zephyrcat I'm Really shocked by your line "I don't think Shilpa is entirely blameless but now she has played the race card she will come off as the victim. "
First, it is the general public - up to 27,000 who have complained about the racism.
Second SHE IS THE VICTIM!!!!!!!!!!
How would you like people calling you a dog, yelling abuse at you, telling you to clean the toilet - with your teeth, telling you to "go home", asking if you live in a shack etc etc etc etc etc
You might not like her, but you cannot surely turn it around and blame her, or suggest she is manipulating it.
None of them know what is going on in the outside world, or what outrage it has caused.