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種族歧視 與 自我種族歧視 -- 旁觀 Big Brother 種族歧視紛爭
在一片對種族歧視者 Jade Goody 的喊罵聲中，一個來自 Shilpa 故鄉寶萊塢的聲音格外的與眾不同：寶萊塢一位電影製片人如是評價說 ‘ 除非你願意沒人能夠侮辱你。 Shilpa Shetty 為了苦苦尋求西方認同而付出了代價（在真人秀中被 bully ）。為了 ‘ 西進 ’ ，卑躬屈膝的給西方人舔靴子，真是太可悲了。 ’ （ Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt in Mumbai's DNA newspaper: "I believe no-one can insult you without your permission. Shilpa Shetty has paid the price for trying to desperately seek the approval of the West. "It is pathetic how we can go on bended knees and lick the boots of Westerners in an effort to be part of their world." ）
語帶譏諷，言外之意不外乎 ‘ 你這不都是自找的麽。誰叫你崇洋媚外，沒事兒往人西方世界湊合呀？該！活該！ ’ 其言之鑿鑿又正氣凜然，儼然捍衛民族尊嚴大義，大棒打向 ‘ 為祖國抹黑 ’ 的人。
初看此評論竟不能相信，有如此沒有同情心，無視是非黑白的人，而且還是受損害者的同行。繼而又感覺此種論調如此耳熟，祖國的文化裏好像也頗有類似的東西（下麵有臨時想起的一個例子為證）。
頗具諷刺意味的是，相對祖國人民的冷冷指責，英國各界異口同聲對種族歧視行為的抨擊和對這位印度女演員的聲援不能不令人汗顏。這次真人秀暴露了英國一部分人對歧視外族的現狀，同時更暴露了印度人對自己的歧視 —— 自我種族歧視！看似 ‘ 我不屑跟你們摻乎的傲骨 ’ ，深層次是骨子裏深深的自卑，知道自己比不上人家生怕被人歧視了。
旅居海外的外族人們，除了要跟當地的種族主義者抗爭，還要跟來自故鄉的自我種族歧視抗爭，這是一種悲哀。家鄉的父老鄉親也不都總是麵目可親的，這不，來不來就扔頂大帽子給你戴上。要不怎麽說海外很多華人心底都有種共識呢？ -- 就是千萬要夾著尾巴做人，而且隻許比在國內時夾得更緊！要不然一個不小心你就是數典忘祖了！
不同膚色種族的人群裏都有精英也都有令人不齒的害群之馬，當然更多的是你我一樣的普通人。白人裏也有 white trash, 這次真人秀裏被大家以 82% 之高的投票率掃地出門的 Jade 就是個典型。種族主義者哪兒都有，但不論在哪裏都應該是人民公敵，他們的存在從來也不應該，而且本來也不是阻止人們自由流動的障礙。這就好比說誰家孩子在學校裏受了欺負，那這學就不上了？
歐洲各個國家之間勞動力自由流動，哪裏有適合我的工作我就去哪裏，誰又媚著誰了？移民到英國的外族人和他們的後代，因著各種原因生活定居在這裏，這本是一個很單純的擇木而棲的個人選擇，為什麽一定要被扣上一個巴結西方的大帽子呢？
誠然今日之英國社會因無知少教而歧視外族的仍大有人在，但至少這種行為從道德層麵上到法律層麵上都是被明確否定和嚴格禁止的。一個有正義感的社會，是勇於承認並努力糾正錯誤的社會。
話說回來，國人對黑人戲謔的稱呼 ‘ 老黑 ’ 又何不是嚴重的種族歧視呢？以膚色區別對待和稱呼別人，就是典型的歧視！可是又有幾個人認識到呢？再如管人家印度人叫 ‘ 阿叉 ’ ，簡直就是惡劣粗俗至極。卻從沒聽到華人社會中形成響亮地反對聲。話扯遠些，除了瞧不起皮膚比咱黑，素質跟咱差不多的印巴人，國人還瞧不起很多自己人，君不見 ‘ 城裏人對農村人的歧視 ’ ， ‘ 大城市對小城市人的歧視 ’ ，瞧不起比自己差的又過度敬畏相對自己處於強勢的，等等勢利的價值觀。尊重，難道不應當適用於每一個人，不論他 / 她來自強勢群體還是弱勢群體？！也許是我太偏激，但有時候我真的沒辦法說服自己祖國是一個比英國更平等，更具有正義感的社會。
跑題兒舉個沾邊的國內的例子，國內媒體給章子怡列舉的諸多罪狀之一就是媚外。她一個演員，尋求不同文化的認同，怎麽就是媚外了呢？
從純商業的角度考慮，打開國際市場，增加收入也無可厚非。大家找工作不也是奔掙錢多的位兒去嗎？人家不過是幹得更好把錢都賺到國外去了，不論這裏麵運氣有幾分實力有幾分，至少人家這是一部電影一部電影拍出來的，一沒賣身二沒貪汙，這有什麽好討伐的呢？
當然這裏邊自然也有章子怡年輕不夠老道曾經慢待祖國記者的成分，但是就這麽成天帶個有色眼鏡看人，還沒等真正了解這個人就先酸溜溜的懷疑人家的成功背後有什麽不可告人的秘密，放誰誰樂意呀？不過是處事老練的懂得鏡頭麵前隱忍，初出茅廬比較青澀的一不留神把不滿表現了出來罷了。
最後轉載幾條典型的也是頗解氣的英國社會各界的相關評論：
The Sun newspaper editorial: "Jade Goody went into the Big Brother house appearing to be simply a fun-loving working-class girl canny enough to have made millions from her 15 minutes of fame. It was all a meticulously manufactured lie.
She has left the house with her true personality laid bare - a vile, pig-ignorant, racist bully consumed by envy of a woman of superior intelligence, beauty and class."
