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Jeremy Clarkson in trouble - N word.

  • 01-05-2014 5:22pm
    #1
    Troy Lumberjack
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    It seems Jezzer has sparked a furory over his alleged use of the "N" word while attempting to choose between two cars - eeny, meeny, miney mo etc etc.

    Is that racism? Or just the repetition of a rhyme so widely used at one time that is is almost ingrained in the subconscious minds of older people? The Mirror says it is racist, I'm not sure uttering a word makes you racist, that's more a way of life than a choice of words. I've also listen to a lot of songs that use the word over and over and over - are they racists? I'll admit to being a Clarkson fan btw, and this being an over-reaction IMO..


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  • #2
    PizzamanIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,147 ✭✭✭PizzamanIRL


    People are so sensitive. It's not racist at all. It's just a stupid rhyme


  • #3
    brandon_flowers
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    It is not racism as he didn't say it in an insulting way or direct it at anybody.

    Doesn't make him any less of a tosser though.


  • #4
    Lapin
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    Bad enough that he may of said it once.

    But now it looks like he's done it again.

    If he keeps this up we'll be overwhelmed with Clarkson threads. ;)


  • #5
    fleet_admiral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭fleet_admiral


    no?


  • #6
    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    I don't consider it racist in that context, but its a pretty f*cking dumb and offensive word to use.

    But then again we're talking about a pretty f*cking dumb and offensive wanker anyway.


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  • #7
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Lapin wrote: »
    Bad enough that he may of said it once.

    But now it looks like he's done it again.

    If he does it a third time we'll be overwhelmed with Clarkson threads. ;)

    In the proud tradition of Top Gear everything gets repeated.


  • #8
    131spanner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭131spanner


    If this is what the media is losing it's shít over, it's pretty much grasping at straws.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7CFaApaomg


  • #9
    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,180 ✭✭✭hfallada


    You to ask why it didn't make the editing room floor. Surely there was a ton of producers on set and a ton of editors later on in production. Why didn't they cut it? I know free speech etc. But there has to be a set of rules on what can and can't be said by a BBC employee


  • #10
    Hande hoche!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,903 ✭✭✭Hande hoche!


    kneemos wrote: »
    In the proud tradition of Top Gear everything gets repeated.

    Ad nauseum on Dave?


  • #11
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,438 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    There's already a thread on this.


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