Jeremy Clarkson suspended

Miall108 · 15-03-2015 02:44AM

He has shown how much of an egotistical dickhead he is with this incident. Hope the BBC cut him loose.

Hes obviously so far up his own hole he thinks he can do whatever the **** he likes just because he has made a tainted living off presenting a show about luxury cars but punching a producer unprevoked and stereotyping him as "lazy irish" over a meal is really crossing the line.

If I was that producer, he would have been grabbed by the scruff of the neck and dragged out of the premises before being strongly "encouraged" to remove his head from his hole and replace it with his £21.95 steak

testicle · 15-03-2015 02:45AM

Miall108 wrote: »

If I was that producer, he would have been grabbed by the scruff of the neck and dragged out of the premises before being strongly "encouraged" to remove his head from his hole and replace it with his £21.95 steak

No he wouldn't...

keanosbeard · 15-03-2015 02:45AM

Dolly Parton once said; " It takes a whole lot of money to look this cheap "

Rowan Atkinson's genius is Mr Bean. But the person Rowan Atkinson himself is a complete mystery to people.

Katie Price became " Jordan "

Madonna is still getting headlines approaching 60.

Kim Kardashian s*cked a rappers c*ck and had given her whole family a career off the back of it,

Clarkson is an excellent journalist and a very clever man, despite the " Buffoon Act ". The fact he can arouse such interest and controversy is a tribute to the " Character " he has created.

Macavity. · 15-03-2015 02:49AM

Can anyone else see Clarkson doing something like this?

PrettyBoy · 15-03-2015 02:50AM

steddyeddy wrote: »

Dear Jesus that's disgusting.

Disgusting..? I don't get it? He was involved in a serious car accident 20 odd years ago - nothing deliberate about it

I can't for the life of me understand why you are so offended?

Miall108 · 15-03-2015 02:53AM

testicle wrote: »

No he wouldn't...

Dunno about you but Id actually enjoy bringing a stuck up clown like that down a peg or two

Or maybe you wouldnt have the "balls" to do it(see what I did there) or you're just one of those Clarkson apologists. Either way he would have deserved a bit of sense being knocked into him after acting the prick to that extent

Tzardine · 15-03-2015 07:50AM

I don't get the anger at Clarkson for calling the producer a lazy Irish whatever. It's hardly racist. It's actually probably factual. I mean he is Irish and may have been lazy.

If he had called him a lazy paddy potato farmer I would say fair enough. But I don't see why people are getting their knickers in a twist for him calling somebody a lazy Irish whatever.

_Brian · 15-03-2015 08:04AM

Tzardine wrote: »

I don't get the anger at Clarkson for calling the producer a lazy Irish whatever. It's hardly racist. It's actually probably factual. I mean he is Irish and may have been lazy.

If he had called him a lazy paddy potato farmer I would say fair enough. But I don't see why people are getting their knickers in a twist for him calling somebody a lazy Irish whatever.

When you mention someone's nationality or race as part of an overall insult them it's fair to say it's a racist put down. Stack that with the fact that clarksun has a frequent history on screen if being blatantly racist. I'd be sure it was intended as a slur.

The show in it's current lineup and probably format has long since run it's time. It's got old, predictable and repetitive. I've no doubt but he'll be cut loose from the show, possibly the BBC altogether. But I expect he'll not go short if a bob and some of the other stations will pick him up.

If he weren't so racist I'd probably consider him a good presenter but this one aspect is disgusting in an individual.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 15-03-2015 08:46AM

_Brian wrote: »

When you mention someone's nationality or race as part of an overall insult them it's fair to say it's a racist put down. Stack that with the fact that clarksun has a frequent history on screen if being blatantly racist. I'd be sure it was intended as a slur.

The show in it's current lineup and probably format has long since run it's time. It's got old, predictable and repetitive. I've no doubt but he'll be cut loose from the show, possibly the BBC altogether. But I expect he'll not go short if a bob and some of the other stations will pick him up.

If he weren't so racist I'd probably consider him a good presenter but this one aspect is disgusting in an individual.

Try not to be so impressionable and naive son. Seriously are you afraid your kids are going to drown in the rain or what?

It's called humour fella, they're not slurs when used in this context, for instance do you cry racist when an Irish chap is referred to as a Paddy or an Italian paisan is referred to as a greaseball?

