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Emily calls Charley a 'n*gger' - the transcript
07.06.07
Charley and Nicky said they were shocked at Emily's use of the N word
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This is a transcript of the conversation between Emily, Charley and Nicky that led to Emily's departure from the house.
Emily: (referring to Charley dancing/pushing her hips forward) You pushing it out you n*gger.
Nicky: (shocked laughter) Em, I can't believe you said that.
Charley: You are in trouble.
Emily: Don't make a big thing out of it then. I was joking.
Charley: I know you were... but that's some serious shit, sorry.
Emily: Why?
Charley: Oh my God. I'm not even saying it.
Nicky: Just don't talk about it anymore.
Emily: I was joking
Charley: Do you know how many viewers would watch that?
Nicky: Okay, don't make a big deal out of it.
Charley: Fancy you saying that. I can't believe you said that.
Emily: Somebody has already used that word in this house.
Charley: No way. (Pause) Yeah, me. I'm a n*gger.
Nicky laughs.
Charley: I am one. Fancy you saying it. I know maybe you see it in a rap song. Maybe you and your friends sit there saying it.
Emily: I'm friendly with plenty of black people.
Nicky: And you call them n*ggers?
Emily: Yeah and they call me n*ggers. They call me wiggers as well.
Nicky: I'm quite shocked.
Charley: I'm f****** in shock.
Emily: It's not a big deal though is it?
Charley: Not for us it ain't. F*** me.
Reader views (5)
To me, it's kinda racist that Emily got chucked out for saying that word on TV, and Charley didn't. Isn't that taking two people who said the same thing, and judging them differently because of the colour of their skin? I mean, it doesn't seem like Emily was using the word to racially attack Charley. She was just having a joke. Poor use of words, but still.
And it's not like millions of viewers WOULD watch that, because Channel 4 delay the live broadcast to edit exactly that kind of thing out. Part of this might be Channel 4 feeling sore for being judged negatively over their portrayal of the alleged racism in Celebrity Big Brother (which I didn't see any of, so can't really comment.) I know that's one word you 'can't' say, but sometimes I feel it's taken a bit over the top.
I didn't really like Emily, but this seems overly harsh. It was a throw away comment, and she's gonna get so much bad press over it.
- Martin, Basingstoke, England
So I guess Charley and Nicky will both be removed for using the same word then in that conversation. If racist comments are being judged here all should be removed for using the term even if you are black.
- Mark, Northampton
She didn't say it in an offensive way so can it really be cast as racism? You hear it in songs all the time but the people singing them are never considerd as racist, should it be any different this time?
- Danielle, London, England
Just because you heard something in a rap song it doesn't mean you can use it 'at will' on TV.
- Matt, Birmingham
Ah! Rap hip-hop song again. Luck up your kids and don't let them listen to this type of music. I think Emily is not racist. If black people said that to a fellow black person it wont be racist. It's because she is white. She is has listen to many hip-hop gangster songs.
- Jason, Liverpool
