The People, Jade Goody Racism Row
The People have an article on Jade Goody continuing the racism row, which started during Jade's appearance in Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother. The article reveals how Jade goody pays Indian workers 14 pence per hour. This is supposed to back up claims that Jade Goody was racist towards fellow housemate Shilpa Shetty?
The story is pretty rediculous, the newspaper is trying to make out that the fact that Jade doesn't pay Indian people much money to produce her perfume means she's racist. The article doesn't mention exchange rates, or compare these wages to that of other employers in India. Nor does it say what other celebrities pay people to make their perfumes or aftershaves.
The newspaper also hasn't checked its facts, Jade Goody's fee for appearing on the reality show was all given to charity. The newspaper says that Jade Goody recieved £250,000 for her competing in the show, but it has been well documented that she has recieved no payment.
The newspaper also uses the fact that in the past Jade has visited India and said it was a 'beautiful country' against her suggesting she is a hippocrite. In my opinion this shows how she is not racist, and the fact that she visited the workers in the factory where her perfume was made shows respect for the workers.
There is a quote from an Indian person saying that Jade has abused the whole country. All she did was have a few arguements with an Indian Bollywood star, some of the comments she made may have sounded bad and possibly racist but I do not believe that they are. I believe that people are being over protective of Shilpa, if she was American and Jade made comments about her or about America there wouldn't have been this uproar.
The language in the story is implying that Jade Goody is living a life of luxury in a safe-house paid for by Big Brother. Its unlikely that this is the case, she has appeared on television crying a number of times. She really doesn't appear to be having a good time. Its hard to think that she could be with the press criticising her every move.
I am not defending Jade's actions in the Big Brother House but I feel it was soley down to Jade's poor education and a clash of cultures. Using the wage of the people who make her perfume against her is ludicrous. She probably did not have much say on where her perfume was made, and the wages are probably determinned by the factory itself not the client.
This story is not isolated and has been reported on in every tabloid newspaper, regularly making the front page. This whole arguement has been blown out of proportion, it has snowballed into a smeer campaign against the reality TV star.
The People have an article on Jade Goody continuing the racism row, which started during Jade's appearance in Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother. The article reveals how Jade goody pays Indian workers 14 pence per hour. This is supposed to back up claims that Jade Goody was racist towards fellow housemate Shilpa Shetty?
The story is pretty rediculous, the newspaper is trying to make out that the fact that Jade doesn't pay Indian people much money to produce her perfume means she's racist. The article doesn't mention exchange rates, or compare these wages to that of other employers in India. Nor does it say what other celebrities pay people to make their perfumes or aftershaves.
The newspaper also hasn't checked its facts, Jade Goody's fee for appearing on the reality show was all given to charity. The newspaper says that Jade Goody recieved £250,000 for her competing in the show, but it has been well documented that she has recieved no payment.
The newspaper also uses the fact that in the past Jade has visited India and said it was a 'beautiful country' against her suggesting she is a hippocrite. In my opinion this shows how she is not racist, and the fact that she visited the workers in the factory where her perfume was made shows respect for the workers.
There is a quote from an Indian person saying that Jade has abused the whole country. All she did was have a few arguements with an Indian Bollywood star, some of the comments she made may have sounded bad and possibly racist but I do not believe that they are. I believe that people are being over protective of Shilpa, if she was American and Jade made comments about her or about America there wouldn't have been this uproar.
The language in the story is implying that Jade Goody is living a life of luxury in a safe-house paid for by Big Brother. Its unlikely that this is the case, she has appeared on television crying a number of times. She really doesn't appear to be having a good time. Its hard to think that she could be with the press criticising her every move.
I am not defending Jade's actions in the Big Brother House but I feel it was soley down to Jade's poor education and a clash of cultures. Using the wage of the people who make her perfume against her is ludicrous. She probably did not have much say on where her perfume was made, and the wages are probably determinned by the factory itself not the client.
This story is not isolated and has been reported on in every tabloid newspaper, regularly making the front page. This whole arguement has been blown out of proportion, it has snowballed into a smeer campaign against the reality TV star.
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