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Old 10-02-2011, 07:43   #8
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Re: Top Gear Joke

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Originally Posted by Lister of Smeg View Post
What do you think about the Mexican student, who is suing the BBC (Top Gear) for £1,000,000 for the "racist remarks made on the program. It was in a passing reference made by Clarkson about a Mexican sports car. The Ambassador is also not amused by the reference to his countrymen as being lazy. Have we lost our sense of humour altogether, or more to the point have the PC "lets all be dogooders" forced their idiot opinion on us yet again!!!!!
I think he won't get very far - jokes based on national stereotypes are not racist, no matter how unfair they may appear to be. He has no legal basis for suing the BBC or anyone else.
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