Sun, May 20, 2012

CERTAINLY NOT PC BUT I THINK FUNNY JUST THE SAME

This was a slip but nowadays in this world anything that smacks ofbeing non pc is apologised for….I would imagine he certainly didn’t mean ‘that’……for real…just being a big mouth…I am defending him as he is funny and often says great things…..Lillian has spoken

BBC apologises for Clarkson’s ’joke’

Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson described a Ferrari owned by co-host James May as “special needs” – provoking complaints and an apology from the BBC

26 October 2010
The BBC has apologised after Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson described a car as “special needs”.

Britain’s broadcasting watchdog Ofcom investigated after the joke made by Clarkson about a Ferrari owned by co-host James May, provoked complaints.

Clarkson said the F430 Speciale “looked like a simpleton” and should have been called “Speciale Needs”.

The BBC’s removed the joke from the repeat and internet streaming versions of the show and apologised for the offence it caused.

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