Clarkson: Racist

[FredClogs]

goldblum said:

FredClogs said:

petemurphy said:

James May ‏@MrJamesMay 4h
Jeremy Clarkson is not a racist. He is a monumental bellend and many other things, but not a racist. I wouldn't work with one. #ThatIsAll


Richard Hammond ‏@RichardHammond 3m
I 2nd May's comment re Clarkson. I can list a million things wrong with him, but he is absolutely not racist. An idiot, yes.

Well they're at least half right.

C'mon J.C. isn't a racist any more than you or I. He plays games. Childish games based on contemporary social acceptance of risque words. If people witter on about it they're just giving Clarkson extra publicity for his tacky show.

Well the real taboo is that we're all a little bit racist, aren't we, to some degree or other, consciously of subconsciously, that's why it's a taboo and all a bit uncomfortable, I mean it's not the sort of topic for polite chit chat or light hearted jesting, is it...

Oh, except on Top Gear.

[rohrl]

petemurphy said:

James May ‏@MrJamesMay 4h
Jeremy Clarkson is not a racist. He is a monumental bellend and many other things, but not a racist. I wouldn't work with one. #ThatIsAll


Richard Hammond ‏@RichardHammond 3m
I 2nd May's comment re Clarkson. I can list a million things wrong with him, but he is absolutely not racist. An idiot, yes.

Poor old Jermery, he'll lose a lot of support if May and Hammond are right.

[goldblum]

FredClogs said:

Well the real taboo is that we're all a little bit racist, aren't we, to some degree or other, consciously of subconsciously, that's why it's a taboo and all a bit uncomfortable

What you describe above is a theory, not something 'taboo'.

Anyway, I can quite happily live with 'being a little bit racist' - or not.

FredClogs said:

I mean it's not the sort of topic for polite chit chat or light hearted jesting, is it...

Oh, except on Top Gear.

It's a tacky, successful program that millions adore. Does that make them all 'a little bit racist'?

[irocfan]

Hackney said:

"The Sheriff is a ni......"

I thought he said the Sheriff was near...

[Mercury00]

Just watched the video and consider this to be a total non-issue. He's basically humming the tune, nothing more. I'm more offended by those tts who change the word to 'tiger' when singing it, and I'm not racist - most of my best friends are gay.

[pork911]

petemurphy said:

pork911 said:

You would have no problem being called a paedophile then, and for context, by say people in the street, regularly?

again context - if one of my chums called me it as a joke i wouldnt be offended - if someone came up to me in the street and started screaming it in my face i would be.

Why? Since....

petemurphy said:

have never understood why people are offended by words

[pork911]

petemurphy said:

pork911 said:

Some people box, therefore there is no problem with anyone punching you in the face.

not if i was in a boxing ring like they would be.....context

Why are you wishing to change the context? Punched in the face by a boxer on the street.

[FredClogs]

pork911 said:

petemurphy said:

pork911 said:

You would have no problem being called a paedophile then, and for context, by say people in the street, regularly?

again context - if one of my chums called me it as a joke i wouldnt be offended - if someone came up to me in the street and started screaming it in my face i would be.

Why? Since....

petemurphy said:

have never understood why people are offended by words

Quite.

[petemurphy]

FredClogs said:

Quite.

because their actions would be threatening. if they were screaming the n word in my face it would be offensive even though i am white. if someone just said n to me it wouldnt be. if they said it in private which i didnt hear until the mirror bugged me then got an expert to slow down the audio i couldnt care less...

[mybrainhurts]

WinstonWolf said:

Someone on Twitter just quipped "I reckon Piers Morgan noshed someone off for this story"

I hear the Yanks sacked him because nobody was watching him. Is this how he strikes back at the world in a hissy fit of vengeance..? Poor boy.

Here you go, Piers, shoulder to cry on...

