Racism on Celebrity Big Brother

On another note, I was surprised to find that we've exported our two B-list celebrities to the UK for this show as well: Dirk Benedict of the A-Team and Battlestar Galatica and Jermain Jackson. Yes, of the Jackson 5.

The best coverage has been done by the British and Indian press but the must-read site is Digital Spy, the UK's website about television and the entertainment industry. Check out the "Big Brother" forum.

Another site worth reading for a few good laughs is Jade Goody's own site. Apparently she also suffers from the same disease that has afflicted our own beloved president and another reality-created celebrity, Jessica Simpson. Here are a few choice quotes (You can't make this up!) listed on her website:

"They were trying to use me as an escape goat."
"Do they speak Portuganese in Portugal? I thought Portugal was in Spain."
"That's asexual harassment."
"I had my first birthday when I was one."
"Who is heinzstein?"

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Comments

RELAX wrote on Tue, 01/23/2007 - 11:27pm

Britains version of shock radio?

G. Chell wrote on Sun, 01/28/2007 - 7:55pm

Are English girls and women racist. The latest white English girl racist...Lucy Buchanan...who wants to be a plantation mistress with plenty of black slaves.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6288301.stmAnd then we have a morn white English female racist ballerina who is a member of the racist British National Party...and guess what she is engaged to a Chinese and the BNP is pleading with them not to have children...http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1989520,00.html

YES wrote on Mon, 01/29/2007 - 11:22am

I hate the British anyway.

bebetter wrote on Fri, 02/09/2007 - 1:48pm

Have you ever heard abour unions ?Regards.--http://www.workwhisper.com