Off Topic His Supreme Clarksonship

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danary said:
His actions strongly suggest he is racist.

I guess you could make the argument that saying racist things is not the same as being racist but for me its a pretty pointless and flimsy distinction.
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What actions suggest he is racist?
 
carrabuh said:
I cannot deny I find him funny at times, it's clearly tongue in cheek and not to be taken seriously.

I don't agree with what he says but I do like to watch people who say what they want.
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Or what the script writers put on the autocue for him to say.
Most of their amazing dangerous stunts are done in a studio with green screen backgrounds.
 
carrabuh said:
I cannot deny I find him funny at times, it's clearly tongue in cheek and not to be taken seriously.

I don't agree with what he says but I do like to watch people who say what they want.
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This is pretty much exactly how I see. Clarkson is a bit of Neanderthal who speaks his mind and doesn't pull any punches. Whether he stays or goes doesn't really bother me, but he seems to be mostly tongue in cheek with his comments and I'll admit to having said those sort of things, as jokes, among my friends.
 
Black people find the word ****** offensive if white people use it , you can't really argue against that unless you are black.
To do this on TV with an audience of 5 million people would offend many people.
Why the production staff and camera crew co stars etc didn't point this out? is just as bad as Clarkson saying the lines .
 
danary said:
His actions strongly suggest he is racist.

I guess you could make the argument that saying racist things is not the same as being racist but for me its a pretty pointless and flimsy distinction.
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If he came out and was aggressively being a racist then I would agree with you and I wouldn't be here defending him. I do have a dark sense of humour and he does make me laugh, but it doesn't make me a racist or sexiest because I find him funny.

Someone I work with who is black was talking to a white person who were clearly joking around with each other and someone overheard, got offended and reported him. He wasn't offended and just laughed it off, so I do think people can take it the wrong way.
 
Drunky said:
If he came out and was aggressively being a racist then I would agree with you and I wouldn't be here defending him. I do have a dark sense of humour and he does make me laugh, but it doesn't make me a racist or sexiest because I find him funny.

Someone I work with who is black was talking to a white person who were clearly joking around with each other and someone overheard, got offended and reported him. He wasn't offended and just laughed it off, so I do think people can take it the wrong way.
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He said it as part of the tv show and it would offend many people, we know that this word is not acceptable.
 
Drunky said:
And you have on good authority he is? I personally don't know the guy so I can't say either way and I don't dare to brand any person I don't know something awful. The Argentine incident could have been a stunt or not, I probably wouldn't even notice if no one pointed out the number plate.

He's sense of humour may not be to everyone's cup of tea, and he might make some borderline jokes but again imo it doesn't make someone a racist. But I know in this day and age people are more easily offended and sensitive, so this kind of thing isn't really acceptable anymore. Top Gear is a popular show though, I can't see BBC risk potentially losing a lot of money in which the show earns. They could get new presenters but it wouldn't be the same.
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Hang on, you started this by saying that he was not a racist - if you look back I never said that he was, so I am not sure what you want me to say. I called him a nasty tw*t which is not the same thing.
 
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SUPERNORWICH 23 said:
He said it as part of the tv show and it would offend many people, we know that this word is not acceptable.
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It's still watched by millions and makes a good profit, so if it really did offend a lot of people then Top Gear would have been cancelled a long time ago.
 
Drunky said:
If he came out and was aggressively being a racist then I would agree with you and I wouldn't be here defending him. I do have a dark sense of humour and he does make me laugh, but it doesn't make me a racist or sexiest because I find him funny.

Someone I work with who is black was talking to a white person who were clearly joking around with each other and someone overheard, got offended and reported him. He wasn't offended and just laughed it off, so I do think people can take it the wrong way.
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By he way Drunky I have been to many comedy shows including Bernard Manning and am certainly not easily offended. Manning was hilarious and insulted everyone which in my book is fair game.
 
THURNBY YELLOW said:
Hang on, you started this by saying that he was not a racist - if you look back I never said that he was, so I am not sure what you want me to say. I called him a nasty tw*t which is not the same thing.
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'Oh so you have that on good authority do you' I took that sentence the wrong way then, sorry. I thought you were implying he was.

I still believe he isn't a racist but accept he tells jokes that can offend people. But if people don't like him then fair enough, I'm not here trying to change anyone's mind.
 
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