Clarkson - complain about the complaints
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Just been onto the BBC website to complain about the whole Clarkson thing.
I'm sick of the whining, humourless liberals making a big deal out of these things - it's just humour and, let's face it, Clarkson was only saying what we're all thinking!
I can see this going the way of the Jonathan Ross/Russel Brand thing so I would urge all of you to find a way to stand up for JC before we see another case of the whining minority getting their way over the silent majority.
I'm sick of the whining, humourless liberals making a big deal out of these things - it's just humour and, let's face it, Clarkson was only saying what we're all thinking!
I can see this going the way of the Jonathan Ross/Russel Brand thing so I would urge all of you to find a way to stand up for JC before we see another case of the whining minority getting their way over the silent majority.
ICSD said:
I'm sick of the whining, humourless liberals making a big deal out of these things - it's just humour and, let's face it, Clarkson was only saying what we're all thinking!
Yeah, I put pretty much the same on the comments page yesterday. The BBC is not there to sensor or apologise for Clarkson, freedom of speech and all that...It does annoy me with things like this and the Ross/Brand thing. How many of these 21000 have actually watched, heard, or read the full conversation?
If you feel strongly enough to complain after reading all of it then fair enough but I'm guessing the majority have seen the 15 second video clip or read out of context sentences in the paper.
If you feel strongly enough to complain after reading all of it then fair enough but I'm guessing the majority have seen the 15 second video clip or read out of context sentences in the paper.
saaby93 said:
andrewrob said:
It does annoy me with things like this and the Ross/Brand thing. How many of these 21000 have actually watched, heard, or read the full conversation?
same for those complaining about the complainers 
Someone on the Internet said:
Top Gear is the BBC's most successful foreign export, and generates £33m a year for Worldwide, according to the 2010 accounts of Bedder 6, the service company in which Clarkson and the show's executive producer, Andy Wilman, have a stake.
JC is the lead presenter of Top Gear and dropping him would severely dent this income. Exactly how much the loss would be is open to debate, but I wouldn't be surprised if Top Gear finished and they lost the lot.alock said:
Someone on the Internet said:
Top Gear is the BBC's most successful foreign export, and generates £33m a year for Worldwide, according to the 2010 accounts of Bedder 6, the service company in which Clarkson and the show's executive producer, Andy Wilman, have a stake.
JC is the lead presenter of Top Gear and dropping him would severely dent this income. Exactly how much the loss would be is open to debate, but I wouldn't be surprised if Top Gear finished and they lost the lot.Nom de ploom said:
ICSD said:
Clarkson was only saying what we're all thinking!
Was he? do you want to execute those who were striking in front of their families?just asking....
Edited by Nom de ploom on Friday 2nd December 12:33
Edited by Happy82 on Friday 2nd December 13:38
They got Clarkson on to advertise his new DVD and to express some over the top extreme opinions for comedic effect.
They even had the mock trial thing concerning his extreme views (delicious, cute, magnificent), so it was obviously expected of him from the outset and he obliged.
If people want to get on anyone's case then make it the producers of the One Show for setting it up. Don't hassle Clarkson for following direction.
But even so, I don't understand what gets people so het up about this sort of thing in the first place. I think you'd have to be a bit naive or thick to think he was completely serious.
Seek amusement where ye can...you homourless tw
ts.
They even had the mock trial thing concerning his extreme views (delicious, cute, magnificent), so it was obviously expected of him from the outset and he obliged.
If people want to get on anyone's case then make it the producers of the One Show for setting it up. Don't hassle Clarkson for following direction.
But even so, I don't understand what gets people so het up about this sort of thing in the first place. I think you'd have to be a bit naive or thick to think he was completely serious.
Seek amusement where ye can...you homourless tw
ts.onyx39 said:
alock said:
Someone on the Internet said:
Top Gear is the BBC's most successful foreign export, and generates £33m a year for Worldwide, according to the 2010 accounts of Bedder 6, the service company in which Clarkson and the show's executive producer, Andy Wilman, have a stake.
JC is the lead presenter of Top Gear and dropping him would severely dent this income. Exactly how much the loss would be is open to debate, but I wouldn't be surprised if Top Gear finished and they lost the lot.
davidf4 said:
They got Clarkson on to advertise his new DVD and to express some over the top extreme opinions for comedic effect.
They even had the mock trial thing concerning his extreme views (delicious, cute, magnificent), so it was obviously expected of him from the outset and he obliged.
As said, his 'shoot them' comment was agreed with the producer before the show, so you could consider it scripted. About time the Producer broke cover and took some of the blows.They even had the mock trial thing concerning his extreme views (delicious, cute, magnificent), so it was obviously expected of him from the outset and he obliged.
As someone, or possibly a newspaper, said, these silly bleating complaints 'show Britain at its most joyless'. How bloody right too.
Clarkson offended them but striking public servants with good salaries (paid for by me) and guaranteed pensions (paid for by me before my own pension contributions) offend ME.
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