If there is one thing more annoying than PC, its APC. Yes anti-political correctness. It is never acceptable to use such words that were created to offend. No White person should say these words. Ok banning ba ba Black sheep is one thing, but saying disgusting words that this pathetic housemate used are Never acceptaple. It wouldn't matter to me if 10 million people were on her side, Their wrong. I was fed up of Political Correctness but am much more fed up with Anti-Political Correctness, which only allows ignorant people to sound reasonable, which belive me they are Not.

William O'Reilly, London,

Far too much deference is given to the "sensitivity" of ethnic minorities to the use of certain words or phrases. This is then used as a stick to beat the mainstream society with which far too many of them fail to satisfactorily integrate, although they're poised to respond instantly and loudly to any imagined slur. As far as I'm concerned, if it's OK for black people to call each other nigger, then it's fine for everyone else, too - one crucial measure of integration is parity in speech, conduct, etc., not privilege.

David Russell, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Watch the video. That transcript is incomplete. The black girl called herself the n world quite a few times in the middle of that exchange.

Andrew, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Anyone that wastes their time watching this kind of crap must be daft anyway so who cares? It's not like anyone with half a brain is going to see it.

Dave_D, Morehead, NC/USA

Iam sick of these racial lessions created by the media .

The way these stage managed ethnic events appear is as predictable as the media orchestrated reaction.

tim, dorchester, uk

It is normal for people who have afro-caribbean friends to use this word jokingly, it is only the over sensitive ones that have issues with this or a minority of black people who have no contact with white people who might not understand this.

John, London, UK

There's no excuse. Its a clear case of casual racism. Maybe she is used to saying it around her friends, but would she have used the term to one of the other housemates? I think not. The word she used was completely unecessary and clearly upset Charley. Good call big brother, its time to make a stand on ALL types of racism. Are we forgetting where that word actually came from and what is was used for?

A, Bexhill,

In my opinion a drastic action, a warning might have been better, Suppressing ones opinion and punishing one is not the right way, whole thing is getting out of proportion. We live in a democratic country and free speech and opinion is one of them.

Munna, London, UK.

If BB wants to take the moral highground, why are they still protecting the Celeb BB protagonists by not publishing all the footage.

This was a sustained attack, rather than a stupid off hand comment.

Simon , London,

Why can an “African American” like Chris Rock use this term to describe another “African American” but a white person can not?

We have become too sensitive due to liberal who push civil and human rights.

Learn to get over it and concentrate on more important issues.

For this honky, pomey, gai jin it is not an important issue.

David, riyadh, saudi arabia

disproportionate response - silly girl - but a warning might have been better, fact would not have happened if C4 was not subject to its own pressure from the previous series. That said the contenstant were also aware of the previous events in BB. Might have been better for BB to raise the matter for discussion between the house mates to consider the correct punishment

Stephen Mark Wood, Leeds, UK

I found what emily said very offensive.. not to say very rude im a mixed race wowan and i would never call anyone of any colour a racially.abusive word..........

tasha, Leytonstone, london

I personally feel Big Brother / Channel 4 have seriously neglected the needs of a young and naive 19 year old girl. Fair enough she made a harmful and very offensive comment but I hand on heart don’t believe she really knew what she was saying – every single person out there has said something at one time or another in the heat of the moment – without thinking and without prejudice.
This poor girl’s life has been seriously affected by this comment, her safety and the safety of her family for years to come may be at risk and Big Brother / Channel 4 are to blame for whatever may occur.

The media attention towards this has added hype and viewing figures, possibly adding more fuel to the fire! Is this a question of ratings?

Fair enough a serious and hard hitting stance was needed, although I personally feel that this girl was not aware of her surroundings, she felt comfortable and at ease with her peers forgetting about the cameras.

David, N Ireland, UK

yes i totaly agree that emily should be evicted as that n word has been banned and not used anymore for many years

tanya, western supermare, somerset

It's just a good example of why Big Brother doesn't work as a concept!
I personally don't use the word and I could understand why it would offend somebody but the programme is simply not in the real world!!
A bit harsh for a comment that was not really thought out? Perhaps each member should have their own press secretary??

Nevermind I suppose the ratings went up a bit?

N, Scotland,

Emily, is ignorant and to say in the diary room '' I'm not the only one that has said it'' shows this clearly. Just because some else allegedly used an offensive term did not give her the green light to use it as well.

She did not understand the impact of what she had said, and the fact she even uses words like this shows she uses it as part of her everyday vocabulary.

Well done Ch 4 for dealing with this in the manner on which you did.

Anita Dabasia, London,

Controvesy over morals?

Channel 4 must have captured many racist comments and incidents over the years of Big Brother. They have been rightly criticised for the behaviour that they have turned a blind eye to for so long.

They must have been rubbing their hands with glee as a 19 Yr old girl makes an inappropriate remark and becomes one of the most convenient "whipping boys" in modern T.V history.

Are channel 4 now acting as acurate barometers into the moral code of the U.K?

On Tuesday evening they showed footage of the one male housemate that they have allowed into the house, being chased by female housemates who were making an active effort to strip him of his clothes. How would this footage have been percieved if the genders were the other way round?

Can channel 4 seriously encourage and yet condone racism by their actions and perhaps do the same thing with sexual assault. Maybe it makes good T.V. either way?

Rob Oldcorn, Coventry,

This is completely and utterly ridiculous. I can't even bring myself to explain why, because to any half-wit with even a tenuous understanding of context can see why it wasn't offensive.
Charley (half-wit would be a compliment for that girl) is a desperate attention seeking media whore, who knew full well what she was doing by repeating what happened over and over again. It was in no way a shocking comment to make.
Pathetic. Utterly pathetic.

Nisha, Leicester,

im a black person and i dont thik emily really meant it.she was taken out of context. The main reason why she was removed was because of he pressure of the viewers.

mohammed, cambridge,

I think it is going to far if an English person say anything racist then we get done but they can say anything they won't against us and they get away with it.

Ian Mosey, Doncaster, England

I think being P.C. has gone too far it seems to be ok to slag off white characteristics in humourous ways because it is perceived as just that i.e. someone who is ginger (referring to the nether regions) or someone who is blonde is considered as "dumb blonde". Every difference that is noticed in people can be used against them so why is something that wasn't used in an aggresive context be so appauling?

Karen, Central Region, UK

i think its a bit harsh to be fair, she obviously didnt mean any harm by it. but under the cirbumstances i do understand the big brother producers stance. after the last show they cant be seen to tolerate anything that could be taken as offensive. shame though.. terrible society we live in really. no sense of humour. PC culture bugs me

Bryan, Waterford,