trousers Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 This week's installment of "Mountains out of molehills".... http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/feb/02/top-gear-viewer-sues-bbc "A Mexican who saw the BBC's Top Gear programme on Sunday, in which her compatriots were described as "lazy, feckless, flatulent [and] overweight", has instructed lawyers to bring a test case against the show under a new equality law. Lawyers for Iris de la Torre, a 30-year-old jewellery design student in London, accused the BBC of using racism to boost ratings and said the case could cost the corporation up to £1m in damages. They demanded an investigation by the BBC and suspension of the show. The BBC has already received an official complaint from the Mexican ambassador, who demanded an apology for the broadcast's "xenophobic" and "offensive" content."
Patrick Bateman Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 Oh for f*cks sake. Does NO ONE in this country (world?) have a sense of humour any more.
Pancake Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 Oh for f*cks sake. Does NO ONE in this country (world?) have a sense of humour any more. Indeed. I'm not a huge JC fan, but even the most moronic of people could sense the sarcasm in his voice. it's not like the BBC broadcast 30 mins of anti-Mexican diatribe is it?
SnailOB Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 it always amazes me how offended parties always ask for a sum of money in order to make them feel less offended !
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 I think the real issue with Top Gear is the appalling dress sense of its presenters and their formulaic telegraphed humour.
Mao Cap Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 But the BBC are politically correct Marxist lunatics, who would never allow a cheap xenophobic pop at their beloved foreigners on one of their programmes...right?
manji Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 I think the real issue with Top Gear is the appalling dress sense of its presenters and their formulaic telegraphed humour. Agreed. Also the 3 presenters are the are the biggest ******s in the history of ******s.I also despise the studio audience , a bunch of lamers standing around gurning moronically at the presenters dim-witted scripted "humour". I mean who the **** reads Jeremy Clarksons books you must have the intellect and personality of a slab of concrete to find them interesting................
jawillwill Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 Agreed. Also the 3 presenters are the are the biggest ******s in the history of ******s.I also despise the studio audience , a bunch of lamers standing around gurning moronically at the presenters dim-witted scripted "humour". I mean who the **** reads Jeremy Clarksons books you must have the intellect and personality of a slab of concrete to find them interesting................ How do you know? Have you read one?
Dimond Geezer Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 Agreed. Also the 3 presenters are the are the biggest ******s in the history of ******s.I also despise the studio audience , a bunch of lamers standing around gurning moronically at the presenters dim-witted scripted "humour". I mean who the **** reads Jeremy Clarksons books you must have the intellect and personality of a slab of concrete to find them interesting................ My son does, he is (surprisingly) inteligent, but at 14 he probably has an excuse.
RedAndWhite91 Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 Agreed. Also the 3 presenters are the are the biggest ******s in the history of ******s.I also despise the studio audience , a bunch of lamers standing around gurning moronically at the presenters dim-witted scripted "humour". I mean who the **** reads Jeremy Clarksons books you must have the intellect and personality of a slab of concrete to find them interesting................ I find this offensive since I watch Top Gear. I'll see you in court.
Patrick Bateman Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 Indeed. I'm not a huge JC fan, but even the most moronic of people could sense the sarcasm in his voice. it's not like the BBC broadcast 30 mins of anti-Mexican diatribe is it? Well I'm a moron and I picked up on it ;-) That was the funny point, he knew what he was doing and kept "digging", on purpose - that's what was funny. Not the fact that Mexicans are lazy, work-shy or whatever. It could have been about anyone! Sigh. But yes, let's give them some compensation/money to make them feel better ... Jesus!
trousers Posted 3 February, 2011 Author Posted 3 February, 2011 I mean who the **** reads Jeremy Clarksons books you must have the intellect and personality of a slab of concrete to find them interesting................ *cough* I do *cough* I think you've ever so slightly exagerated my intelligence and personality though. A slab of concrete is far more attractive than me, mentally and physically. Good that you've read each one from cover to cover though, just so that you can speak from personal experience.... ;-)
JackFrost Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 Shall we have a sweepstake on who will be offended by the next Top Gear episode?
SnailOB Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 Shall we have a sweepstake on who will be offended by the next Top Gear episode? If there's a chance of getting a million in damages to make me feel better then i'm going to make sure its me !
angelman Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear-australia-s3-e0_2066324.htm Here is the Aussie version of the Ashes shoot out. Much much better than the UK version.
Pancake Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 I do like TG Aus. I wish BBC2/BBC3 would show it.
