Is this some kind of advertising campaign?
Richard Hammond under fire after saying men who eat ice cream are "gay"
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Originally Posted by Wee Tinkers:
“Yeah, I know that. I work in a school so I hear I'm familiar with the language of their people but, although not the biggest deal, he did get a substantial telling off because as accepted as it is now to use 'gay' to mean lame I'd rather he didn't. Hammond's mother can deal with him.”
“Yeah, I know that. I work in a school so I hear I'm familiar with the language of their people but, although not the biggest deal, he did get a substantial telling off because as accepted as it is now to use 'gay' to mean lame I'd rather he didn't. Hammond's mother can deal with him.”
I would not tell my kid off if I had one if they said thats so gay.But if they said they HATE gays I would as its a big different.
Originally Posted by JDF:
“I would not tell my kid off if I had one if they said thats so gay.But if they said they HATE gays I would as its a big different.”
“I would not tell my kid off if I had one if they said thats so gay.But if they said they HATE gays I would as its a big different.”
It was more A Talk. Not a major telling off...although I was surprised as I thought he knew better than that. Mind you, I think he prefers a telling off to our Talks.
I'm not massively PC and I get your point but I'd rather he not blindly use what some see as casual homophobia because his friends do. It's unnecessary. I've taught him many bad words to describe something lame. He can use one of them instead.
Well that's GT they love a bit of controversy
Next episode Hammond will be splashing about in a giant champagne glass filled with ice cream
Next episode Hammond will be splashing about in a giant champagne glass filled with ice cream
Originally Posted by KarlSomething:
“Is this some kind of advertising campaign?”
“Is this some kind of advertising campaign?”
Of course. 'I must download it to see him really give it to that PC brigade' is the idea
People are aware that he was apparently mocking a Finnish Ice Cream Advert?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wEDewpBjoc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wEDewpBjoc
Originally Posted by welwynrose:
“People are aware that he was apparently mocking a Finnish Ice Cream Advert?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wEDewpBjoc”
“People are aware that he was apparently mocking a Finnish Ice Cream Advert?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wEDewpBjoc”
That's the second time I've seen this posted but not seen evidence that that was what he was doing. In any case, I still don't get the link. This advert looks to me like a parody of the Milk Tray Man,
Most people on the thread aren't actually 'outraged' about it - they either don't get the supposed humour or just think it was rather crass. The 'outrage' (what a gloriously hyperbolic word) seems to be more from people thinking that others are outraged
Originally Posted by JimothyD:
“The 'outrage' brigade have become a parody of themselves.
People have to walk on egg shells because of speech fascists like this:
https://twitter.com/ProducerOllie/st...21951725649920
They need to grow up and realise being gay isn't taboo or weird in our society any more. It is fair game for jokes as much as anything.”
“The 'outrage' brigade have become a parody of themselves.
People have to walk on egg shells because of speech fascists like this:
https://twitter.com/ProducerOllie/st...21951725649920
They need to grow up and realise being gay isn't taboo or weird in our society any more. It is fair game for jokes as much as anything.”
Fair game?
Hmmmm. Funny that. Especially when millions of young adults and kids STILL use the word 'gay' as derogatory. "Oh that's so gay", "You're so gay", "I'm not doing that it's gay".
If you flip that to black or Asian in a derogatory manner, nobody could try and justify it at all.
I'm starting to get sick of people defending casual homophobia.
I think it's best to chalk it down to a childish attempt at humor that failed.
I really do despair at some people on twitter though. It's like their life Misson to be offended/outraged at anything.
Last week it was the Guy thrown off the plane for speaking Arabic (which turned out to be fake). This week it is this.
There should be a 30 second delay before posting on twitter to give people's brains time to engage.
I really do despair at some people on twitter though. It's like their life Misson to be offended/outraged at anything.
Last week it was the Guy thrown off the plane for speaking Arabic (which turned out to be fake). This week it is this.
There should be a 30 second delay before posting on twitter to give people's brains time to engage.
