craigiep
Lordy!
When the story broke, there were definitely a couple of comments that were a little bit close to the mark. As the week went on, the comments got more and more...okay, let's not use the word 'racist', let's just use the word 'racially ignorant'.
I don't need to watch the show to know what's going on. Its the biggest news story of the year. I read about it in the papers.
Do you need to watch the reports of the war in Iraq to know what's going on? No - you can read it in the papers!
So, going back to your original post...no - at the time, I did what I normally do with someone who uses terms which could be construed as racist and gave them the benefit of the doubt.
However, four days in, I couldn't keep doing that.
craigiep - the goalposts have changed. If I were in your shoes, my attitude would be, "Blimey - these people have gotten worse since my first post...but I still think the reaction to it has been a bit over the top".
What I think you're upset about is that your post now looks hopelessly out of date.
Jermaine Jackson called Jackiey 'white trash' (and you know what I think about that), but since then, there's just been a weird tirade of abuse at Shilpa.
So the goalposts have moved. Your original post has been superceded by events.
And with that in mind, would you say that the three perpetrators are racist, or would you say (as I believe) that they're not actually racist, just racially ignorant.
Do you believe that racism actually exists, or do you think that in most cases, people overreact to innocent comments.