Did You See That

Big Brother contestant Emily was seen using the N word in last night’s Big Brother. Unlike their last race row, Channel 4 didn’t waste any time and she was called to the diary room at 03:00 and removed from the house. The N word to me is offensive and inappropriate in any context. There’s some massive contradictions about the word and how it’s acceptable to be used by others but that’s a debate for another time, and I don’t like it at all.

That said, Channel 4 has got this all screwed up. If someone has been racist, they need to be seen to be punished. Yes, Emily was punished by being removed, but she was also an object of pity and probably sympathy, as she was dragged out of bed at 3 in the morning for her ignorance to be fully revealed. The editing also showed the most direct victim - Charley - bitching and stirring up trouble in the house. Talk about mixed messages.

The fact is, Emily probably isn’t racist but stupid, and rather than be thrown out, she could have been educated somehow and the issue be dealt with in the house. When racist language was used in the Celeb Big Brother House, with actual malicious intent, the culprits were allowed to stay. It seems Emily paid the price for Channel 4’s failure to properly deal with that issue.

The makers have a warped sense of priorities in my opinion.