Originally Posted by Sweet7:
“Fair game?
Hmmmm. Funny that. Especially when millions of young adults and kids STILL use the word 'gay' as derogatory. "Oh that's so gay", "You're so gay", "I'm not doing that it's gay".
If you flip that to black or Asian in a derogatory manner, nobody could try and justify it at all.
I'm starting to get sick of people defending casual homophobia.”
“Fair game?
Hmmmm. Funny that. Especially when millions of young adults and kids STILL use the word 'gay' as derogatory. "Oh that's so gay", "You're so gay", "I'm not doing that it's gay".
If you flip that to black or Asian in a derogatory manner, nobody could try and justify it at all.
I'm starting to get sick of people defending casual homophobia.”
Words change their meaning over time. "Gay" didn't always mean homosexual.
Originally Posted by welwynrose:
“People are aware that he was apparently mocking a Finnish Ice Cream Advert?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wEDewpBjoc”
“People are aware that he was apparently mocking a Finnish Ice Cream Advert?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wEDewpBjoc”
Do you know who said this? What's it got do with what he said?
I think the real joke was meant to be his dumbness, but he dumbly chose the wrong subject.
Originally Posted by anne_666:
“Do you know who said this? What's it got do with what he said?
I think the real joke was meant to be his dumbness, but he dumbly chose the wrong subject.”
“Do you know who said this? What's it got do with what he said?
I think the real joke was meant to be his dumbness, but he dumbly chose the wrong subject.”
He dumbly didn't account for the hysterics of the Twatterati
Originally Posted by anne_666:
“Do you know who said this? What's it got do with what he said?
I think the real joke was meant to be his dumbness, but he dumbly chose the wrong subject.”
“Do you know who said this? What's it got do with what he said?
I think the real joke was meant to be his dumbness, but he dumbly chose the wrong subject.”
Because the advert caused a fair amount of controversy in Finland. TGT was in Finland. Hammond was referencing it. It was the reason why Clarkson started talking about ice cream to set this piece up.
Of course, ignore it and continue with your indignation.
Originally Posted by D_Peugeot:
“Because the advert caused a fair amount of controversy in Finland. TGT was in Finland. Hammond was referencing it. It was the reason why Clarkson started talking about ice cream to set this piece up.
Of course, ignore it and continue with your indignation.”
“Because the advert caused a fair amount of controversy in Finland. TGT was in Finland. Hammond was referencing it. It was the reason why Clarkson started talking about ice cream to set this piece up.
Of course, ignore it and continue with your indignation.”
how did Hammond mock it, I am interested in the idea of Hammond as a satirist ?
Originally Posted by jp761:
“I always think of Tom Selleck while I suck on a Magnum!
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“I always think of Tom Selleck while I suck on a Magnum!
”
ice cream is a bit melty, I prefer a good stiff mars bar when I think of Tom
Originally Posted by D_Peugeot:
“Because the advert caused a fair amount of controversy in Finland. TGT was in Finland. Hammond was referencing it. It was the reason why Clarkson started talking about ice cream to set this piece up.
Of course, ignore it and continue with your indignation.”
“Because the advert caused a fair amount of controversy in Finland. TGT was in Finland. Hammond was referencing it. It was the reason why Clarkson started talking about ice cream to set this piece up.
Of course, ignore it and continue with your indignation.”
I know they were in Finland and I've seen the ad. Why did it cause controversy?
I'm not indignant, I'd just like to know what his "joke" had to do with the ad.
Originally Posted by jaycee331:
“Especially given their history of minor controversies, they knew what they were doing alright. They would have known darn well it would generate some headlines for being mildly non-PC. It creates publicity and discussion, thus has achieved their objective and those "offended" have been played and used to achieve this. Well done”
“Especially given their history of minor controversies, they knew what they were doing alright. They would have known darn well it would generate some headlines for being mildly non-PC. It creates publicity and discussion, thus has achieved their objective and those "offended" have been played and used to achieve this. Well done
”
Like I said yesterday, an obvious PR stunt and 'look what we can say now we are not on the BBC!'. What baffles me is why what's obvious to you and me doesn't seem to be obvious to everyone. Any criticism - which people are fully entitled to air - should be directed at Amazon and its production team though for me, it's a huge fuss about nothing.
