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Jeremy Clarkson booted of Top Gear UK, political correctness strikes in the UK too?

Is political correctness a big problem in the TV world?

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I do not know how many people here have watched in some form or another the antics of the English versions of Moe, Larry and Curly aka the top gear UK presenters Jeremy Clarkson, James "Captain Slow" May and Richard "Hamster" Hammond.

The almost death of one of it's presenters did not end the show, the obvious previous controversies did not end the show (the gay incident, the Germany incident, the Romania incident, the Mexican incident, the racial comments of Clarkson incidents, the Argentina incident, the anti-Bush incident, the Alabama incident).

It was one man who in fact was the reason Jeremy Clarkson (who added numerous other incidents to his portfolio) was sacked. That accidental "stumbling block" for the Top Gear presenter was producer Oisin Tymon (who like the really adult and morally upstanding viewership of Top Gear in the UK is being horrendously attacked online for his part in the sacking of their hero Clarkson).

And why is he the man who stopped/ended Top Gear UK is because Clarkson decided he was allowed to verbally abuse that particular producer of the show, interrupting his verbal abuse for him and other Top Gear staff just long enough to strike mr. Tymon in the face (resulting in swelling and a bleeding lip). That is of course the "crime" that allows all those top gear watchers in the UK (most likely the same idiots who loved a good football hooligan fight, you know, cro-magnon man/neanderthal man) to attack him online (twitter, facebook). Some people even wish serious pain and death on mr. Tymon, really how idiotic can people be.

But this opens op a bigger issue, are companies too politically correct? Is the government too politically correct?

Gives up your thoughts on this important issue.
 
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That show is going to be worthless without him. That is assuming they even try to continue it.
 
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Another issue is, should people who make death threats on Twitter be prosecuted? Or banned from social media for their actions?
 
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That show is going to be worthless without him. That is assuming they even try to continue it.

Isn't this like when they tried kicking the old man off Duck Dynasty, and the network found out the hard way that he would take his entire show and go elsewhere, leaving A&E standing there like a loser?
 
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The English police have, from what I have understood, requested the report and information the BBC has from this spat of violence from Jeremy Clarkson. So he may have to deal with legal consequences on top of being fired.

Most likely some commercial channel will pay him an awful lot of money to keep him on TV.
 
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I've been watching this for years now, own a few of the seasons and various specials, and I understand clearly why Jeremy Clarkson has to be let go.

We talk from time to time about celebrity double standards and we can assume with ease that if a producer walked up and hit Jeremy that producer would be fired on the spot. Jeremy did this to himself, and by effect harmed a long term running good ratings show.

We also cannot dismiss that Jeremy has had several run-ins with management over various issues. It is no surprise to see it end like this, no matter how disappointing for the series.
 
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I've been watching this for years now, own a few of the seasons and various specials, and I understand clearly why Jeremy Clarkson has to be let go.

We talk from time to time about celebrity double standards and we can assume with ease that if a producer walked up and hit Jeremy that producer would be fired on the spot. Jeremy did this to himself, and by effect harmed a long term running good ratings show.

We also cannot dismiss that Jeremy has had several run-ins with management over various issues. It is no surprise to see it end like this, no matter how disappointing for the series.

You are right. And it would give off the wrong message and a legal headache for the BBC if they had not sacked him for gross misconduct because in the future the would have real problems if they wanted to sack someone else for gross misconduct. That person could then hire an lawyer and point towards the BBC's behavior in this case.
 
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I've been watching this for years now, own a few of the seasons and various specials, and I understand clearly why Jeremy Clarkson has to be let go.

We talk from time to time about celebrity double standards and we can assume with ease that if a producer walked up and hit Jeremy that producer would be fired on the spot. Jeremy did this to himself, and by effect harmed a long term running good ratings show.

We also cannot dismiss that Jeremy has had several run-ins with management over various issues. It is no surprise to see it end like this, no matter how disappointing for the series.

You have to understand, Clarkson's misadventures are a good part of why he's so popular. Heck, the show is even popular over here. They found a winning trio that now has an international following. But hey, the BBC doesn't care, they still collect the same TV license fees anyway.
 
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You have to understand, Clarkson's misadventures are a good part of why he's so popular. Heck, the show is even popular over here. They found a winning trio that now has an international following. But hey, the BBC doesn't care, they still collect the same TV license fees anyway.

You have to understand that some sort of understanding may excuse some behavior but violence is not one of them, come to think of it neither is showing of prejudices.
 
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Another issue is, should people who make death threats on Twitter be prosecuted? Or banned from social media for their actions?

Depends on the nature of the death threat, thankfully we have the 1st amendment to protect jokes in poor taste and venting
 
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But this opens op a bigger issue, are companies too politically correct? Is the government too politically correct?
I don't see what someone being sacked for assaulting a work colleague has to do with "political correctness". Conflating the two issues only serves to muddy both.

Gives up your thoughts on this important issue.
There's an important issues here too? :cool:
 
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I do not know how many people here have watched in some form or another the antics of the English versions of Moe, Larry and Curly aka the top gear UK presenters Jeremy Clarkson, James "Captain Slow" May and Richard "Hamster" Hammond.

The almost death of one of it's presenters did not end the show, the obvious previous controversies did not end the show (the gay incident, the Germany incident, the Romania incident, the Mexican incident, the racial comments of Clarkson incidents, the Argentina incident, the anti-Bush incident, the Alabama incident).

It was one man who in fact was the reason Jeremy Clarkson (who added numerous other incidents to his portfolio) was sacked. That accidental "stumbling block" for the Top Gear presenter was producer Oisin Tymon (who like the really adult and morally upstanding viewership of Top Gear in the UK is being horrendously attacked online for his part in the sacking of their hero Clarkson).

