Jeremy Clarkson responded to an audience member whom described a car as "gay"; Clarkson replied: "A bit gay, yes -- very ginger beer".
Is this offensive? does it denigrate gay people?
Is it a legitimate response to the audience comment?
How about the common phrase "a hairdressers car" - less specific than the above, but with the same meaning.
Your comments please
2007-05-21 01:40:47 · 25 answers · asked by Vinni and beer 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
i'm gay, but i don't find that offensive.. it's what clarkson does. it's not like he said " yes, it's incredibly evil and deviant and must be abolished from this earth".
(just to clarify, ginger beer is cockney rhyming slang for "queer")
i didn't find the "it's gay" bit from the audience member offensive either, it's just the way they grew up using the word, i'm gay and i do the same, i don't mean it negativley, it's just a slip of the tongue.
i still think TG is a great show, and it's not like clarkson was attacking people anyway.
anyone that took offense to that is perhaps a little "too" sensitive.
2007-05-21 01:52:15 · answer #1 · answered by §ilver 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Since most of the hairdressers I've met, gay or not, have been a bit camp to say the least, hairdresser's car isn't really offensive half as much as it's accurate.
Yes, it's a perfectly legitimate response. It's entirely as people expect him to react, since, for all people might not like him, he's known for putting out his own opinion
Jeremy Clarkson goes up and down in my estimation regularly. On this one, he's getting pointless flack and he doesn't actually seem to deserve it.
Have a look at the other responses to this from people who say they're gay themselves. That should give you a better idea how offensive the comment is.
2007-05-21 02:00:05 · answer #2 · answered by Beastie 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Go for it Jeremy. Speak your mind. It is about time people in this country stopped making inuendos about everything that someone in the public eye says. Whatever happened to freedom of speech? There is nothing offensive in this remark to upset anyone except the PC Brigade, who should all be doused in Ginger Beer and then deported!!
2007-05-21 02:32:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well considering he'd already said "A bit gay yes" why is his use of "Ginger beer" a prob and who takes Clarkson seriously anyway?
2007-05-21 04:44:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
C'mon lighten up!
Anyone who goes on top gear and can't take a bit of ribbing shouldn't be there!
No one complains when he says cars are "manly" or whatever, why should they moan when he says it's a bit gay? As an MGF driver I get gay comments a dozen times a day! I don't sulk!
Hey, if you're that ashamed to be gay that you get grouchy about stuff like this, maybe you should go back to being hetero!
2007-05-21 02:03:03 · answer #5 · answered by Steven N 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Does anyone in the world take Clarkson seriously?
His development stopped at the age of 12 ... and no-one takes 12 year old boys seriously.
I think "hairdresser's car" is a great addition to the language ... I use the phrase often (as a girly-girl who drives a long-wheelbase Landrover)
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2007-05-21 01:45:46 · answer #6 · answered by abetterfate 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well if someone annoyed me and i was about to be harsh i'd say something like 'no offense'' before i start the sentence so they realise i'm not trying to be nasty i'm just trying to get my point across without being so harsh, if you get what i mean? I can't really explain it. But yeah i do understand what you mean. I don't call people ugly and say no offense, i wouldn't say your ugly to someone without the 'no offense' put in anyway. :)
2016-04-01 00:19:46 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an insult to ginger beer. (which is quite pleasant)
People should lighten up, pretty soon we won't be able to say anything for fear of offending one group or another.
The bloke next door has a hairdresser's car, Peugeot 207 convertible.
2007-05-21 01:57:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's Clarksons job to be slightly offensive - it's what we expect.
No one tunes in to Top Gear to hear him rave about how great a car is, we only want to hear him slam the latest model in his own inimitable style.
2007-05-21 01:45:37 · answer #9 · answered by The Wandering Blade 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Load of old poncyness - just goes to show how the nonces of the land can take control - it was a response to a comment - not a slur or an insult -
Go Clarkson -
2007-05-21 01:46:48 · answer #10 · answered by jamand 7 · 7⤊ 2⤋