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I recorded it too so may do some screencaps later

Weren't McFly wonderful?!!

SCREENCAPS! :woo:

McFly were brilliant! "Sofa, Hyundai, Administration!"

"Well, Jeremy's antique, the Hamster just squeaks, James is such a geek and I really wanna know who The Stig is..."

Yes, I do know all of that by heart. Which should give you an idea of how many times I've watched that episode. :oops:

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Jeremy Clarkson has got a ticking off for describing a car as "very ginger beer", rhyming slang for "queer". In a written ruling, Ofcom said the phrase could offend homosexuals and should not have been used. But can these terms be used freely on-air, or was clarkson offensive? How can the BBC admit this was offensive but allow Chris Moyles to call a ringtone "gay".

Bring back DJ Spoony!

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Just as well Kelly is on holiday or you'd be in trouble for the title of this thread ;)

I personally think some people are too easily offended these days!! I think that comment will offend more people thinking they are doing good supporting Gay people than it will offend Gay people but then that is only my opinion so I don't know.

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The thing that bugs me isn't what he said, it's how much this has all been blown out of proportion. I thought it was funny, but I have a sick sense of humour and I know others wouldn't have enjoyed it. Fair enough, complain. But don't make that much of a big deal about it. Why did the media have to get involved, the Guardian in particular?

Bloody Micra-driving tree-huggers.

Also, whatever else he is, Clarkson is a bewildering mass of contradictions. And I don't believe for a moment he is homophobic - he is, after all, the guy who (finally) spoke for a nation by calling Jade Goody a "racist waste of blood and organs".

If anyone is really offended by the Top Gear comment, try downloading "South Park Is Gay" and compare Mr Clarkson and Mr Cartman.

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Ginger is good in every way, be it hair, flavoursome root or orientation. :D

I guess calling someone ginger beer's slightly offensive but can be affectionate, like someone calling Clarkson a fat misogynist...depends on the tone and if it's just lighthearted banter or not.

It's okay for gay people to call themselves queer, isn't it (not implying anything about Mr Clarkson here) just like black people can call each other "nigga" in ironic reference to the abuse they get from other sections of society.

UM is a nice place

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Worth noting that in today's column from Clarkson he says he has yet to be contacted by OFCOM about this. He said it would have been nice if they phoned him or sent a letter, but they haven't, and the first he heard about it was on Jeremy Vine's radio show.

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These slang words people use to refer to homosexuals don't particularly bother me; I don't like 'faggot' or some of the more descriptive terms, but 'bender', 'queer', 'fairy' etc can be quite endearing if used without great emphasis and in a jocular or light-hearted context.

I don't think I would've made the effort to complain about this. It's quite infantile, but what else do you expect from Jeremy Clarkson?

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As an aside, did anybody see the riots and fighting in Moscow on the news concerning the campaign for a Gay Pride event to be held in Russia's capital city? Truly horrifying. Peter Tatchell was punched in the face and Richard Fairbrass of Right Said Fred fame was beaten-up. A disturbing, grotesque and painfully saddening state of affairs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6695913.stm

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