[FredClogs]

petemurphy said:

FredClogs said:

Quite.

because their actions would be threatening. if they were screaming the n word in my face it would be offensive even though i am white. if someone just said n to me it wouldnt be. if they said it in private which i didnt hear until the mirror bugged me then got an expert to slow down the audio i couldnt care less...

So if I sprayed painted petemurphy is a pedophile all over your car, or pisscockpetemurphy even you wouldn't be offended, 'cause it's just words.

[mybrainhurts]

FredClogs said:

So if I sprayed painted petemurphy is a pedophile all over your car, or pisscockpetemurphy even you wouldn't be offended, 'cause it's just words.

No, he'd be offended because his car is borked, you 'tard...

Oh, sorry, by 'tard, I didn't mean, you know, the T word TURNIP


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edit....risky, but I think I got away with it....

[storminnorman]

I wonder what other ethnic groups think of western white people frantically climbing over each other to accuse other whites of racism.
It strikes me as rather bizarre.

[HannsG]

I like Clarkson. Ooo eerrr and I'm an ethnic minority...

But he does over egg the moron scale. I mean does he really need to be such a bellend all the time?

I don't think he is a racist. Just a prized

[mybrainhurts]

HannsG said:

I like Clarkson. Ooo eerrr and I'm an ethnic minority...

But he does over egg the moron scale. I mean does he really need to be such a bellend all the time?

I don't think he is a racist. Just a prized

No he isn't, he's a breath of fresh air in an atmosphere polluted with self righteous, indignant bullst.

If I were one of these petty tripe merchants, I would say you, sir, offend me. You are a Clarksonist

[HannsG]

mybrainhurts said:

No he isn't, he's a breath of fresh air in an atmosphere polluted with self righteous, indignant bullst.

If I were one of these petty tripe merchants, I would say you, sir, offend me. You are a Clarksonist

Breath of fresh air? He has been on TV nigh on 20 years aint he? Like I said, great for TV....but still a bell end...

[Mr GrimNasty]

HannsG said:

I like Clarkson. Ooo eerrr and I'm an ethnic minority...

But he does over egg the moron scale. I mean does he really need to be such a bellend all the time?

I don't think he is a racist. Just a prized

As an obviously independently minded rational person, luckily you don't need to waste your energy thinking he's racist when there's thousands of PC Thought soldiers only too willing to be offended on your behalf and destroy him for the thrill of the 'power' and meaning it gives to their pathetic lives!

[mybrainhurts]

HannsG said:

mybrainhurts said:

No he isn't, he's a breath of fresh air in an atmosphere polluted with self righteous, indignant bullst.

If I were one of these petty tripe merchants, I would say you, sir, offend me. You are a Clarksonist

Breath of fresh air? He has been on TV nigh on 20 years aint he? Like I said, great for TV....but still a bell end...

What's twenty years got to do with anything? He gets better and better, whereas you appear to get bitterer and bitterer.

If I had to label you or Clarkson a bellend, there would be no contest.

...you disgraceful Clarksonist.

[FredClogs]

mybrainhurts said:

No, he'd be offended because his car is borked, you 'tard...

Oh, sorry, by 'tard, I didn't mean, you know, the T word TURNIP


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edit....risky, but I think I got away with it....

why would it bork or devalue his car? I mean it's only words, why should a little pedophile on board be less aesthetically pleasing than RS or 335d? Just word, letters and numbers, without contextual reference what harm could it do?

[mybrainhurts]

FredClogs said:

mybrainhurts said:

No, he'd be offended because his car is borked, you 'tard...

Oh, sorry, by 'tard, I didn't mean, you know, the T word TURNIP


NSFW...


edit....risky, but I think I got away with it....

why would it bork or devalue his car? I mean it's only words, why should a little pedophile on board be less aesthetically pleasing than RS or 335d? Just word, letters and numbers, without contextual reference what harm could it do?

It's paint, you 'tard...it tends to feck up the finish. HTH...