Jeremy Clarkson a racist?

[debecca]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7873624.stm

He is quoted as saying Gordon Brown is a ""one-eyed Scottish idiot"...

So Lou, off you go!

 

[Jade&Evie]

I love Jezza!

 

[chickadee1976]

Being Scottish i dont consider being called Scottish a racist comment, i would take offence at the one eyed jibe tho. And its his opinio if he thinks the man is an idiot

Do you consider it racist if someone refers to you as Scottish, English Irish etc if you are.

Or is it because he meant it as an insult that makes it racist/???

 

[muppetmummy]

I don't think its at all racist, he is scottish and he is an idiot anyway

 

[Lou]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7873624.stm

He is quoted as saying Gordon Brown is a ""one-eyed Scottish idiot"...

So Lou, off you go!

Calling someone Scottish isn't racist is it?

and anyway I'm still waiting for your input on my thread, so there

 

[mrs_tommo22]

Its a pure jeremy quote!

 

[Lou]

So really this thread is just a piss take of my thread then


Well I like topical discussion!

 

[Sandi4Paul]

I don't have a very high opinion of Gordon either, i think the comment about him being smooth while telling us he can get out of this economic downturn is quite true.

I find the comment (but someone other thatn jezza) that many people believe in GB to be untrue because i don't think the stupid git is that popular.

Sandi

 

[Minxy]

Don't know if Jezza is racist, but he is a grade-A twat

 

[widowwadman]

Don't know if Jezza is racist, but he is a grade-A tw*t

 

[sarafet]

what does one-eyed mean

 

[Jade&Evie]

Interesting.... being a scottish idiot isn't racist BUT I bet if he's have called someone a 'pakistani idiot' all hell would have broken loose.

I have no idea where the boundaries lie...!

 

[Jade&Evie]

what does one-eyed mean

Gordon Brown is blind in one eye

 

[Minxy]

what does one-eyed mean

Ii didn't get that either Is he likening him to a penis?


ETA: I never knew he was blind in one eye! Sorry Gordon.

 

[Laur_250]

what does one-eyed mean

Aparantly Gordon lost sight in one eye in an accident, so he's basically making a dig at him using this to make fun which though im not a fan of either, i think is pretty low.xx

 

[widowwadman]

Interesting.... being a scottish idiot isn't racist BUT I bet if he's have called someone a 'pakistani idiot' all hell would have broken loose.

I have no idea where the boundaries lie...!

"Pakistani" isn't an offensive word, "Paki" is. FWIW, I think connecting "idiot" with someone's nationality is always offensive. People are idiots regardless of where the are from.

 

[SarahH]

I am scottish and would probably have said (infact... I have alot) called GB a Scottish idiot...never one eyed tho as I didnt knwo that about him being blind...

OT... anyone notice when GB speaks the silly intake of breath he does.... his bottom lip is almost sucked into his own face. *shudder*

 

[mudgey]

I am scottish and would probably have said (infact... I have alot) called GB a Scottish idiot...never one eyed tho as I didnt knwo that about him being blind...

OT... anyone notice when GB speaks the silly intake of breath he does.... his bottom lip is almost sucked into his own face. *shudder*

Oh my god, someone else has noticed My OH thinks Im mental when I say I cant look at him on the tv, I literally cant hear a word he says cos all I see is his mouth doing that weird thing He says Im imagining it but I knew I wasnt!!!

 

[Sammystar]

I am scottish and would probably have said (infact... I have alot) called GB a Scottish idiot...never one eyed tho as I didnt knwo that about him being blind...

OT... anyone notice when GB speaks the silly intake of breath he does.... his bottom lip is almost sucked into his own face. *shudder*

Oh my god, someone else has noticed My OH thinks Im mental when I say I cant look at him on the tv, I literally cant hear a word he says cos all I see is his mouth doing that weird thing He says Im imagining it but I knew I wasnt!!!

that really annoys me too! He looks like a ****** (can't say the word lol!)

and for what it's worth, I think Jeremy is a bit of a clutz but I actually found this comment quite amusing. Once again a massive hoo ha over nothing

 

[poochielove]

Jeremy Clarkson is a legend

Oh and Gordon Brown is a cock lol