DS Forums

 
 

Richard Hammond under fire after saying men who eat ice cream are "gay"


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 27-12-2016, 11:29
Chief_Wiggum
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 2,961

Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has been criticised for linking eating ice-cream with being gay on the latest episode of the Grand Tour, the motoring show he co-hosts with Jeremy Clarkson and James May.

The exchange occurred on Happy Finnish Christmas, the sixth episode of the first season of the Grand Tour, which broadcast on Amazon Prime on 23 December.

In front of a live audience, Clarkson pointed to an image of the interior of a Rolls Royce, saying: “The only problem is that in one of those, you couldn’t enjoy a chocolate Magnum ice-cream.”

“It’s all right, I don’t eat ice-cream,” replied Hammond. “It’s something to do with being straight.”

Clarkson and May appeared taken aback as members of the studio audience applauded and cheered.

“Why are you applauding him?” Clarkson, aghast, asked the crowd. “What do you mean? … You’re saying all children are homosexual?"

Hammond dug further into his opinion, adding: “ice-cream is a bit – you know. There’s nothing wrong with it, but a grown man eating an ice-cream – it’s that way, rather than that way …"

“I’m right. I can’t believe you can’t see that. It’s easy. It’s in front of you.”

The exchange was met with disdain on Twitter.

Source: The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...the-grand-tour

***

Personally I am amazed that he would say this and that Amazon would broadcast it! If Hammond was still on the BBC he would have been sacked for making comments like that. I saw the episode and as a straight ally of LGBT rights, I was shocked and annoyed that they thought those kinds of comments were still acceptable.
Chief_Wiggum is offline   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 27-12-2016, 11:33
446.09375
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 794
It's not the most macho thing a man can do, so I guess it makes sense to his warped view of reality but few other people are likely to agree with him!
446.09375 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:34
dee123
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 22,432
How stupid It doesn't even make sense as a joke. An ice cream isn't phallic, if that's what he's trying to get at. It's not a hot dog or a banana. How bizarre. It actually sounds like something one of our resident homophobic trolls would say.
dee123 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:39
platelet
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: GL51 0EX
Posts: 14,094
It just seems a bit lame. They should stick to the casual racism and comparing penis sizes that's where their strength lies
platelet is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:40
Ovalteenie
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: a whimsical world
Posts: 20,959
it's interesting how people reveal their hidden prejudices
Ovalteenie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:42
The_Moth
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 1,687
Not worth getting worked up about really. Clarkson and Hammond make slightly outrageous or mildly offensive comments for money. I don't like that kind of thing so I avoid watching them. However, in the great scheme of things their fake opinions have almost zero real impact unless you want them to. It's what rolling your eyes and moving on was invented for.
The_Moth is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:44
Ivor Biggun
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,036
People need to get over themselves and get a grip on more serious issues going on in the world.
What a humorless world we seem to be heading towards when every comment made by anyone is picked apart by one group or another because they feel oppressed. Its life ffs, deal with it.
Ivor Biggun is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:46
ajman
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 872
Very odd comment but all the more ice cream for me.
ajman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:49
stoatie
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: By the Skeleton Tree.
Posts: 56,608
Not a real hamster.
stoatie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:51
Video Nasty
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 216
Fun fact. I knew a guy who convinced that eating Jaffa Cakes meant you were gay.

Some people are really weird like that.
Video Nasty is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:51
446.09375
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 794
This sums it up
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/c...20161227119451
446.09375 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:54
dee123
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 22,432
People need to get over themselves and get a grip on more serious issues going on in the world.
What a humorless world we seem to be heading towards when every comment made by anyone is picked apart by one group or another because they feel oppressed. Its life ffs, deal with it.
The only people who ever really say this is straight white men.
dee123 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:55
Inspiration
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 53,387
They're going too far with the "haha look at us we're not on the BBC anymore we can say anything" antics. It's childish.
Inspiration is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:55
Pumping Iron
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 22,981
I never eat ice-cream alone in public for this reason. I do eat it if I'm out with the Mrs, but I make sure I hold her hand and never get sprinkles or strawberry sauce.
Pumping Iron is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:56
patsylimerick
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 18,700
I gave my kids a bit of a tongue-lashing about this recently. One of them described something, an item of clothing, I think, as 'a bit gay'. They were a bit vague about what they meant but it seems to be accepted schoolyard parlance.
patsylimerick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:56
Video Nasty
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 216
Oh no you just said the "w" word.
Video Nasty is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:56
Flash525
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Gloucestershire, England
Posts: 4,798
It's Ice Cream. It tastes nice. If eating ice cream means I have a little bit of homosexual in me, then so be it! I'll happily take some Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough Ice Cream thanks!

Next thing you know it'll be gay to eat pasta.
Flash525 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:57
Video Nasty
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 216
They're going too far with the "haha look at us we're not on the BBC anymore we can say anything" antics. It's childish.
The original Amazon ad actually put me off Clarkson even more. His back must be killing him from that chip on his shoulder that he's carrying around.
Video Nasty is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 11:58
Whedonite
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 5,714
People need to get over themselves and get a grip on more serious issues going on in the world.
What a humorless world we seem to be heading towards when every comment made by anyone is picked apart by one group or another because they feel oppressed. Its life ffs, deal with it.
I'm pretty sure people can be annoyed at casual homophobia and get a grip on issues like cancer and war tbh.

Multitasking is a thing.
Whedonite is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 12:00
Lewi26
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 11,227
God why are my fellow gays so sensitive? Is it because we have all the equality we ever wanted so now we can only get outraged over stupid comments like this?
Lewi26 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 12:01
Rubrical
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Scottish Countryside
Posts: 2,320
It's the Wall's pro-gay agenda!

How does this man get by driving a car when he has to touch a gear stick!?
Rubrical is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 12:01
dee123
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 22,432
Not a real hamster.
This is cracking me up for some reason.
dee123 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 12:04
Thine Wonk
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 14,541
As a gay guy this doesn't offend me because I'm not easily offended. Straight friends of mine often say things are gay, but yet they don't mean it the way some people think.

We seem to have developed such thin shells lately, I miss proper comedy which we can't have anymore because 1 person might get offended.

I have an idea, what about easily offended stickers? they could be round and purple and you put them on your shirt and then at least people know not to say the slightest thing around them. Then when there's a comedy gig on they could turn away the purple badges and say "sorry, I don't think this is for you".
Thine Wonk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 12:06
Miss XYZ
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 11,893
Isn't the show scripted? Or do they just turn up and say whatever comes into their heads?
Miss XYZ is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-12-2016, 12:07
billiesmith
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: on the edge of nowhere
Posts: 7,227
It's not the most macho thing a man can do, so I guess it makes sense to his warped view of reality but few other people are likely to agree with him!
- why is eating ice-cream "not the most macho thing a man can do" can you give me a list of foods you would consider macho?

I don't like ice cream - hope that's ok as I am a girl and not in the least bit macho. I guess I'm failing at some sort of life thing I didn't even know existed.

Can you not see how ridiculous equating food to masculinity is?

Richard Hammond is just an idiot and best ignored.
billiesmith is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 03:37.