BigShadow Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 (edited) Agreed. Also the 3 presenters are the are the biggest ******s in the history of ******s.I also despise the studio audience , a bunch of lamers standing around gurning moronically at the presenters dim-witted scripted "humour". I mean who the **** reads Jeremy Clarksons books you must have the intellect and personality of a slab of concrete to find them interesting................ I do - and I have no issues with your assessment of my personality - but JC's books are easy reading and good for a laugh in a non-PC p!ss taking kind of way. The kind of humour that was once appreciated before everyone jumped on thePC bandwagon. Edited 3 February, 2011 by BigShadow Too many 'The's
Johnny Bognor Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 I do - and I have no issues with your assessment of my personality - but JC's books are easy reading and good for a laugh in a non-PC p!ss taking kind of way. The kind of humour that was once appreciated before everyone jumped on thePC bandwagon. This
Baj Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 This is the problem with people who take offence out of context. How much Top Gear have they ACTUALLY watched. TG take the **** out of themselves and the British FAR more than any other nation!
dubai_phil Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 Lol, how ridiculously random. I read this thread about Mexican Stereotypes being offensive to Mexicans. The GF wants to go to the local outlet Mall as they have a shoe sale. I go to the Mall, in the centre there is a stage set up (Dubai Shopping Festival Events0 This music kicks off and lo and behold there are a full blown Mexican Peasant Dance Troupe giving it the entire Fiesta style hat dancing and yep they are wearing Sombreros and blankets and they start the dance routine Sitting in a circle "as if they are asleep" until a Chickita in White Peasant dress makes them wake up Bless. mexicans reinforcing teh stereo type First time ever that I wished I had an IPhone, you lot would have hooted with laughter at it
trousers Posted 3 February, 2011 Author Posted 3 February, 2011 Lol, how ridiculously random. I read this thread about Mexican Stereotypes being offensive to Mexicans. The GF wants to go to the local outlet Mall as they have a shoe sale. I go to the Mall, in the centre there is a stage set up (Dubai Shopping Festival Events0 This music kicks off and lo and behold there are a full blown Mexican Peasant Dance Troupe giving it the entire Fiesta style hat dancing and yep they are wearing Sombreros and blankets and they start the dance routine Sitting in a circle "as if they are asleep" until a Chickita in White Peasant dress makes them wake up Bless. mexicans reinforcing teh stereo type First time ever that I wished I had an IPhone, you lot would have hooted with laughter at it Lol
JackFrost Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 (edited) Christ, even the MPs are having a go at them now http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=156036886 The sound of their feet landing on the bandwagon is deafening Edited 3 February, 2011 by JackFrost
Viking Warrior Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 Im deeply offended by yiur comments manji I have read some of JC's book amusing and funny I don't think all mexicans are lazy many are busy killing and burying each other It was a bit of fun , I guess you want the three to be sacked like gray then?
Special K Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 It seems the only place one can insult others these days, is on this forum. I'll drink to that, you c***s!
angelman Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 Ignoring the lack of a sense of humour for a second.... Hammond is a jumped up pip-squeak full of self-agrandisment. He obviously thought that he was being funny and as JC's little acolyte maybe he thought that he would curry favour. It wasn't subtle or overly funny and actually was just plain rude. I am surprised that it was left in the programme as it was bound to cause offense. Sack him I say, TG would be much better without him.
Barney Trubble Posted 3 February, 2011 Posted 3 February, 2011 Let's just sack everybody and be done with it! Will it be offensive to someone when you walk outside your own front door in the not too distant future, maybe whilst whistling a merry tune? Can we smile at one another now or say hello? Or is that too much for some, after all, you could have smiled at them in an offensive way, it could have sinister undertones.
Viking Warrior Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 Now the japanese have got in on the act re Stephen Fry's comments hes now been pulled from going to Japan to do the Planet word programme have the japanese forgotte about the atrocities they inflicted across the region . Burma , Singapore , malaysia etc and not hey want Britain to apologise for a reference that the trains were still functionable after the a bombs were dropped. right lets ban humour
Patrick Bateman Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 This is the problem with people who take offence out of context. How much Top Gear have they ACTUALLY watched. TG take the **** out of themselves and the British FAR more than any other nation! Exactly, I said that this morning; should all Audi drivers complain for being labelled as c*cks by them??
miserableoldgit Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 I am also waiting with baited breath for a number of claims against this forum for the stereotypical, offensive remarks aimed at supporters of PFC.
