It's windy over Blighty today. The roof of the building opposite the office was ripped off and deposited below, on top of a 7-series BMW. God's punishment for cutting someone up and driving like a c*ck, no doubt. Jokes aside, apparently four people have perished as a consequence, the BBC reports.
The other storm brewing is the Big Brother racist row. Big Brother is the original, and also the most base, reality TV show. This is apparently a 'celebrity' edition where various c-listers vie for their 15 minutes of renewed fame. Allegedly, this pretty Bollywood starlet is being subjected to bullying with racial overtones. There are protests in India, motions in Parliament, uproar in the media, and a love-fest in Channel 4's board room.
The woman in the centre of this row, a Ms Jade Goody, is by all accounts from the shallow end of the gene pool. A true product of the reality show generation: no brains, no education, no prospects, no hope yet still somehow a 'celebrity' rarely out of the gutter press. She's said to have been shouting, screaming, and cussing at Ms Shilpa Shetty, resorting to racial slurs.
A clear example of how racism and stupidity are intimately related, sure, but this almost certainly springs from jealousy - one woman taking instant dislike to another that happens to be more attractive, younger, smarter and more successful.
Unbeknown to Ms Goody, she's now been dropped from her post as champion for a UK-wide anti-bullying charity. Big Brother main sponsor, Carphone Warehouse, have retracted their support from the show. Politicians from all ends of the political spectrum are chipping in.
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Big Brother - a lot of fuss about nothing. Most people who are confined in that house with strangers would probably say or do something that is completely out of character.
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