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Richard Hammond under fire after saying men who eat ice cream are "gay" |
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GOOD, I hope there's jokes about black men, white men, women, muslims, gays, fat people and more besides.
I LIKE laughing at US because that's what we're doing. There isn't a category which humour doesn't touch. The worst thing about it is that we're losing comedy people of obsessive political correctness and the fear of snowflake offense. |
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It's got great publicity for the Grand Tour.
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Whether you're gay, straight, black, white, tory, labour, muslim, christian, tall, short, fat.... somebody is always going to say something that would potentially touch you. The key is to grow a bit of a skin and not to take what 1 person says as offensive.
I want to hear people's honest opinions even if I disagree with them, but in this case it sounds like it was meant as a joke. I absolutely hate this political correctness that people seem to strive for these days when people can't say anything without some special snowflake taking offense. I'm just glad he doesn't work for the BBC any more. Can you imagine how much taxpayers money would be wasted by the serially offended? There'd be two inquiries, 27 meetings and at least four probes and a half dozen investigations. |
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I'm not gay and not offended - but can you tell me where the joke is? Why can he not eat ice cream because he is straight? Where is the humour in that?
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I don't know who came up with that ridiculous new term but it REALLY gets on my tits.
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I suppose you have to look at the target audience for the programme- in essence, it's for people of a low IQ who enjoy watching balding, fat old men in their 50s joshing about and having "banter" with a vague theme of cars about the programme.
The target audience were probably amused by this joke but most other people were disgusted. Richard Hammond has been the #1 trend on Twitter for the last 12 hours. This is really riling people. Hammond should apologise for these remarks. For the last 12 hours? Wow! The episode was broadcast last week.... So basically, someone got offended, picked this up and a few other folk have got offended as well. It's hardly worth bothering about surely? It was simply a joke. People need to stop being so offended all the time. The human race is turning into a bunch of bloody wooses. |
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I don't know who came up with that ridiculous new term but it REALLY gets on my tits.
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Yeah I absolute hate it, I blame university TBH, it used to be where you'd go to experience a melting pot of views and broaden yourself, these days they are all so keen to be so super inoffensive and taught to run to Twitter if anyone upsets them and go under mummy's arm.
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For the last 12 hours? Wow! The episode was broadcast last week....
So basically, someone got offended, picked this up and a few other folk have got offended as well. It's hardly worth bothering about surely? It was simply a joke. People need to stop being so offended all the time. The human race is turning into a bunch of bloody wooses. Modern (sad) times |
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Absolutely.
I'm just glad he doesn't work for the BBC any more. Can you imagine how much taxpayers money would be wasted by the serially offended? Now, ive got more reason too. I think ill stick to new top gear, and whatever james may does solo. James is clearly the only one who is not a total cock..... |
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For the last 12 hours? Wow! The episode was broadcast last week....
So basically, someone got offended, picked this up and a few other folk have got offended as well. It's hardly worth bothering about surely? It was simply a joke. People need to stop being so offended all the time. The human race is turning into a bunch of bloody wooses. |
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Ive boycotted this trios combined efforts since clarkson got stuck in to the trans issue.
Now, ive got more reason too. I think ill stick to new top gear, and whatever james may does solo. James i clearly the only one who is not a total cock..... |
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I'm not offended, in fact I am glad he said it. I now know the half-pint prick is a dick head and a moron and I can ignore anything he may have to say in future.
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"Snowflake" or "special snowflake" has been around since the early days of the internet. It's not new.
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People take everything to seriously. it was a joke, maybe not a funny one but it was just said for fun. Soon people won`t be able to even talk without being labelled racist, homophobic etc.
you make a joke that you would to a white person but if you do it to a black person you are classed racist. People get offended by to much nowadays, just grow a pair and say something back if you don`t like it, no need to act all insulted every time. kids used to grow up falling of bikes, fighting with each other etc but now when that happens everyone gets all protective and moan at the parents for letting it happen. They are kids they are suppose to fight or fall over as they grow up. This subject is just the same. years ago nobody would even mention it, it was a joke someone would have a come back joke and that`s it. nobody would even remember it 5 minutes later. But in today`s world people get offended of everything so i guess the reactions to this are what we expected. To qualify as a joke, it has to have some kind of pun or punchline. What's funny about saying that eating ice-cream looks gay? Quote:
I don't know who came up with that ridiculous new term but it REALLY gets on my tits.
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I don't think we're losing that much, just that we see more people moaning, because of the Internet. Most people, even those who post online, don't actually care in real life. There's still comedy out there of all types and genres. Watch what you enjoy and let others do the same IMO.
The new software could automatically replace some grown up topics with cat pictures if you select that view. |
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I'm sure they will be gutted you aren't tuning in.
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Wow. The butthurt is strong in this one!
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I've never heard it until recently, and I've been around since the early days of the internet!. It's only in the last few months that it seems to have caught on in general use.
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Not really. He has just shown himself to be a man of little intellect and therefore not worthy of my time.
Ah well, that means 99% of comedians then, or in fact anyone, must be a person of little intellect and not worthy of my time if they say something i don't find funny. |
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I've only seen it recently too and I don't like it at all, maybe that makes me a snowflake.
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So desperate to be politically correct aren't you.
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Low IQ? Care to furnish us with what you watch? It wasnt overly funny, but it certainly was not homophobic. It was just a crap joke. And it's fair to say 'most people' are not offended at all.
For the last 12 hours? Wow! The episode was broadcast last week.... So basically, someone got offended, picked this up and a few other folk have got offended as well. It's hardly worth bothering about surely? It was simply a joke. People need to stop being so offended all the time. The human race is turning into a bunch of bloody wooses. The whole point of Amazon Prime is that people can stream episodes of The Grand Tour whenever they like. Therefore, not everybody watches the episode at the same time, and so any offensive caused by stupid comments on the show will take time to trickle through. Doesn't make Hammond any less of a dick. Just because offensive comments are branded "a joke" doesn't mean they aren't offensive. Whether humour was intended or not doesn't mean that what was said is any less offensive or wrong. |
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Because of a joke you didnt like?
Ah well, that means 99% of comedians then, or in fact anyone, must be a person of little intellect and not worthy of my time if they say something i don't find funny. |
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depends how cold it is
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