Thread: Clarkson offends - again

I like racist jokes. I haven't met (m)any who don't.

Originally Posted by p38arover

I like racist jokes. I haven't met (m)any who don't.

I haven't met you, but you can put me down as one who thinks racist jokes demean people for invalid reasons, just because of their racial background, which is irrelevant to what kind of people they really are. People are just people, no matter what their race.
Racist jokes make me really angry. I recently intervened to get a student punished for making a racist joke about a beautiful girl of Asian background (who is an Australian citizen, incidentally). Totally unacceptable!
My opinion , of course...

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Racist jokes make me really angry. I recently intervened to get a student punished for making a racist joke about a beautiful girl of Asian background (who is an Australian citizen, incidentally). Totally unacceptable!

And you don't think Asians (and others ) make racist jokes about other groups? You must be more naive than I thought, Mick.

I like jokes demeaning Aussies, too, even though I'm Aussie. Americans, Brits, and Kiwis are all fair targets. I also like religious jokes - doesn't matter which religion.

I think we've gone overboard in being PC. People can't say what they think in case they get into trouble.

When I worked in Saudi Arabia, I don't think I met any group more racist than the Saudis, especially in their treatment of non-whites. My team of Indians, Filipinos, and Bangladeshis weren't well treated by the Saudis.

Hey, the Irish cop a bit too. They seem to take it on the chin though, it is meant in good humour and taken that way. I really think it is how the joke is meant, some can be offensive, which I don't approve of.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I haven't met you, but you can put me down as one who thinks racist jokes demean people for invalid reasons, just because of their racial background, which is irrelevant to what kind of people they really are.

Actually I heard a funny NON-racist joke the other day...

Two men of indeterminate ethnic origin walked into a bar. Mick turned to Paddy & said...

there is a difference between telling a joke and serious hate.

Big ratings loss for the BBC over this affair.


Top Gear ratings disaster over Jeremy Clarkson loss: 4 million viewers switch off


Will they renew Clarkson's contract? Will he jump ship to another channel? Who knows?

My old Dad used to say "Racism is just a pigment of your imagination"

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