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

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scottie2121

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by Happ Hazzard:
“Hammond is entitled to his viewpoint. It isn't that controversial, men eating ice cream was pretty much unheard of until the 80s, it was for children, with certain pre-packaged ice cream (Cornetto for instance) being marketed towards women.”

Errrr . . No!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biL6zAMkOQs

Do you remember ice cream vans in the last half of the 20th century?

Did they have signs on saying 'Children woman & gays only'?

scottie2121

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by ajman:
“His comment is not homophobic because in order for it to be so then there would have to be something wrong with eating ice cream or the act of eating ice cream should evoke some sort of negative connotation which it doesn't. His comment does display ignorance though because patently isn't true..

The sad thing is that there will now be a certain type of straight man who will now be scared to ever eat ice cream again.”

Isn't he using 'it's gay' as an insult?

Pitman

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by scottie2121:
“Errrr . . No!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biL6zAMkOQs

Do you remember ice cream vans in the last half of the 20th century?

Did they have signs on saying 'Children woman & gays only'?”

in the 80s rival football hooligans used to call West Hams firm the ICF, the Ice cream firm, so Hammond is showing the mentality of a very old fashioned football yob

muggins14

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by ajman:
“His comment is not homophobic because in order for it to be so then there would have to be something wrong with eating ice cream or the act of eating ice cream should evoke some sort of negative connotation which it doesn't. His comment does display ignorance though because patently isn't true..

The sad thing is that there will now be a certain type of straight man who will now be scared to ever eat ice cream again.”

Really? Richard Hammond is that influential upon the male population is he? I doubt it

ajman

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by muggins14:
“Really? Richard Hammond is that influential upon the male population is he? I doubt it ”

He's not. However his comments have received a huge amount of attention and have to some extent created a link in the public consciousness between eating ice cream and being a gay man.

Pitman

27-12-2016

sounds like there might be a gap in the market, I am going to rent a basement in Soho where straight men can come and eat lemon sorbet without shame

ajman

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by scottie2121:
“Isn't he using 'it's gay' as an insult?”

Maybe he is but you know what, as a gay man I couldn't care less. Eating ice cream is a great thing and if insecure straight men want to deny themselves that pleasure and limit the number of enjoyable things they are allowed to partake in then so be it. If it was meant to be homophobic then it has backfired.

d'@ve

27-12-2016

Presumably the viewing figures aren't up to scratch and they needed to get some free publicity. PR stunt.

muggins14

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by Pitman:
“sounds like there might be a gap in the market, I am going to rent a basement in Soho where straight men can come and eat lemon sorbet without shame ”

Hahaha

Can I come - I'm not male but I do love lemon sorbet.

I've got short hair and I'll act butch, if that helps

anne_666

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by ajman:
“He's not. However his comments have received a huge amount of attention and have to some extent created a link in the public consciousness between eating ice cream and being a gay man.”

The only link he's created is to his stupidity.

Virgil Tracy

27-12-2016

Quote:
“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.””

everyone knows Magnum ice-creams are gay because of Magnum P.I.

ricardoylucia

27-12-2016

To me, he has proven for once and all, that he has been and always will be a Neanderthal in his views. The man has been and will always be an idiot. I gather May called him a T**T - he is right...he is a 'tw*t

Pitman

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by Virgil Tracy:
“everyone knows Magnum ice-creams are gay because of Magnum P.I.”

are we still allowed to eat sherbert dabs, I wouldn't want to lose the respect of Richard the Hamster ?

Happ Hazzard

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by scottie2121:
“Errrr . . No!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biL6zAMkOQs

”

The man does not eat the ice cream.

1fab

27-12-2016

I haven't looked at the clip or anything, but... judging from what I've seen of him and the Top Gear lads, this sounds more like a tongue-in-cheek joke against straight men. Is that possible?

patsylimerick

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by Happ Hazzard:
“The man does not eat the ice cream.”

He does say 'give it to me' more than once. Nice double entendre there that I probably missed when I was 5.

Pitman

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by 1fab:
“I haven't looked at the clip or anything, but... judging from what I've seen of him and the Top Gear lads, this sounds more like a tongue-in-cheek joke against straight men. Is that possible?”

I don't think Hammond is known for his subtle irony

Hackettboy

27-12-2016

Like most of this show it's built on hype they do and say these things to get free publicity and it works this is all over the Internet and there show gets more viewers

GusGus

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by Pitman:
“sounds like there might be a gap in the market, I am going to rent a basement in Soho where straight men can come and eat lemon sorbet without shame ”

And have a vanilla wafer

Lyceum

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by billiesmith:
“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? ”

He was very clearly implying that some ice creams resemble a phallus and this eating one might look like you were giving a blow job.

It's typical top gear 'laddish' humour. I'm not sure what more people expect. It wasn't a great joke but it was completely typical of the three and utterly unoffensive.

billiesmith

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by Pitman:
“sounds like there might be a gap in the market, I am going to rent a basement in Soho where straight men can come and eat lemon sorbet without shame ”

Now this made me laugh

but then this was funny

1fab

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by Lyceum:
“He was very clearly implying that some ice creams resemble a phallus and this eating one might look like you were giving a blow job.

It's typical top gear 'laddish' humour. I'm not sure what more people expect. It wasn't a great joke but it was completely typical of the three and utterly unoffensive.”

None of the ice creams I've eaten have resembled a phallus. I've obviously been going to the wrong ice cream vans.

Croft

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by CELT1987:
“It's got great publicity for the Grand Tour.”

You think ?

billiesmith

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by Lyceum:
“He was very clearly implying that some ice creams resemble a phallus and this eating one might look like you were giving a blow job.

It's typical top gear 'laddish' humour. I'm not sure what more people expect. It wasn't a great joke but it was completely typical of the three and utterly unoffensive.”

Really

Not 'laddish' but childish in that case - and definitely not funny, offensive or not.

Pitman

27-12-2016

Originally Posted by Lyceum:
“He was very clearly implying that some ice creams resemble a phallus and this eating one might look like you were giving a blow job.”

banana lollies are completely out then ?

but we are allowed to suck off cadburys flakes til our hearts content ?

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