Top Gear's Clarkson suspended by BBC

The Beeb have apologised to viewers for cancelling the show.
No one from the hotel is going to be involved in the ‘investigation’.

you’re showing yourself up. If you watch any car review type programme, they have almost all tried to include the clever analogys that Clarkson does so well

How can I be showing myself up? You’re right that other presenters are even more embarassing as they try to copy Clarkson. However I don’t think his analogies are clever, they make me cringe. Sometimes he seems to spend more time waffling than talking about the car.

witnesses have stepped up and said he didnt hit the producer, just hurled abuse and threaten to get him fired apparently

All I said was that that the anti clarkson crowd don’t like the suggestion that his top gear persona is in any way a “Character” that he plays

The point is, whether it’s a “character” or not, casual racism, misogyny, etc., etc. are wrong. That should be an accepted fact.
It’s the casual nature that keeps the closet racists happy – the constant subtle and not so subtle digs sustains that kind of backwards thinking.

I read one of his early books that was left at work years back on nightshift. Unless he was “in character” for the whole book, the bloke’s a reactionary knob.

Moron steps right on in again..

rumple – Member
witnesses have stepped up and said he didnt hit the producer, just hurled abuse and threaten to get him fired apparently

True?
Sauce?

If true than it’s just a strop gone wrong. Who hasn’t been torn a strip off in the workplace eh?

If you’ve been in business since the 90’s I’d say most of us, certainly me..

ANyhoo’s 17 pages and still counting, lets try to beat the Ski/Snowboard thread yeah?

The point is, whether it’s a “character” or not, casual racism, misogyny, etc., etc. are wrong. That should be an accepted fact.

You wrote this beneath a quote of my post.

For the record, my post doesn’t disagree with anything you have said in yours.

Ok, fair enough. Wasn’t directed at you but at this idea as a whole.

ANyhoo’s 17 pages and still counting, lets try to beat the Ski/Snowboard thread yeah?

Clarkson’s a blader. FACT.

A blader with a selfie stick AND drone

A bladder with a selfie stick, drone and 850k followers all signed up.. 😆

Moron out.

Looks like Bikebouy has taken the ‘moron’ sobriquet quite well… 🙂

Everyone on this thread is being trolled by everyone else.

Clarkson would shed a tear if he were to read it.

😆

Still a top story on the BBC news 😆

Something about Dinosaurs, monsters and a thank you to his fans.. But the clip did show him driving a white Citroen C3 so I call it staged 😆

Mor….

Awe I can’t be bovvered 😛

But the clip did show him driving a white Citroen C3 so I call it staged

The one with the Renault badge?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/top-gear/11472112/Jeremy-Clarkson-punched-producer-and-called-him-lazy-Irish.html

So he got pissed , arrived late when everything was shut, got angry and then punched someone whilst mentioning their nationality and calling them the C word.

I take it all back its just an act for the camera.

Not just a violent thug but some racism thrown in too, its just a TV persona though, right?

jimjam – Member

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/top-gear/11472112/Jeremy-Clarkson-punched-producer-and-called-him-lazy-Irish.html

Why can’t they have a proper punch up instead of pulling ranks?

If you get punch in the face you should punch that person back! Simple.

I think the only person that can replace JC perhaps is Rowan Atkinson. The only draw back is that he does not look like a boy racer.

I think Dapper Laughs might be available

Is calling an Irishman Irish racist? Paddy yes mick yes.

No, but if you call someone lazy and back it up with comments regarding country of origin then it is imo.

I think if you sandwich ‘Irish’ with ‘Lazy’ and ‘****’ you get the overall sense that he’s not using nationality as a compliment to offset the other two insults.

Is calling an Irishman Irish racist?

Have you tried prefixing an insult to black person with
“You lazy black **** “

Just a description and not racist then?

Can we call this the Ron Atkinson defence please?

That Renault ^^ it’s a Citroen shirley 😆

Cleary I deserve the Moron tag now, no?

jimjam – Member

Good link

It’s worth skimming the comments at the foot of the Telegraph page.

I think the only person that can replace JC perhaps is Rowan Atkinson

Oh God, what a dreadful thought. “Look at me I’ve got a McLaren”.
Steve Coogan’s yer man. He could do it as Paul Calf or Gareth Cheeseman.

Hes sold it..

Ron Atkinson more like.

Fun quiz for the Clarkson supporters

I got 12 out of 13. Not sure if that is something I should be proud of…

Yeah I think rowan an sold his mclaren well (hope he mentioned it was an accident damage repair jobby)

I got 8 but really don’t get the quiz. It’s hardly the most outrageous of the statements from either of them.

Hope it’s all over soon it’s just so not news and really annoying ….just finish the last 3 episodes then do something with him..

I got 11 out of 13. It’s not really hard to figure out who is most likely to have said what – the completely moronic Daily Mail reader type quotes I put down as coming from Clarkson, and the slightly less moronic quotes as coming from a politician with an eye on possible PR repercussions.

JC used to be quite entertaining but of late his success seems to have gone to his head – when he’s not slagging off cyclists he’s busy offending all and sundry or reportedly throwing punches at staff who have the misfortune to work with him.

It’s time for him to be put out to pasture – the bbc needs to get rid and apply the same standard they would apply to anyone else working for them as an employee or as a sub contractor.

Bloody hell I’m shocked no one else has mentioned that.

Oh wait!

It’s Sunday night… and there’s nothing good on TV…

I was hoping for a repeat of Dads Army. When not have TG done Dad’s Army style?

Aye Top Gear is on.