On 01/12/2011 20:50, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Col wrote:
Dave Cornwell wrote:
Clarkson is a wind-up merchant. He's been doing this for years.
And people never learn do they, and end up taking him seriously.
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Just call me sensitive. Certain phrases like taking them outside and
having them shot in front of their families is the issue. That is a
very poignant and emotive scenario for Jewish people, people from
parts of Africa and Cambodia, some who have been forced to take
refuge in what is generally a decent country like ours. I could have
lived with it if he hadn't have added "the in front of their
families" bit. What sort of human mind would think like that?
I wouldn't go into someone's house and say "glad your mum died, she
was an old cow anyway" then say - sorry I was only joking, just my
sense of humour, what's the matter with you, taking me seriously like
that!

If you actally watch the footage you will see that is was so
very obviously a tongue in cheek joke in a very typical
Jeremy Clarkson type fashion of a complete over-reaction
to something. It would have been diffeent if he had made
the comments specifically about Jews, for example.
I know the issue might be emotive to some but if you look
hard enough you will find people who will be offended at
just about anything......
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I appreciate that but really you are saying anything goes if the person
doesn't mean it. Again, late night maybe, but The One Show is on at 7pm
and as such it has items about wildlife, gadgets even the weather. Just
the reason my 9 year old grandson sometimes watches it. My daughter is
old fashioned in that she tries to encourage him to be kind and respect
other people. There was a time when disabled people were called
"spastics" and there was no real intent that it meant that but it still
wasn't nice.
Dave


That's the difference between living in an open society were there is
the cut and thrust of constructive argument and a "liberal" dictatorship
were if anyone speaks out of line of the "liberal" orthodoxy they are
smeared with such words as racist, sexist et al.