He released a statement which said: “When we used the word ‘slope’ in the recent Top Gear Burma Special it was a light-hearted word-play joke referencing both the build quality of the bridge and the local Asian man who was crossing it. Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman was last week forced to apologise. The use of the word – which is a derogatory term for people of Asian descent – led to complaints and the threat of legal action from Equal Justice, a law firm specialising in discrimination cases. Then, just as an Asian man is seen walking into shot, he added: “But there’s a slope on it.” Top Gear – which is seen in more than 100 different countries around the world and makes the BBC tens of millions of pounds – recently came under pressure following Clarkson’s “joke” about a Thai man standing on a bridge.ĬLICK HERE TO SEE 10 CLARKSON'S 10 MOST OUTSPOKEN MOMENTS.Īt the completion of a bridge-building task over the River Kwai in Thailand, Clarkson commented to fellow presenter Richard Hammond: “That is a proud moment.”
“But this usage may still cause distress within these communities and is also much more likely to cause offence when employed by someone who is not a member of the community in question.” The BBC’s own editorial guidelines state: “Reclamation of the language has led to the term ‘n*****’ being used by some in the black community and terms such as ‘cripple’ are sometimes used humorously or sarcastically by people with disabilities.
Clarkson recited the rhyme, but this time used the word “teacher”. In the unaired version – which was later passed to the Mirror – he then recited the rhyme and muttered the n-word before pointing at the Toyota and shrugging: “Toyota it is.”īut in the version aired by the BBC in February 2013, the offensive term was not used.
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