so22saint Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 Saw Steve Hughes last year in Bompey supporting Reg D Hunter - both sets were brilliant and said more about the pathetic "you can't say anything" nature of TV and life in general than anything discussed on Radio 4 or whatever. Reginald D Hunters take on it was excellent - he riffs on being called up to be an "arbiter of racism": "I'm not an expert, just because I'm black doesn't mean I know if something is, or isn't racist". He then discusses a conversation he had with a lady at the BBC which was superb but I won't post it here as it'll just kick off more ****e. His main point was that there are different degrees to this, and seeing stuff written down is not the same as seeing it taking place; that all cultures take the mickey out of each other but as long as it's not done with real hate or ignorance (and if you "believe" that all people from one place are the same then basically you're thick and probably from Pompey (do you see what I did there)), then it shouldn't be made a big deal of". I think Top Gear are most of the time operating in **** take mode, sometimes I wince at it, most of the time it's just funny. Reginald D Hunters best joke for me by the way is: "I love this country it's the only place in the world where a good friend is introduced 'This is my best mate Nigel, he's a bit of a ****'" :-)
miserableoldgit Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 Saw Steve Hughes last year in Bompey supporting Reg D Hunter - both sets were brilliant and said more about the pathetic "you can't say anything" nature of TV and life in general than anything discussed on Radio 4 or whatever. Reginald D Hunters take on it was excellent - he riffs on being called up to be an "arbiter of racism": "I'm not an expert, just because I'm black doesn't mean I know if something is, or isn't racist". He then discusses a conversation he had with a lady at the BBC which was superb but I won't post it here as it'll just kick off more ****e. His main point was that there are different degrees to this, and seeing stuff written down is not the same as seeing it taking place; that all cultures take the mickey out of each other but as long as it's not done with real hate or ignorance (and if you "believe" that all people from one place are the same then basically you're thick and probably from Pompey (do you see what I did there)), then it shouldn't be made a big deal of". I think Top Gear are most of the time operating in **** take mode, sometimes I wince at it, most of the time it's just funny. Reginald D Hunters best joke for me by the way is: "I love this country it's the only place in the world where a good friend is introduced 'This is my best mate Nigel, he's a bit of a ****'" :-) I saw this tour in Winchester. You are right with what you say.
The Cat Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 I f'ing hate Top Gear, and everything about it. Kill the lot of them.
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 Exactly, I said that this morning; should all Audi drivers complain for being labelled as c*cks by them?? Not making a wider point but I don't think national identity is equivalent to your favoured choice of car.
Whitey Grandad Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 I find such racial stereotyping offensive, be it against mexicans, french, germans, even americans. The presenters are puerile and a lot of the show depends on schoolboy pranks. It's about time they grew up. There could be a good programme in there somewhere.
Mao Cap Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 This de la Torre woman previously sued Channel 4 about that Shilpa Shetty thing on Big Brother. I imagine she just tries her luck in the hope of a settlement payout. All this "o noes they've bannt humour111" stuff is just daft. I give it a couple of months before Top Gear goes and does something similar and we'll just go through this whole rigmarole again. It's worth the risk of getting in a bit of bother as long as it keeps one of the BBC's top-rated shows in the public eye. What people seem incapable of realising is that this is gravy for everyone involved You think Clarkson/Hammond/May don't love this sh*t just as much as some opportunist Mexican bird and her lawyers? Clarkson's got half the material for his next stupid PC gone mad stocking filler from this case alone!
miserableoldgit Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 I find such racial stereotyping offensive, be it against mexicans, french, germans, even americans. The presenters are puerile and a lot of the show depends on schoolboy pranks. It's about time they grew up. There could be a good programme in there somewhere. What about stereotyping Skates? Is that O.K? Can`t see much difference.
Viking Warrior Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 If all audi drivers are Cocks does that make white van drivers sexist
Jimmy Gabriel's Halo Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 Hampster was right. If we ate the amount of beans the Mexicans do you'd be f@rting until your ar$e disintegrated. I know I would. Just ask Mrs JGH.
scotty Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 I'm a fan of latina women. mmmm, latina women.... ...sorry, what was this thread about?
Whitey Grandad Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 What about stereotyping Skates? Is that O.K? Can`t see much difference. Are they human?
Durleyfos Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 If all audi drivers are Cocks does that make white van drivers sexist and all lorry drivers are prostitute killers...
jjsaint Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 I find such racial stereotyping offensive, be it against mexicans, french, germans, even americans. The presenters are puerile and a lot of the show depends on schoolboy pranks. It's about time they grew up. There could be a good programme in there somewhere. +1, except for the bit about a godd programme.
JustMike Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 Agreed. Also the 3 presenters are the are the biggest ******s in the history of ******s.I also despise the studio audience , a bunch of lamers standing around gurning moronically at the presenters dim-witted scripted "humour". I mean who the **** reads Jeremy Clarksons books you must have the intellect and personality of a slab of concrete to find them interesting................ ...and yet you still watch it!!!
JustMike Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 it has now got to the stage that if you are easily offended, dont watch tv, listen to the radio or buy a newspaper. in fact, better if you stay in doors and never go out at all.
JustMike Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 Whilst we are on the subject of topgear, I thought the comment about the aussies arriving in the prison bus would have caused more trouble!
Jimmy Gabriel's Halo Posted 4 February, 2011 Posted 4 February, 2011 Whilst we are on the subject of topgear, I thought the comment about the aussies arriving in the prison bus would have caused more trouble! No I think not. The Aussies entered into the spirit of the event and, to their credit, took it all in good humour. I fully expect them to get their retribution, Down Under, upon the famous three in due course. The prison bus as a taxi was funny though.
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