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Top Gear India special criticised for 'toilet humour'
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paulzolo
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Oh, dear.  Oh, my. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16526687And the letters:  |  |  |  | Quote: 21 July 2011 Letter from Chris Hale, producer, Top Gear to Indian High Commission, London
“Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will travel across India in three cars filming a light hearted road trip focusing on the journey and the inevitable idiosynacies of the cars they will drive, as well as the country and scenary we see along the way.
“There will be spontaneous interaction between the presenters and their environment, and potentially people they meet along the way. This will be in an incidental manner, not interviews.
“Key ingredients of what we film will be beautiful scenery, busy city scenes, local charm and colour within these locations, areas to illustrate the local car culture that exists in India.”
6 January 2012 Letter from Indian High Commission, London to Chris Hale, producer, Top Gear
cc Mark Thompson, director general, BBC
“The programme was replete with cheap jibes, tasteless humour and lacked cultural sensitivity. This is not clearly what we expect of the BBC. I write this to convey our deep disappointment over the documentary for its content and the tone of the presentation.
“You are clearly in breach of the agreement that you had entered into, completely negating our constructive and proactive facilitation. We strongly protest and expect the BBC to make amends, especially to assuage the hurt sentiments of a large number of people.” |  |  |  |  |
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvan ... ecial.html
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Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:26 pm |
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pcernie
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Don't worry sir, the show was a bit 'crap' all round unfortunately.
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Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:31 pm |
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jonbwfc
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Err... Top. Gear. It's not as if every other episode of the show is an oasis of cultural refinement is it? This is the show that called truck drivers rapists, insults the Germans at every possible opportunity, frequently described Americans as all being morbidly obese and has previously got into trouble for describing the Mexicans as a bunch of workshy layabouts. And, at least, insults various sorts of British people as often as it does those born outwith the United Kingdom. if you let Top Gear in your house, they're going to tell you your wallpaper is awful and probably tread on your cat's tail. They are, to put it bluntly, oafs. And have been for years. Taking umbrage at this point isn't frankly going to get anywhere. Jon
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Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:53 pm |
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pcernie
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David Cameron distances himself from Top Gear 'India special' after High Commission lodges complaint http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvan ... laint.htmlFunny as fcuk...
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Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:16 am |
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paulzolo
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How long will it be before people just realise the Top Gear is basically Viz TV but without the fat Slags? Once you realise that you are effectively watching a politically incorrect version of The Three Stooges, you become immune to Top Gear’s idiocy.
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Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:55 am |
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hifidelity2
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 |  |  |  | paulzolo wrote: How long will it be before people just realise the Top Gear is basically Viz TV but without the fat Slags? Once you realise that you are effectively watching a politically incorrect version of The Three Stooges, you become immune to Top Gear’s idiocy. |  |  |  |  |
Some people just need to get a sence of humour - it does seem these days that people take offence to everything
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Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:21 pm |
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dogbert10
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Thing is, by complaining, they're falling straight into the trap of attracting even more media attention.
It's like the last Clarkson comment - media furore for a couple of days, then something else crops up and it all goes quite.
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Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:00 pm |
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pcernie
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That's true, but at some point it'll all be used as historical evidence against the BBC itself when a joke does go too far, and the Beeb might not be in a position to defend it.
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