And why is he the man who stopped/ended Top Gear UK is because Clarkson decided he was allowed to verbally abuse that particular producer of the show, interrupting his verbal abuse for him and other Top Gear staff just long enough to strike mr. Tymon in the face (resulting in swelling and a bleeding lip). That is of course the "crime" that allows all those top gear watchers in the UK (most likely the same idiots who loved a good football hooligan fight, you know, cro-magnon man/neanderthal man) to attack him online (twitter, facebook). Some people even wish serious pain and death on mr. Tymon, really how idiotic can people be.

But this opens op a bigger issue, are companies too politically correct? Is the government too politically correct?

Gives up your thoughts on this important issue.

I'm a little confused,... first you explain that this guy has effectively had all manner of political incorrectness without repercussions, then you explain that he was let go due to an assault. So far so good. . . Then however, you ask if political correctness has gone too far?

He didn't get canned for PC, it was for assault on his producer. His lack of PC was never apparently an issue, which you acknowledge, then try to make it the topic. Do you write for FNC?
 
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Isn't this like when they tried kicking the old man off Duck Dynasty, and the network found out the hard way that he would take his entire show and go elsewhere, leaving A&E standing there like a loser?

There is a big difference though. Duck Dynasty was a flash in the pan in terms of popularity. It was a popular show for a little while and then got old, now you can buy Duck Dynasty stuff for a little of nothing. Top Gear UK is the most popular show on earth and has been for years.
 
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Yes, but not for the reasons described in this thread.
 
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That show is going to be worthless without him. That is assuming they even try to continue it.

Which is the stupidest thing ever because it was the top show on BBC2. Ah well, I watched Top Gear since it's reboot, I guess that's another show I just won't be watching anymore.
 
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Another issue is, should people who make death threats on Twitter be prosecuted? Or banned from social media for their actions?

Yes...
 
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Depends on the nature of the death threat, thankfully we have the 1st amendment to protect jokes in poor taste and venting

I have read things like someone hoping Oisin Tymon would die in a fire with all his loved ones. And loads of other ones wanting to kill him and there are some that wished that Clarkson would have killed Tymon, etc. etc. etc.

It seems that twitter brings out the idiots out of the woodwork.
 
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I don't see what someone being sacked for assaulting a work colleague has to do with "political correctness". Conflating the two issues only serves to muddy both.

There's an important issues here too? :cool:

But that is what even some papers have said in the UK (or blogs) that the liberals finally got their wish and other comments about political correctness being the real reason he was fired.

And the important issue is political correctness going too far according to some. For that reason the other 2 cases were mentioned by me.
 
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I'm a little confused,... first you explain that this guy has effectively had all manner of political incorrectness without repercussions, then you explain that he was let go due to an assault. So far so good. . . Then however, you ask if political correctness has gone too far?

He didn't get canned for PC, it was for assault on his producer. His lack of PC was never apparently an issue, which you acknowledge, then try to make it the topic. Do you write for FNC?

But that is not the way some people look at this. They think this "hitting incident" is all a bit of over exaggeration and that it is only because of political correctness that he is now being fired.
 
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But that is not the way some people look at this. They think this "hitting incident" is all a bit of over exaggeration and that it is only because of political correctness that he is now being fired.

Then some people are idiots, why play along with their idiocy?
 
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Then some people are idiots, why play along with their idiocy?

Because sadly there are droves of these backward violent moronic people who think/say the man was not hit hard enough (because he is still breathing and not dead). Who think their TV entertainment trumps rules and regulations within the BBC and the community as a whole.
 
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Clarkson can be hilarious, but he is clearly a dick.

You cannot go around punching your producer and then be surprised when you are fired.

I read that Clarkson wanted out anyway to do other things and this was as good a way to get out as any.
 
Re: Jeremy Clarkson booted of Top Gear UK, political correctness strikes in the UK to

I do not know how many people here have watched in some form or another the antics of the English versions of Moe, Larry and Curly aka the top gear UK presenters Jeremy Clarkson, James "Captain Slow" May and Richard "Hamster" Hammond.

The almost death of one of it's presenters did not end the show, the obvious previous controversies did not end the show (the gay incident, the Germany incident, the Romania incident, the Mexican incident, the racial comments of Clarkson incidents, the Argentina incident, the anti-Bush incident, the Alabama incident).

It was one man who in fact was the reason Jeremy Clarkson (who added numerous other incidents to his portfolio) was sacked. That accidental "stumbling block" for the Top Gear presenter was producer Oisin Tymon (who like the really adult and morally upstanding viewership of Top Gear in the UK is being horrendously attacked online for his part in the sacking of their hero Clarkson).

And why is he the man who stopped/ended Top Gear UK is because Clarkson decided he was allowed to verbally abuse that particular producer of the show, interrupting his verbal abuse for him and other Top Gear staff just long enough to strike mr. Tymon in the face (resulting in swelling and a bleeding lip). That is of course the "crime" that allows all those top gear watchers in the UK (most likely the same idiots who loved a good football hooligan fight, you know, cro-magnon man/neanderthal man) to attack him online (twitter, facebook). Some people even wish serious pain and death on mr. Tymon, really how idiotic can people be.

But this opens op a bigger issue, are companies too politically correct? Is the government too politically correct?

Gives up your thoughts on this important issue.

No way !!

He's the best part of the show.

Hey Jeremy, you're welcome to come to America and bring James and the " American " and start a new.
 
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I have read things like someone hoping Oisin Tymon would die in a fire with all his loved ones. And loads of other ones wanting to kill him and there are some that wished that Clarkson would have killed Tymon, etc. etc. etc.

It seems that twitter brings out the idiots out of the woodwork.

Well hoping that someone will die is not a death threat and fully protected by the 1st amendment in America unlike some of the backwards European countries
 
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