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Biker Biggles · 18-03-14, 10:16 AM

Ive mostly gone off top gear these days as its well past its sell by date,but even cynical old me enjoyed the Burma special.Perhaps they should stick to an annual special program and ditch the weekly drivel?
Oh and I had never heard of the term "slope" as a racial slur either.

jambo · 23-04-14, 12:47 PM

Well it turns out that the BBC decided that the slope comment warranted an apology.

Jambo

PyroUK · 23-04-14, 06:19 PM

Some people need to get a life.

Matt-EUC · 24-04-14, 08:50 AM

Are there really still people who watch telly to find things to be offended by?

F*ck you with every ounce of by being. Just f*ck you. Those people require extreme reconfiguration of their facial features. They need to be strapped into chairs and have their fingernails torn off one by one and then fed to them.

People with that frame of mind are the ones who ruin everything for everyone else.

JUST THINK OF THE CHILDREN!! Oh god, please think of the children.

24-04-14, 09:32 PM

Or just send the children to bed. My kids 13 and 14 year old boys laugh like drains at Top Gear and have done for years, I often go into another room to watch it so that I can hear it over their laughter. Call me old fashioned, but I love it for the light entertainment show it is, I like the magazine too, not as good as Bike, but then what is?

Red Herring · 25-04-14, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt-EUC

Are there really still people who watch telly to find things to be offended by?

F*ck you with every ounce of by being. Just f*ck you. Those people require extreme reconfiguration of their facial features. They need to be strapped into chairs and have their fingernails torn off one by one and then fed to them.

People with that frame of mind are the ones who ruin everything for everyone else.

JUST THINK OF THE CHILDREN!! Oh god, please think of the children.

These people (and you) are as entitled to their opinion as Clarkson is to his. Your reaction is as extreme (if not more so) than theirs and is no more attractive. We are fortunate enough to live in a country where the freedom to express yourself is still pretty free, it's just a shame that the very people who enjoy that freedom are so reluctant to let others do likewise.

Anyway I don't think Clarkson can ever be accused of discrimination, he's quite prepared to insult anybody regardless of who or what they are. If you don't like him don't watch him, it's your choice so keep it to yourself.

Matt-EUC · 25-04-14, 11:58 AM

My response was intentionally extreme.

But I also feel that although you say that all are entitled to their own opinions, it doesn't seen to apply to those in the public eye. If they were to say something that somebody somewhere may or may not be offended by it appears they are forced to apologise just in case.

Red Herring · 25-04-14, 12:09 PM

But why intentionally extreme? Are these people not allowed to have their view without being subject to threats (however remote they are) of violence towards them?

I don't agree with many views and I to have a dislike for those that are always trying to impose their beliefs on others, but I believe there is a whole world of difference between engaging in discussion with someone to understand or influence their view and threatening them for holding it.

PyroUK · 25-04-14, 12:11 PM

Because he is back peddling now

Matt-EUC · 25-04-14, 12:13 PM

I'm not back peddling. I made an intentionally extreme comment for comic effect. Clearly it wasn't effective.

18-03-14, 10:16 AM	#91
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,068	Re: Top Gear is back Ive mostly gone off top gear these days as its well past its sell by date,but even cynical old me enjoyed the Burma special.Perhaps they should stick to an annual special program and ditch the weekly drivel? Oh and I had never heard of the term "slope" as a racial slur either. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

23-04-14, 12:47 PM	#92
jambo Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Croydonia Posts: 5,376	Re: Top Gear is back Well it turns out that the BBC decided that the slope comment warranted an apology. Jambo __________________ Modern motorcycles are bloody brilliant, enjoy it while we can

23-04-14, 06:19 PM	#93
PyroUK Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Poole Posts: 1,083	Top Gear is back Some people need to get a life. __________________ 2011 Triumph Daytona 675, Arrow exhaust and QS!

24-04-14, 08:50 AM	#94
Matt-EUC Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Alton, Hampshire Posts: 1,606	Top Gear is back Are there really still people who watch telly to find things to be offended by? Fck you with every ounce of by being. Just fck you. Those people require extreme reconfiguration of their facial features. They need to be strapped into chairs and have their fingernails torn off one by one and then fed to them. People with that frame of mind are the ones who ruin everything for everyone else. JUST THINK OF THE CHILDREN!! Oh god, please think of the children. __________________ Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit - Ad infinitum et ultra White 650 V-Strom -No mods Blue curvy 650 (OMFG I FIXED IT!!!) -200mm Delkevic Stubby.

24-04-14, 09:32 PM	#95
Mrs DJ Fridge Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Top Gear is back Or just send the children to bed. My kids 13 and 14 year old boys laugh like drains at Top Gear and have done for years, I often go into another room to watch it so that I can hear it over their laughter. Call me old fashioned, but I love it for the light entertainment show it is, I like the magazine too, not as good as Bike, but then what is?

25-04-14, 11:58 AM	#97
Matt-EUC Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Alton, Hampshire Posts: 1,606	Top Gear is back My response was intentionally extreme. But I also feel that although you say that all are entitled to their own opinions, it doesn't seen to apply to those in the public eye. If they were to say something that somebody somewhere may or may not be offended by it appears they are forced to apologise just in case. __________________ Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit - Ad infinitum et ultra White 650 V-Strom -No mods Blue curvy 650 (OMFG I FIXED IT!!!) -200mm Delkevic Stubby.

25-04-14, 12:09 PM	#98
Red Herring Member Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,708	Re: Top Gear is back But why intentionally extreme? Are these people not allowed to have their view without being subject to threats (however remote they are) of violence towards them? I don't agree with many views and I to have a dislike for those that are always trying to impose their beliefs on others, but I believe there is a whole world of difference between engaging in discussion with someone to understand or influence their view and threatening them for holding it. Last edited by Red Herring; 25-04-14 at 02:18 PM.

25-04-14, 12:11 PM	#99
PyroUK Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Poole Posts: 1,083	Top Gear is back Because he is back peddling now __________________ 2011 Triumph Daytona 675, Arrow exhaust and QS!

25-04-14, 12:13 PM	#100
Matt-EUC Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Alton, Hampshire Posts: 1,606	Top Gear is back I'm not back peddling. I made an intentionally extreme comment for comic effect. Clearly it wasn't effective. __________________ Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit - Ad infinitum et ultra White 650 V-Strom -No mods Blue curvy 650 (OMFG I FIXED IT!!!) -200mm Delkevic Stubby.

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