OK. I heard the outtake that has him in hot water, where a London tabloid considers it damning evidence of his racism. Except he didn't use the n-word in the outtake. He mumbles it deliberately so the word isn't used, and in the take that ultimately aired on Top Gear, the word "teacher" was used.
I'm the first to campaign for the ousting of anyone who utters racist profanity or any form of hate speech. Hell, I had a lawsuit filed against me (since dismissed) by a singer I was a fan of when I took her to task on social media after she went apesh*t on a stage. Clarkson didn't use the n-word. He went to lengths to avoid using the word, and in the end it was decided to just air a version that didn't include even a mumbled utterance. This isn't like Michael Richards, or even the owner of the Clippers, where audio surfaced of them using the n-word or other racial invectives. This is an outtake that shows Clarkson trying to NOT use the word when reciting the limerick "Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe" (when I was a kid, the word that was substituted was "tiger," not "teacher"). Sorry, kids, but the Mirror (and Piers Morgan) have wanted a piece of Clarkson's hide for some time now. I just don't think they've got him this time. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
