Jeremy Clarkson

What matters is if JC did know what 'slope' meant.

I didn't either, ceesnan. The fuss about the word slope struck me at the time as coming from someone(s) who were simply looking for something to complain about and to take offence at.

If he hit someone at work he should be appropriately dealt with by his employers but in other respects I agree with jane10. The "smelling of wee" comment and other similar ones are obviously not meant to be taken seriously. It's rather troubling to find that so many people apparently do take such things seriously. You don't even have to think them funny to know that they are not to be taken seriously. The man's a complete piss-taker about anything and everything people get their knickers in a twist about. One doesn't have to like him or his piss-taking to understand that piss-takers have a useful role in society.

Just out of interest -.how many of us knew, before the fuss and bother last year, that a slope was an insulting term for someone of Asian origin? I know this is slightly off thread, but I really would love to know. i didn't by the way.

He appears to have promoted drink driving on twitter and seems to be happy with it in at least one of his books.

As Mishap says, his attitude to speed is wrong.

Punching a producer (if that is true) because a busy professional has not waited 3 hours for him to condescend to leave the pub and turn up does not seem the act of a nice man. Would he have waited 3 hours for someone to turn up on set?

I never met J C's mother, but from what I gather from the way he spoke about her they had a loving relationship and would assume that the remark in question was made in the same way my sons tease me about what they will do when I go "Doo-lally". Incidentally Nelliemoser if you did make that remark to me I would probably laugh at you

I fully intend to smell strongly of wee when I get older. Got to have something to look forward to!! ( That is a joke by the way!) I expect that his mother had a sense of humour too!

No matter how pleasant and charming he can be in private, ceesnan, the image he projects on screen is downright boorish. He's telling his audience that it's OK to be a boor. Well, in my book it isn't.

Jane10 & ceesnan Just because someone seems nice in private but goes about making nasty bigoted and spiteful remarks in the Media does not mean they are reasonable people. There are a lot of men who appear smart, intelligent and very successful who beat their wives for example.

Clarkson has made far too many sexist, ageist and racist jibes to be acceptable. ie the one I quoted on here about "worrying about his mother When she starts to smell of wee."

Do you really find that amusing? I is that the sort of remark to make in about a named relative in any circumstances, never mind on a television? How would you feel if it was directed at you by name.

His humour is spiteful and nasty in ways other comedy shows are not.
The Radio 4 News Quiz and The Now Show are both highly satirical and very funny but they do not stoop to the nastiness generated by Clarkson. This latest incident just highlights what he is really like.

How would you feel if I made jokes about Jane10 & ceesnan smelling of wee when they get older? Is that remark and many of the others examples posted on here acceptable in your view? It does not matter if they are nade in public or private. Would that get me banned from GN?

soontobe I'm sorry but I don't quite understand the point you are trying to make, especially about excessive speed - the man reports on fast cars for God's sake, what is he supposed to write about - the colour of the paintwork?!

Because some of the things he writes through several books. So I think that he believes them.
Excess speed is one of them. There are several others.
Not merely health and safety.

I'm not sure whether his TV persona is actually an "act" at all though J52 . I tend to agree with AlieOxon he is probably suffering from that awful disease called "celebrity complex" also known more commonly as "Do you know who I am?" syndrome.

Apparently this all started because he stayed drinking in a local pub for so long that the chef of the luxury hotel in which he was staying, had gone home and was unavailble to cook him a steak and (bless him) he was asked to choose something from the........ I almost can't say it......... bbbbbar menu. Poor chap.

Needless to say (one of the effective side effects of the celebrity complex disease) he did get his way and the hotel manager cooked him his much "deserved" steak. Phewww.

I've read some of them - why do you ask?

Have you read his books Ceesnan?

If people in the news are courteous, polite and respectful in real life; then I find it even more amazing what they will do for money!
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I was going to keep away from this thread as I happen to know the family well, and I am obviously not going to condone an attack on one of his colleagues (if, indeed, that is what happened). What I will say, however, is that on the many occassions I have been in his company he has never been anything but kind, generous and a delight to be with. By the way, how many of us have never, at some time, ' poured scorn' on Health and Safety?

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sack-jeremy-clarkson

Found it. I first saw the man on 'who do you think you are'.
Yuk.
I think he is suffering from the celebrity complex, sometimes called Savile Syndrome (not necessarily sex) - just the idea that because he is a celebrity he can do what he likes....

The point for me is that young men are dangerous in cars and need to be encouraged to take them seriously as potential killers. They are already fired up with more than enough testosterone - they need no encouragement from this irresponsible nitwit. Until we change attitudes to cars the carnage will go on.

I think it is a sad reflection on our broadcast media that this chap has been given airtime at all - talk about dumbing down.

Too true grumpa. I wonder how many posters here actually watch Top Gear. Those that do have more of an understanding of the tongue in cheek nature of it. However sign away everyone if you think it'll make the slightest difference!

There seems to be congestion on the sense of humour bypass.

No, it didn't...I have signed - can someone resurrect the link?

I am bumping the link to petition as I had to search for it! Hope this works..

This is the link to the 38 Degrees petition

I'm late to this debate but just to add in my view as I said on Facebook its about time this misogynistic, chauvinistic racist was sacked. I saw him and the other idiot driving two Peugots into the wall of a house the other day as they didn't think much of Peugot cars- outrageous.

Well, I've just signed the petition to have him sacked!!!