choice to marry an indian, a union which has resulted in indian members in her immediate family. this in her mind apparently makes her a non-racist. granted, she has finally relented to pressures and very recently apologised for her on-screen excesses. her initial unwillingness to apologise before she realises the full extent of the consequences
rendered her apology moot and disingenuous, something that stemmed from her fear for her life and career rather than genuine repentance. her appearance as a bawling woman of diminished sanity however has lead me to rethink my own reaction towards her, and made me wonder if the world needs to stop dogging her.
Jade, who’s also since been consigned to the loony bin has spared no opportunity to repair her torn reputation. the woman has done everything from ordering chicken tikka for dinner to planning a trip to india in the near future in her bid to sooth her conscience and salve her inflammed image thanks to scalding public criticism. indians who are bemused by her decision to take up an invitation
to visit their country were less than welcoming in their reaction upon learning of ms goody’s plan. the indian high commission in fact were accused of dragging their heels in issuing her tourist visa, citing security risk that goody’s attracted herself. they insisted they have treated her application as they do any other and has not seen any reason to afford her any special treatment. goody’s doctors have issued her warnings against travelling to india due to concerns over her mental wellbeing. she has since been released from the the clinic where she admitted herself into, although the doctors still require her to report herself twice a week for observational purposes and further treatment.
another culprit in the middle of the furore, is the silly tart of a non-entity, danielle lloyd, whose miss great britain title was taken away after being discovered
gloating in a magazine about the presents her then-boyfriend showered her with, who turned out to be one of the judges in the beauty contest
she won. her big bruv antics not only caused her to lose lucrative modelling contracts, one with a motorcycle insurance company, but also the celebrity boyfriend to whom all her accomplishments could be attributed to. it remains unclear what the future holds for her, which is looking a lot dimmer post-big bruv. she is less adamant to defend her ways and and apologised earlier to her victim
shortly before getting evicted from the the house. currently baking in the arabian sun in
dubai, she has received less flak compared to the gangleader goody and therefore has managed to maintained her sanity amid the outcry.
i am inclined to call for these three to be consigned to an indian slum, but being the being the softie that i am, the public tears shed have moved me to a more forgiving mood. it is debatable whether or not they were of a crocodile, but while it is important to send a tough anti racism message across to the people, it is also just as important to not degrade outselves to the level of
the people we have come to loath.
