So it's not just Clarkson then....

[Kermit power]

It seems Jay Leno also has the ability to expose people taking themselves and their beliefs far too seriously!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/ind...

Take a look at the joke (embedded video at the bottom of the article), then explain how anybody can possibly be so insecure about their beliefs that they take offence about such a minor little joke!

[carmonk]

Just more nonsense about people having to 'respect' religion and holy bullsttery. To me, it's just an obnoxious, crass edifice built on ignorance with a history of murder and bloodshed.

[Pickled Piper]

What a load of tosh! I consider myself Sikh. I have visited the Golden Temple myself.

I am not in the slightest part offended by the video or comments. However, I am highly embarrased that others that call themselves Sikh have raised concerns over this.

Get a grip chaps.

pp

[Ozzie Osmond]

Well, PH was ready to hang Charlie Gilmour a few months back.

[jas xjr]

The Indian government should keep quiet about the golden temple . People have not forgotten about the 300,000 Sikhs killed in the 1980's.
Atrocities were committed against Sikhs of all ages. A 16 year old I was related to was kidnapped by the army. Once his ransom was paid they kidnapped him again , took him to a field and shot him dead .

[Kermit power]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Well, PH was ready to hang Charlie Gilmour a few months back.

So you'd equate swinging off a monument to the dead from the flag to using a photo of a building for an innocuous, light-hearted joke, would you?

[shauniebabes]

Kermit power said:

Ozzie Osmond said:

Well, PH was ready to hang Charlie Gilmour a few months back.

So you'd equate swinging off a monument to the dead from the flag to using a photo of a building for an innocuous, light-hearted joke, would you?

The culture is different. The principle is the same - not showing respect for what some lumps of stone represent to some people.
No one was harmed in either case.

[Kermit power]

shauniebabes said:

The culture is different. The principle is the same - not showing respect for what some lumps of stone represent to some people.
No one was harmed in either case.

If Leno had been jumping up and down on the Temple, I'd agree with you.

He wasn't.

[12gauge]

Indians have probably finally worked out being a peaceable pragmatic nation gets them nowhere. Better be uppity like the Saudi's et al.

[Pesty]

Isnt this a back handed compliment anyway?

By saying he lives there they are taking the piss out of HIM. The house part is picked for the joke because it is an outstanding and very oppulent building.


anyway fk em. Had enough of people taking offence to fk all.

[Chrisw666]

shauniebabes said:

The culture is different. The principle is the same - not showing respect for what some lumps of stone represent to some people.

It's a picture of a building.

How can anyone be offended at the use of a picture to make a humorous point?

In fact how can anyone be offended at the use of an image of a building?

The whole world is now playing the look at us we care so much we are offended card.

It's a very sad state of affairs.

[carmonk]

Oh I don't know, if I try I could be offended by pictures of such buildings. I resent being bombarded with images of buildings representing ignorance, violence, persecution and primitive superstition. It's outrageous, who do I complain to? Oh wait, nobody cares what I think because I don't hold idiotic views about sky daddies and gardens in the clouds.

[jas xjr]

It is not even the Sikhs complaining.

[Chrisw666]

jas xjr said:

It is not even the Sikhs complaining.

It rarely is those that should be offended who shout about it.

Unless you're a human being and Diane Abbott speaks.

[jas xjr]

Chrisw666 said:

It rarely is those that should be offended who shout about it.

Unless you're a human being and Diane Abbott speaks.

I could complain about Diane Abbott

[Gogoplata]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9HRLvfbauA&fea...

^ Sums up people being offended.

[TheHeretic]

jas xjr said:

It is not even the Sikhs complaining.

It's the professionally offended. As they say, seek, and he shall find.

[jas xjr]

Is it because we are all so careful about offending anybody that when the opportunity arises people jump on it ?
As a child teachers would say really offensive and racist things and nobody would say anything . It was the norm

[Jimbeaux]

India to complain to US over Jay Leno joke?? Jay Leno's show or jokes are a business enterprise not under the US Government's jurisdiction. Why don't they call up Jay or his TV network and complain to them? The FCC arm of the government only regulates certain broadcasts standards and only domestically. ETA: Damn, I took this way too seriously!

Edited by Jimbeaux on Monday 23 January 18:30

[Zad]

It NEVER is the people in the joke/article/whatever who are offended. It is invariably people who say "well I'm not offended and I don't know anyone who was offended, but I'm writing this because someone else must have been.