Lighten up a bit and you might live longer son, it's all in jest around here.

dr.fuzzenstein · 15-03-2015 10:37AM

colossus-x wrote: »

I could understand all this fuss if it wasn't for the fact that chap only presents a show about .... cars ! CARS ! Like that's really IMPORTANT.

Yes, we should be talking about something really important like football. ;-)

Phil Mitchell · 15-03-2015 10:51AM

I like Clarkson. He annoys the right people

Eugene Norman · 15-03-2015 11:12AM

Tzardine wrote: »

I don't get the anger at Clarkson for calling the producer a lazy Irish whatever. It's hardly racist. It's actually probably factual. I mean he is Irish and may have been lazy.

If he had called him a lazy paddy potato farmer I would say fair enough. But I don't see why people are getting their knickers in a twist for him calling somebody a lazy Irish whatever.

What about lazy black?

Eugene Norman · 15-03-2015 11:17AM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Try not to be so impressionable and naive son. Seriously are you afraid your kids are going to drown in the rain or what?

It's called humour fella, they're not slurs when used in this context, for instance do you cry racist when an Irish chap is referred to as a Paddy or an Italian paisan is referred to as a greaseball?

Lighten up a bit and you might live longer son, it's all in jest around here.

Uh, yeah?

I'll give it a try Wednesday though and see what the corporate policy is on calling the Italian guy who is on my team a lazy greaseball.

Will report back.

dr.fuzzenstein · 15-03-2015 11:21AM

I would have thought that cnut is fare more offensive than Irish. If someone called me a lazy German cnut I won't take offence at the German bit.
I can also call the Italians in my team Italian without any problems.
Greaseball would be a different matter.

brooke 2 · 15-03-2015 11:30AM

Tarzana2 wrote: »

I'm not the biggest Stewart Lee fan but his bit on Top Gear is fantastic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7CnMQ4L9Pc

The first 25 seconds or so pretty much sums up Clarkson.

Clarkson's No. 1 fan, lol!!

Tzardine · 15-03-2015 11:30AM

Eugene Norman wrote: »

What about lazy black?

Depends on the context and if anything is said on top of it. For example I would have no problem with this.

Person 1: Do you know who Alex is ?
Person 2: Yeah it's the lazy black lad.

There is nothing offensive about that.

Eugene Norman · 15-03-2015 11:50AM

Tzardine wrote: »

Depends on the context and if anything is said on top of it. For example I would have no problem with this.

Person 1: Do you know who Alex is ?
Person 2: Yeah it's the lazy black lad.

There is nothing offensive about that.

Sayings it to the guy is what is offensive if anything. Wasn't there a soccerball scandal re "black bastard".

brooke 2 · 15-03-2015 12:01PM

Akrasia wrote: »

I think it might have been a little bit more nuanced than that.

These are people who are on the road together working very closely under a lot of pressure. If there are moments of raised emotions, it's not the same as some guy beating his wife because the dinner wasn't ready.

'Nuanced', my foot!!

He delayed hotel staff and helicopter pilots, among others, by spending 2/3 hours
drinking after filming. He eventually turned up at the hotel, allegedly blind drunk.
The kitchen staff had had dinner ready earlier but closed shop a few hours later as there was no sign of Clarkson and company appearing.

Clarkson behaved like an out and out prat. Why are so many people condoning
his boorishness and thuggery? Am amazed that so many think there is nothing
wrong with the way he treated his producer. Oisín Tymon is in hiding, ffs!! Getting
death threats because thousands of morons are blaming him for Top Gear having
been taken off the air!! Not only did the poor guy have to suffer verbal and allegedly physical assaults from Clarkson, but he is being treated as the guilty party by
people who don't seem to have the intelligence to distinguish right from wrong.

'Nuanced'??!!!! Give me a break!!!

brooke 2 · 15-03-2015 12:10PM

Buona Fortuna wrote: »

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31832698

These 300,000 must be the same ones who fall for the Nigerian Prince e-mail scams.

Lol!!