TV presenter Lorraine Kelly said she hoped Goody would "now disappear into obscurity".
"There really has to be an end to the celebration of stupidity and ignorance",
On Saturday, London mayor Ken Livingstone told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I think everyone is delighted that we got the result we did last night.
"Otherwise the image of Britain across India, which is the second-biggest investor in London after America now, would have been really damaged and it would have done a lot of harm to people's jobs."
BBC Sunday, 21 January 2007: Education Secretary Alan Johnson has said "ignorance and bigotry" shown on the Channel 4 reality show must be tackled.
Mr Johnson said: "The current debate over Big Brother has highlighted the need to make sure our schools focus on the core British values of justice and tolerance.
"We want the world to be talking about the respect and understanding we give all cultures not the ignorance and bigotry shown on our TV screens."
But the Association of School and College Leaders said schools already did a lot to develop tolerance among young people.
Its general secretary, John Dunford, said: "Schools can hardly be blamed for one person's bigotry when the 82% who voted to eject Jade Goody are testament to the work already being done by schools to develop respect, understanding and tolerance."
Later this week a government-commissioned report into citizenship classes is expected to recommend a greater emphasis on the teaching of Britishness and the common values that bind communities together.
Mr Johnson says that, while children must be taught about British history, they should also have an understanding of cultural diversity.
Archbishop of York DrJohn Sentamu:
"As the week's events on reality television demonstrate, there is an ugly underbelly in society only too ready to point the finger at the foreigner, or those who might not fit in.
"My personal view is that this has caused enormous offence not only abroad but to the Indian community here."
An audience described Jade as ' bitching, conniving, vulgar, patronizing, scheming, racist...that's just a drop of ocean'
Another audience's comment :'You ugly horrible person. Scum of the earth. Class is not money, it is a frame of mind.'
TV presenter Lorraine Kelly said she hoped Goody would "now disappear into obscurity".
"There really has to be an end to the celebration of stupidity and ignorance",
