i think it is being blown out of proportion. I must admit that when I was viewing the whole thing last night, it did shock me somewhat the way she said it, but it was obvious that she meant it as a jest and not racially. Granted, it is a very degrading and taboo word but she said it without thinking. I totally agree that racism is treated like a one-way thing, but why was Nicky not punished for saying it? Is it because she is Asian and therefore not Caucasian and therefore allowed to use the word??? In all fairness I think Nicky made the while situation far worse.
I think that Emily should have been punished severely but not thrown out. If so, Nicky should have been thrown out too.
I think Channel 4 has messed this up and should allow her back, if not automatically then by a public vote, alas we are the people in charge of this show at the end of the day. We should be allowed to have our say and decide whether she should be allowed to return or not.
In a nutshell: what she said was bad and she shouldn�t have said it, but it was not said in a racist way or to demean Charley. She should be given another chance.