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.

It's got great publicity for the Grand Tour.

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? There'd be two inquiries, 27 meetings and at least four probes and a half dozen investigations.

I couldn't understand what the humour was supposed to be either.
Maybe it is some petrol head thing.

A word was needed for what we're suddenly seeing recently.

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.

"Snowflake" or "special snowflake" has been around since the early days of the internet. It's not new.

You may be overreacting, as I doubt it's quite as bad as that. Anyway, there's no particular merit in being deliberately offensive.

That is how a lot of these things work, hardly anyone says anything about it until a Twit storm goes around and now they all suddenly join in, for 12-24 hours until the next thing when it is all forgotten and they're on to the next thing.

Modern (sad) times

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 is clearly the only one who is not a total cock.....

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.

I'm sure they will be gutted you aren't tuning in.

Wow. The butthurt is strong in this one!

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.

Thank you - so glad I am not macho enough to have to eat any of them

Kids were also being sexually and physically abused by people in positions of power; girls who got pregnant were sent away and shunned; gay people were beaten up routinely for being gay. Yep. The 'good old days'. The problem with the 'good old days' is that those jokes made discrimination and hate acceptable. It made crimes against people based on ethnicity or sexual orientation more acceptable. That atmosphere was toxic.

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?


And mine. Calling someone a snowflake is just so bloody lazy. No attempt at a counter argument, discussion or debate. Just shut it down with 'snowflake'. Lazy. Lazy. Lazy.

I hope so, although the 5 people in this thread demonstrate that there are people like that, maybe the new forum could have a ❅ symbol next to their name so we know and can be careful around them.

The new software could automatically replace some grown up topics with cat pictures if you select that view.

Their opinon is clearly worthless.......

Not really. He has just shown himself to be a man of little intellect and therefore not worthy of my time.

I've only seen it recently too and I don't like it at all, maybe that makes me a snowflake.

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.

I think it does if you've taken to the Twitter storm over something so minor.

No, bur there's a difference between making an edgy joke that is funny, and being a moron. Hammond is a moron.


Can you explain how that joke wasn't homophobic/offensive to gay people?

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.

What 'joke'?

depends how cold it is