I'm gay and am not offended, and don't think Hammond is homophobic. This joke isn't funny though, and Hammond has made himself look stupid.
Originally Posted by mjr:
“It happened in a public place anyway, and Clarkson reported it to the BBC himself. But the person he hit would have had every right to report it, why should he put up with that?”
“It happened in a public place anyway, and Clarkson reported it to the BBC himself. But the person he hit would have had every right to report it, why should he put up with that?”
For goodness sake, why didn't he chin him back. What are you man or mouse? I would have hung my head in shame had that been me crying to my employer.
Originally Posted by Derek1903:
“This just creates a very soft society. People that get offended by everything, complaining about everything basically crybabies or snowflakes.
I mean would you want kids to grow up behind a PC all day not having any real problems to deal with or have the kids out on the streets falling over, getting into fights etc but growing up to know how to be strong and defend themselves.
I see many of the kids growing up now are all what they call gamers and if you took them to a rough area they would run away, because they haven`t seen the real life.
Same goes for when these type of kids need to start working, they have never seen any real life situations so they are like a fish out of the sea.
So, yes being kind to others etc is good and needed but more importantly people having a back bone and not getting offended by everything is more important.
I mean seriously it`s a joke. funny or not, just get on with it. It just reminds me of kids going crying to their mothers or teachers when something happens. Just grow up and man up.”
“This just creates a very soft society. People that get offended by everything, complaining about everything basically crybabies or snowflakes.
I mean would you want kids to grow up behind a PC all day not having any real problems to deal with or have the kids out on the streets falling over, getting into fights etc but growing up to know how to be strong and defend themselves.
I see many of the kids growing up now are all what they call gamers and if you took them to a rough area they would run away, because they haven`t seen the real life.
Same goes for when these type of kids need to start working, they have never seen any real life situations so they are like a fish out of the sea.
So, yes being kind to others etc is good and needed but more importantly people having a back bone and not getting offended by everything is more important.
I mean seriously it`s a joke. funny or not, just get on with it. It just reminds me of kids going crying to their mothers or teachers when something happens. Just grow up and man up.”
I don't think you are really qualified to post a thoughtful view on this topic, considering in another thread you said you don't like gay people.
Originally Posted by Happ Hazzard:
“Words change their meaning over time. "Gay" didn't always mean homosexual.”
“Words change their meaning over time. "Gay" didn't always mean homosexual.”
Hence the Flintstones music amongst others.
Originally Posted by Gordon g:
“I think it's best to chalk it down to a childish attempt at humor that failed.
I really do despair at some people on twitter though. It's like their life Misson to be offended/outraged at anything.
Last week it was the Guy thrown off the plane for speaking Arabic (which turned out to be fake). This week it is this.
There should be a 30 second delay before posting on twitter to give people's brains time to engage.”
“I think it's best to chalk it down to a childish attempt at humor that failed.
I really do despair at some people on twitter though. It's like their life Misson to be offended/outraged at anything.
Last week it was the Guy thrown off the plane for speaking Arabic (which turned out to be fake). This week it is this.
There should be a 30 second delay before posting on twitter to give people's brains time to engage.”
You're making a pretty big leap in assuming these people actually have a brain.
Originally Posted by Faust:
“For goodness sake, why didn't he chin him back. What are you man or mouse? I would have hung my head in shame had that been me crying to my employer.”
“For goodness sake, why didn't he chin him back. What are you man or mouse? I would have hung my head in shame had that been me crying to my employer.”
I would have suffered a dodgy neck from the blow and taken Clarkson to the small claims, I would have settled out of court for about twenty grand
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