Harry Palmr · 15-03-2015 12:14PM

Buona Fortuna wrote: »

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31832698

These 300,000 must be the same ones who fall for the Nigerian Prince e-mail scams.

over 900,000 now.

kleefarr · 15-03-2015 12:15PM

Top Gear will go to ITV or Ch4. Too much of a money spinner to be allowed to disappear.

philstar · 15-03-2015 12:21PM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Topgear with ad breaks ? it would ruin it

RecordStraight · 15-03-2015 12:39PM

philstar wrote: »

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Topgear with ad breaks ? it would ruin it

Yeah, because the tired and repetitive staged 'mishaps' and heavily scripted jokes haven't done that already.

RecordStraight · 15-03-2015 12:40PM

Tzardine wrote: »

Depends on the context and if anything is said on top of it. For example I would have no problem with this.

Person 1: Do you know who Alex is ?
Person 2: Yeah it's the lazy black lad.

There is nothing offensive about that.

Presumably though the Irish guy was already aware that he was Irish?

Harry Palmr · 15-03-2015 12:51PM

kleefarr wrote: »

Top Gear will go to ITV or Ch4. Too much of a money spinner to be allowed to disappear.

Top Gear is owned 100% by BBC Enterprises, offers will surely be made esp by Sky One who'd love to have a household name on board but I'd not assume he'll take the money and run - Clarkson (and Wilman) vetoed a move to BBC One when it was floated for Top Gear as he felt the channel was too mainstream and had the "wrong" audience ie people who watch The Voice and Dancing with Stars or whatever its called.

dr.fuzzenstein · 15-03-2015 12:51PM

RecordStraight wrote: »

Presumably though the Irish guy was already aware that he was Irish?

I still think out of screaming abuse, calling him a cnut and hitting him, pointing out that he is, in fact, Irish is not the worst thing. Except maybe to people who teach their kids to sing "baa baa rainbow sheep" to make absolutely sure they're not offending anyone.

mad muffin · 15-03-2015 12:56PM

brooke 2 wrote: »

'Nuanced', my foot!!

He delayed hotel staff and helicopter pilots, among others, by spending 2/3 hours
drinking after filming. He eventually turned up at the hotel, allegedly blind drunk.
The kitchen staff had had dinner ready earlier but closed shop a few hours later as there was no sign of Clarkson and company appearing.

Clarkson behaved like an out and out prat. Why are so many people condoning
his boorishness and thuggery? Am amazed that so many think there is nothing
wrong with the way he treated his producer. Oisín Tymon is in hiding, ffs!! Getting
death threats because thousands of morons are blaming him for Top Gear having
been taken off the air!! Not only did the poor guy have to suffer verbal and allegedly physical assaults from Clarkson, but he is being treated as the guilty party by
people who don't seem to have the intelligence to distinguish right from wrong.

'Nuanced'??!!!! Give me a break!!!

Because we love celebrities and hate anyone standing in the way of our love for that celebrity.

amandstu · 15-03-2015 01:00PM

Don't forget that ,if he was physically and mentally abusing someone else then ,by including a generic epithet such as "Irish" he is expanding his area of attack to anyone else in that group.

Everyone else in that group has the benefit of JC'S bile.

Is the naughty step too harsh for the dear boy?(except he was already on it)

Cienciano · 15-03-2015 02:19PM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

I still think out of screaming abuse, calling him a cnut and hitting him, pointing out that he is, in fact, Irish is not the worst thing. Except maybe to people who teach their kids to sing "baa baa rainbow sheep" to make absolutely sure they're not offending anyone.

Of course it's not the worst thing. But imagine your boss punched you and called you a lazy irish cúnt for not getting his lunch and when you complained about it everyone ignored it, it's not something to get offended over.

The problem for bbc here is the that they have a history of ignoring complaints about their "stars" as long as their stars were big enough. Obviously Jimmy Saville was a lot worse, but same principle. Any complaints about him were ignored because he was too important to the bbc. At least they're finally listening.

RecordStraight · 15-03-2015 02:23PM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

I still think out of screaming abuse, calling him a cnut and hitting him, pointing out that he is, in fact, Irish is not the worst thing. Except maybe to people who teach their kids to sing "baa baa rainbow sheep" to make absolutely sure they're not offending anyone.

It's like calling someone a 'black bastard'. Presumably it's not for informational purposes - rather, it's pointing out something that is supposed to be negative, or relevant to the insult.

Calling a black man a 'prick' is not racist. Calling him a 'black prick' is. Can you see the difference?

Jeremy Clarkson suspended

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