One of the things I love about the BBC’s show Top Gear, is that it flips political correctness the bird. At one point or another, every nationality gets a poke in the ribs… mostly Americans, who are constantly referred to as fat gun toting murders.
A few days ago, the hosts made a few unflattering comments about
The Daily Mail has the story.
The BBC was embroiled in a new diplomatic row last night after the Mexican ambassador attacked ‘offensive, xenophobic and humiliating’ remarks about his country on Top Gear.
Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza protested after Richard Hammond branded Mexicans ‘lazy, feckless, and flatulent’ before he and fellow presenter James May insulted the country’s food.
Jeremy Clarkson then claimed that the ambassador to the UK wouldn’t complain because he would be snoring in front of the television at his embassy.
However, the ambassador has made a formal complaint to the BBC and called for the presenters to make a public apology for stirring ‘bigoted feelings against the Mexican people’.
He added: ‘Mexican cars are just going to be lazy, feckless, flatulent, leaning against a fence asleep looking at a cactus with a blanket with a hole in the middle on as a coat.’
He also referred to Mexican food as ‘refried sick’ while May said it was ‘like sick with cheese on it’.
Here’s a link to the full story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1352604/Mexican-car-described-lazy-feckless-flatulent-Top-Gear-team-Were-like-that.html
Here’s a clip of the offending statement
His real name is John Lydon, but you and I know him as Johnny Rotten, the lead singer for the Sex Pistols. The Sex Pistols only lasted two years, but they're influencing music even today. The Pistols, along with the Ramones lead the way for Punk Rock… a loud, no nonsense, finger-pointing escape for people like me who couldn’t stand disco music.
Punk was raw, wild, in your face, and from the street, but Punk started dying out when it became mainstream and every other person had a rainbow Mohawk and a safety pin shoved through their nose.
So why bring up Johnny Rotten? He’s got a new book coming out… a scrapbook, full of his pictures and stories of the Sex Pistols. In the book, this dedicated rocker explains why he went on Judge Judy, why he became a spokesman for a butter company, and more. It ought to be good.
Johnny discusses the book.
Johnny Rotten butter salesman?
This is what Punk was all about… sailing up and down the
Johnny Rotten on Judge Judy? WTF?
