Shilpa Shetty's Reality!

By John Cheeran
I pity those who spent their energy by defending Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty who managed to kick up a racist abuse row while participating in the Celebrity Big Brother show in Britain’s Channel 4.
Those who sensed a big cause in Shilpa Shetty could not take the denouement when it came.
The aggrieved actress herself has said now it was all a mistake that happened in the ‘heat of the moment.’
Well, Shilpa is in heat. That much everyone knows.
Didn’t she do her homework when she signed up for the outrageously silly programme?
Except for a few excerpts I haven’t watched the reality show in Channel 4. But the point is, you, as a contestant, should have the vim and vigour to combat whatever comes your way.
If someone abuses you, you have got to give it back. What’s the point of shedding tears over such things as racism? Reserve your tears for graver moments in life.
The fact is Shilpa suffered racial abuse, that is if she thinks so, to gain a huge financial incentive (three crore Indian rupees!) and be in the limelight.
But there are millions of Asians, and Indians in particular, who work away from their homelands and familiar cultural milieu, combating racism every day of their working lives.Those silent millions do not cry over such bullying but give it back as often as they can.
I’m quite amused when it has been reported in the Indian media that Shilpa and Indians were ridiculed for eating with their fingers.
Well, the riposte for such a jibe should have been that God invented fingers first and knife and fork much, much later.