Top Gear's Clarkson suspended by BBC

somerset · Mar 11, 2015

I had the dubious honour of meeting him and his entourage in Wellington New Zealand in 2005, Lions Tour,.... they were all pricks, and each night they appeared in the bar they got worse, it seems to me that his loudmouth look at me persona has just continued, good riddance I say.

Icy Gull · Mar 11, 2015

Uncle C said:
Perhaps Top Gear can go back to being about cars and not presenters.

Given how mundane and lookalike cars are these days that would never take off.

nicko31 · Mar 11, 2015

Of course Clarkson has not always been like this, a reminder of what he was like before his ego got out of control

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaP353v8JWY

Murdoch can't wait to get his mits on him

mikeyjh · Mar 11, 2015

Chicken Run said:
What I find fascinating is that a good many of the shall we say self proclaimed left of centre types on this forum seem to be delighted with this news, why is that?

Because he's a racist, but afraid to admit it? Because he thinks dead prostitutes are funny? Because he thinks that everyone that isn't a middle class white male is beneath him and worthy only ridicule, because he's chums with Dave. Fascinating, really? I'd have though blindingly obvious would be more appropriate.

Notters · Mar 11, 2015

wellquickwoody said:
https://www.change.org/p/bbc-reinstate-jeremy-clarkson

For anyone that is interested, over 125,000 signatures so far.

How anyone can sign that without knowing exactly what he's done is beyond me. It's almost as bad as campaigning to free a criminal who's case hasn't yet gone to court.

skipper734 · Mar 11, 2015

Doesn't sound like many of you will want to sign the petition then.

https://www.change.org/p/bbc-reinstate-jeremy-clarkson

No more Top Gear!

Not to worry, you only have to wait till the 7th May to explode with indignation again.

vegster · Mar 11, 2015

Word breaking today that he threw a punch at a producer, hence his suspension. This sort of violence in the workplace would be an instant dismissal in almost any walk of life, lets hope the BBC do the right thing and ship him out. There can be no excuse for throwing a punch in the workplace, even Lennox Lewis managed to contain himself from doing that for many years.

mikeyjh · Mar 11, 2015

nicko31 said:
Of course Clarkson has not always been like this, a reminder of what he was like before his ego got out of control

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaP353v8JWY

Murdoch can't wait to get his mits on him

You're right, there's only a thin veneer of superiority and casual racism in this clip, like a screen test for bigots.

Hillian1 · Mar 11, 2015

Made millions doing what he loved, its no wonder people are jealous of him really.

DavidinSouthampton · Mar 11, 2015

mikeyjh said:
Because he's a racist, but afraid to admit it? Because he thinks dead prostitutes are funny? Because he thinks that everyone that isn't a middle class white male is beneath him and worthy only ridicule, because he's chums with Dave. Fascinating, really? I'd have though blindingly obvious would be more appropriate.

This, this and thrice this. He is an objectionable, boorish and opinionated prat who is arrogant enough to think that his personality will let him get away with anything.

Maybe he will be right about that last bit but, if he did punch someone (which the BBC website is actually saying now), that is gross misconduct which is solid grounds for instant dismissal. I certainly would, if it were my discussion, and that is partly because I think Top Gear would survive without him.

Westdene Seagull · Mar 11, 2015

As an occasional viewer of TG and not a car fanatic, I have to say I wouldn't watch it without JC and co. I watched 5th Gear ONCE ..... what a steaming pile of turd that was !!!! No JC, no Top Gear and the BBC would be foolish to let the income stop ( and no doubt then blame dropping income on their desire to increase the licence fee ).

EDIT : and to all those that find him objectionable in some way, learn to use your f**king off switch then.

Giraffe · Mar 11, 2015

I don't watch it very often but when I do I watch it because of the three presenters including Clarkson, he is generally funny and ticks a lot of the right non pc boxes for me. This currently has become too soft and female and needs proper blokes telly now and again.

Simster · Mar 11, 2015

The Fifth Column said:
Really?! Disgraceful is the Russians invading South Eastern Ukraine and denying they have done so whilst thousands are killed as a result. Argentinians getting worked up by a number plate on a car doesnt even register.

It really does. Yes I take your point about perspective - people use "disgraceful" to describe a poor Albion performance, afterall.

