Off Topic Jeremy Clarkson dropped by the BBC

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An odious, middle aged racist ****er gets sacked for twatting someone at work and there's outrage about his treatment?

****ing hell.
 
An odious, middle aged racist ****er gets sacked for twatting someone at work and there's outrage about his treatment?

****ing hell.


It's laughable it really is. The fact that people want the guy to stay is an absolute disgrace. Sadly they won't dare sack him.
 
I couldn't care either way as I don't watch it. I know it's very popular though, and I do love to see the faux outrage on social media and in the comments on The Guardian website whenever Clarkson says something controversial. I utterly despise Russell Brand, but I wouldn't want him silenced or censored for the ****e he says.

I guess people like Clarkson for the same reason they like Frankie Boyle - they both know how to offend the more sensitive people in life.
 
It's laughable it really is. The fact that people want the guy to stay is an absolute disgrace. Sadly they won't dare sack him.

You should sign a petition if you feel so strongly about it. OLM said there are four 'Sack Clarkson' ones on the go...
 
You should sign a petition if you feel so strongly about it. OLM said there are four 'Sack Clarkson' ones on the go...



I don't like Top gear either, but I just can't understand people sticking up for a guy that's racist and sexist. If I punched a colleague I would expect to be sacked immediately. He won't get sacked anyway so would be pointless signing any petition.
 
No one. I was talking about people working at the BBC who read the Guardian influencing things.you mentioned the owner being the ones who influenced things so I presumed you thought they must work there.

You presumed (very) wrongly.
 
I don't like Top gear either, but I just can't understand people sticking up for a guy that's racist and sexist. If I punched a colleague I would expect to be sacked immediately.

I don't dislike Top Gear, and I can fully understand people sticking up for a guy who's immensely popular. I agree about your last point though. Punching a colleague or employer is a sure fire way to lose your job, and that alone is grounds for being sacked.

Regarding him being a racist, I don't think his nursery rhyme and 'slope' comment can be taken as malicious racism. Going back to my reference to Frankie Boyle, he's made comments about the Royal Family being 'German', a comment I often hear to insult the monarchy. Is that not racism or xenophobia at the very least? The Queen was born in the UK, as was her father, as was her grandfather, yet they are forever German. I guess some forms of bigotry are socially acceptable and others are not.
 
I don't dislike Top Gear, and I can fully understand people sticking up for a guy who's immensely popular. I agree about your last point though. Punching a colleague or employer is a sure fire way to lose your job, and that alone is grounds for being sacked.

Regarding him being a racist, I don't think his nursery rhyme and 'slope' comment can be taken as malicious racism. Going back to my reference to Frankie Boyle, he's made comments about the Royal Family being 'German', a comment I often hear to insult the monarchy. Is that not racism or xenophobia at the very least? The Queen was born in the UK, as was her father, as was her grandfather, yet they are forever German. I guess some forms of bigotry are socially acceptable and others are not.

No, Patches - you misunderstand the attitude re the Saxe-Coburg-Gothas - they have been GRAFTED on to us.

They changed their family name to Windsor when we were fighting a war against their land.