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re: BBC deciding on removing Clarkson from Top Gear
Posted on 5/2/14 at 8:38 am to tiger94gop
Posted on 5/2/14 at 8:38 am to tiger94gop
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The BBC’s own editorial guidelines state: “Reclamation of the language has led to the term ‘n*****’ being used by some in the black community and terms such as ‘cripple’ are sometimes used humorously or sarcastically by people with disabilities.
“But this usage may still cause distress within these communities and is also much more likely to cause offence when employed by someone who is not a member of the community in question.”
Wow. Again, if a word uttered by someone you do not know causes "distress" in your community, then said community is doomed to fail repeatedly.
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Posted on 5/2/14 at 8:39 am to DR Hops
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Top Gear – which is seen in more than 100 different countries around the world and makes the BBC tens of millions of pounds – recently came under pressure following Clarkson’s “joke” about a Thai man standing on a bridge.
At the completion of a bridge-building task over the River Kwai in Thailand, Clarkson commented to fellow presenter Richard Hammond: “That is a proud moment.”
Then, just as an Asian man is seen walking into shot, he added: “But there’s a slope on it.”
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