Wednesday, January 17, 2007
the witches of primark
CBB5 Day Thirteen
"No overt racial abuse" says CH4's carefully worded statement. Let's be crystal clear what they mean there. They mean that the bullies have not (as is common in this type of behaviour) stood before Shilpa and expressed their neanderthal theories to her face.
In fact, Danielle (allegedly, the 'intelligent' one) told Shilpa that, "No-one's got any bad feelings against you"
Yeah, right.
The opposite of overt is 'covert' - meaning, covered, hidden, concealed. Sadly CH4 did not find it within themselves to add to their limp statement that there has, however, been covert racist (and overt bullying) behaviour.
"I haven't bitched about no-one" says Danielle in her 'intelligent' double-negative way. Yet, through it all, the sheer decency of Shilpa shines on, even as Jade felt the need to relate what she clearly felt was a hilarious anecdote about the unlikely dream she alleged had drifted through her brain the previous night.
In this dream, Jade had become involved in a sort of can-can styled kicking fight with Shilpa (surprise!). Whilst one can easily imagine Jade in such a situation, the very thought of Shilpa putting on a pair of Doctor Martens and having a good boot at Jade stretches the imagination one step too far.
However, although I would never encourage violence, a small part of me would rather welcome the sight of Shilpa giving Jade a swift kick up the bum.
Meanwhile, the increasingly unlikeable Jo had a dramatic panic attack. Never a pleasant experience, but it was incredible how half a dozen 'housemates' immediately made a frightening situation much worse for the former S Clubber by surrounding her, closing her in to exacerbate her claustrophobia, and fussing about waving laminated sheets at her and generally adding to the degrees of panic already shimmering through her nerve endings.
It is unfortunate that the last couple of years ('the post S Club period' as it shall be known to historians) have not been kind to Jo. She has rather a 'hard as nails' type face, in the form of the Pam St Clement from East Enders species of tough dames. Jo does little to help undo this impression with her tendency to wear unflattering clothing that looks like it has been bought direct from the bargain bin in Primark, ("A New Year - A New Look For You! And All For Under £1.50!).
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"
Shilpa Shetty, January 2007
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# posted by Terence : 6:58 PM
