Clarksons Red G-String Comment - whats the problem??
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Taken From: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/...
"No, no, no. Honestly, the burka doesn't work. I was in a cab in Piccadilly the other day when a woman in a full burka crossing the road in front of me tripped over the pavement, went head over heels and up it came, red g-string and stockings. I promise that happened. The taxi driver will back me up on that"
By Monday morning, seven viewers had already contacted the BBC to complain. Several viewers posted messages criticising the comments on Twitter, including Lily Allen, the singer, who called his remarks “distasteful”.
Another viewer wrote: “Clarkson is too old for mini skirt jokes - burka story obscene - horrid.”
How is that Offensive/Racist?? WTF??
Can someone explain to me where common sense has gone? I'd like to go and help it make a come-back!!
"No, no, no. Honestly, the burka doesn't work. I was in a cab in Piccadilly the other day when a woman in a full burka crossing the road in front of me tripped over the pavement, went head over heels and up it came, red g-string and stockings. I promise that happened. The taxi driver will back me up on that"
By Monday morning, seven viewers had already contacted the BBC to complain. Several viewers posted messages criticising the comments on Twitter, including Lily Allen, the singer, who called his remarks “distasteful”.
Another viewer wrote: “Clarkson is too old for mini skirt jokes - burka story obscene - horrid.”
How is that Offensive/Racist?? WTF??
Can someone explain to me where common sense has gone? I'd like to go and help it make a come-back!!
But why did they get even seven, and Ive read somewhere that theres alot of people now complaining about it and the BBC are talking about not broadcasting it again.
And WTF is lilly allen getting involved for, dizzy cow!
All this PC stuff has gone way too far, then taken a right and carried on into an oblivion where if you say anything that could be percieved at racist to someone who isnt a "honky" then its wrong, for example:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
now yes you could argue that these are "isolated incidents" but theres too many "isolated incidents" now.
I guess i'm hoping to find that the collective on PH have common sense to reassure me that its still worth living on planet earth!!!
And WTF is lilly allen getting involved for, dizzy cow!
All this PC stuff has gone way too far, then taken a right and carried on into an oblivion where if you say anything that could be percieved at racist to someone who isnt a "honky" then its wrong, for example:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
now yes you could argue that these are "isolated incidents" but theres too many "isolated incidents" now.
I guess i'm hoping to find that the collective on PH have common sense to reassure me that its still worth living on planet earth!!!
illmonkey said:
I can see how people may take offence to saying all truck drivers are murderers though.
Wasn't his exact comments something along the lines of:"Its hard being a truck driver, change gear, eat a pie, change gear, change gear, murder a prostitute, change gear, murder a prostitute"
If my memory serves me correctly and that is what he said then I don't see that he is implying that all lorry drivers murder prostitutes, in the same way I'm pretty sure he wasn't suggesting all people who wear tents, err, I mean burka's wear red G-Strings and Stockings.
I'm surprised the feminists aren't complaining at him talking about ladies wearing mini-skirts.
It just irritates me that there is any news coverage about this comment when there is (IMO) nothing wrong with it.
Meh, at least the PH community has restored my faith in common sense!!!
Thanks!
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