But let's be clear about this. That Falklands numberplate was needlessly provocative. And to see them all cowering behind the safety of an Argentine police convoy and then insisting it was all a misunderstanding and that they hadn't realised was utterly embarrassing and yes, disgusting.

Not so brave it seems, when confronted by Argentine war veterans and their relatives, some of whom needlessly lost their teenage sons on the whim of a military junta. I'm fairly sure a fairly poor country like Argentina would rather not spend money having to protect gobshite simpletons from the UK acting like colonials on their patch.

So yes, disgusting in my opinion. No better than the idiots luzzing plastic chairs in Belgium singing Bomber Harris and No Surrender songs.

Simster · Mar 11, 2015

mikeyjh said:
Because he's a racist, but afraid to admit it? Because he thinks dead prostitutes are funny? Because he thinks that everyone that isn't a middle class white male is beneath him and worthy only ridicule, because he's chums with Dave. Fascinating, really? I'd have though blindingly obvious would be more appropriate.

Chicken Run has always been a bit of a simpleton on these matters, to be fair. He's an estate agent I think, which probably says all you need to know.

Diego Napier · Mar 11, 2015

Westdene Seagull said:
As an occasional viewer of TG and not a car fanatic, I have to say I wouldn't watch it without JC and co. I watched 5th Gear ONCE ..... what a steaming pile of turd that was !!!! No JC, no Top Gear and the BBC would be foolish to let the income stop ( and no doubt then blame dropping income on their desire to increase the licence fee ).

EDIT : and to all those that find him objectionable in some way, learn to use your f**king off switch then.

Ah, another post confirming the end in your location detail is superfluous.

Herr Tubthumper · Mar 11, 2015

Simster said:
It really does. Yes I take your point about perspective - people use "disgraceful" to describe a poor Albion performance, afterall.

But let's be clear about this. That Falklands numberplate was needlessly provocative. And to see them all cowering behind the safety of an Argentine police convoy and then insisting it was all a misunderstanding and that they hadn't realised was utterly embarrassing and yes, disgusting.

Not so brave it seems, when confronted by Argentine war veterans and their relatives, some of whom needlessly lost their teenage sons on the whim of a military junta. I'm fairly sure a fairly poor country like Argentina would rather not spend money having to protect gobshite simpletons from the UK acting like colonials on their patch.

So yes, disgusting in my opinion. No better than the idiots luzzing plastic chairs in Belgium singing Bomber Harris and No Surrender songs.

This

Herr Tubthumper · Mar 11, 2015

Simster said:
Chicken Run has always been a bit of a simpleton on these matters, to be fair. He's an estate agent I think, which probably says all you need to know.

This as well

Uncle C · Mar 11, 2015

beorhthelm said:
you do remember how dull that was, right. or is, in the Fifth Gear form as pointed out. i havent watched that in years, Top Gear though is regular viewing for the past decade. even the missus likes it. thats its appeal, of course, not being just about cars, its a bunch of not properly grown up men larking about loosly based around cars.

I do remember enjoying it before it became the Clarkson ego show.

Herr Tubthumper · Mar 11, 2015

Simster said:
It really does. Yes I take your point about perspective - people use "disgraceful" to describe a poor Albion performance, afterall.

But let's be clear about this. That Falklands numberplate was needlessly provocative. And to see them all cowering behind the safety of an Argentine police convoy and then insisting it was all a misunderstanding and that they hadn't realised was utterly embarrassing and yes, disgusting.

Not so brave it seems, when confronted by Argentine war veterans and their relatives, some of whom needlessly lost their teenage sons on the whim of a military junta. I'm fairly sure a fairly poor country like Argentina would rather not spend money having to protect gobshite simpletons from the UK acting like colonials on their patch.

So yes, disgusting in my opinion. No better than the idiots luzzing plastic chairs in Belgium singing Bomber Harris and No Surrender songs.

Also. As a UK citizen I take offence to any fellow citizen acting a complete cock in someone else's country. It's embarrassing. Good riddance and I'm glad the BBC has finally decided to do something they should have done years ago.

Steve in Japan · Mar 11, 2015

Get rid of Clarkson if necessary, but please can we have Top Gear back? I do not think the two things are inextricably bound up with one another. Change is good.

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