Top Gear banter. All part of the act.
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Jeremy Clarkson Scandal.
- Thread starter dougdeep
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Top Gear banter. All part of the act.
Hillian1
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Not unless people read my mind, I recite it in my head, quite involuntary really.
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well done those 2!Agreed. He probably isn't racist in particular just extraordinarily arrogant and contemptuous of all sorts of people and groups. A little humility would not go amiss so being sacked would be good for him let alone others. I must say it is a real pleasure to see a succession of arrogant people (who think nothing of other peoples' sensitivities) being brought down to earth with a bump - Brooks, Coulson, Clifford, and now Clarkson. Great!
Anyway anyone supported by the egregious Richard Littlejohn must be in the wrong
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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rubbish, its always been in there - what word have you substituted as a child? and that's a point here, this is a children nursery rhyme that anyone in the upto the 90's would probably have used, naively overlooking the word. I found myself using it once at work in the last decade, got to the end, realised and said oh bugger im not supposed to say that. colleagues hadn't noticed either until i pointed out.
When I was at school some time between primary school and secondary school it changed to 'lizard'
spring hall convert
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I think it's deliciously ironic when white people tell ethnic minorities what's rascist and what's not rascist. It may not have been intended to cause offense but it still can cause offense.
It reminds me of a time a number of years ago at work, where when getting something wrong, I called myself a "retard" fairly loudly. Unknown to me the chap sat next to me had a brother with downs. I didn't intend to cause offense but it was taken.
It reminds me of a time a number of years ago at work, where when getting something wrong, I called myself a "retard" fairly loudly. Unknown to me the chap sat next to me had a brother with downs. I didn't intend to cause offense but it was taken.
Dick Knights Mumm
Take me Home Falmer Road
Oh right.
spring hall convert
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Why don't you say it out loud?
Clarkson knew it was coming and whispered it to show that he knew it should not be said. This gave great emphasis to the word. Very appealing to all gollywog lovers on NSC, MFE posters, UKIP supporters and unfortunately the BBC.
As in the Terry case the heart of the matter is not whether Clarkson is racist but whether a BBC presenter should use racist language in his inane banter.
red star portslade
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Why say "the n word"?! In the words of Louis CK...
Everybody has different words that offend them, different things that they hear that they get offended by... To me, the thing that offends me the most, is every time that I hear "the N-word." Not "******" by the way. I mean "the N-word." Literally, whenever a white lady on CNN with nice hair says, "The N-word," that’s just white people getting away with saying "******," that’s all that is. They found a way to say "******." "N-word!" It’s bullshit 'cause when you say "the N-word" you put the word "******" in the listeners head. That’s what saying a word is. You say "the N-word" and I go "Oh, she means '******'." Your making me say it in my head! Why don’t you ****in' say it instead and take responsibility, with the shitty words you wanna say. Just say it, don’t hide behind the first letter like a ****** just say it. Say "******" you stupid ****!
Everybody has different words that offend them, different things that they hear that they get offended by... To me, the thing that offends me the most, is every time that I hear "the N-word." Not "******" by the way. I mean "the N-word." Literally, whenever a white lady on CNN with nice hair says, "The N-word," that’s just white people getting away with saying "******," that’s all that is. They found a way to say "******." "N-word!" It’s bullshit 'cause when you say "the N-word" you put the word "******" in the listeners head. That’s what saying a word is. You say "the N-word" and I go "Oh, she means '******'." Your making me say it in my head! Why don’t you ****in' say it instead and take responsibility, with the shitty words you wanna say. Just say it, don’t hide behind the first letter like a ****** just say it. Say "******" you stupid ****!
As a child, I was convinced it was "catch a nicker", the 5 year old me had probably never heard the n-word.
I have since seen it substituted with "tiger", quite possibly in a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon, and that's what I used on the kids when they were younger.
Back to Clarkson, whether the BBC do anything or not, will most likely be down to the amount of money that the show is still bringing in internationally; supposed to be one of the Beeb's biggest incomes, isn't it?
I have since seen it substituted with "tiger", quite possibly in a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon, and that's what I used on the kids when they were younger.
Back to Clarkson, whether the BBC do anything or not, will most likely be down to the amount of money that the show is still bringing in internationally; supposed to be one of the Beeb's biggest incomes, isn't it?
wehatepalace
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He won't be sacked, Top Gear is the Beeb's top export and without Clarkson as part of the presenters it won't be worth a **** !
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
Interestingly, my Wife (52) finds nothing wrong with the word, although she never uses it. I (58) do find it offensive. More importantly are the figures released recently showing Top Gear makes the BBC some £100,000,000 a year. They could never sack Jezza.
METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
- 6,092
Fuss and nonsense! It's just very fashionable to hate Clarkson and what with Piers Morgan leading the way Zzzzzzzz!
tinycowboy
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You can't get a public footpath diverted either, even when it's breaching your human rights
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-17867454
Nipper when I was a lad. Only recently realised there was a racist version.
Hillian1
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