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!!!
Petrolhead_Rich said:
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!!
I watched the episode, later I was talking with my dad, monday I think, and he says Clarkson upset people about the Burka, I responded, why what's he said now."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!!
Basically it never even occurred to me that the comment was in any way offensive.
How can a group of people take offence to something that was seen by someone else?
Clarkson says he saw it, so you take his word he saw it. So it could be true someone wears that under their burka.
I cannot fathom how anyone will take offence to this.
I can see how people may take offence to saying all truck drivers are murderers though. Stupid people as it was a JOKE, but I understand why they may. Its like these f
king idiots who move into Heathrow flight paths to only bh about the noise!
Clarkson says he saw it, so you take his word he saw it. So it could be true someone wears that under their burka.
I cannot fathom how anyone will take offence to this.
I can see how people may take offence to saying all truck drivers are murderers though. Stupid people as it was a JOKE, but I understand why they may. Its like these f
king idiots who move into Heathrow flight paths to only bh about the noise!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!
Petrolhead_Rich said:
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!
The murder/prostitute comment is slightly easier to see why people complained, but its still ridiculous people decided to complain.
I was eating breakfast this morning and a program about giving birth was on when I flicked the telly on, not what I want eating toast, guess what I done?
Hint, I didn't complain
Edited by illmonkey on Wednesday 28th July 12:57
Some people just need to fk off and get a life, but no, they feel the need to complain about stupid st that’s not even offensive! Out of the seven complaints was any one of those from a woman in a burka?? Doubt it and even if there was someone he was only saying what he saw, not stating that’s what they all wear underneath!
Anyway, after all the flack the BBC has had (for nothing) over the past couple of years I’m sure they would have cut said bit if they felt it would cause offence? Luckily it seems the editors are still normal people who understand light hearted humour
k off and get a life, but no, they feel the need to complain about stupid st that’s not even offensive! Out of the seven complaints was any one of those from a woman in a burka?? Doubt it and even if there was someone he was only saying what he saw, not stating that’s what they all wear underneath!Anyway, after all the flack the BBC has had (for nothing) over the past couple of years I’m sure they would have cut said bit if they felt it would cause offence? Luckily it seems the editors are still normal people who understand light hearted humour
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