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Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:09 pm
by mason666
i just don't get how people get so butthurt over it surely there are better things to get angry over
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:10 pm
by RKM
have you thought about sending them a strongly worded letter in protest
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:11 pm
by soronery
mason666 wrote:i just don't get how people get so butthurt over it surely there are better things to get angry over
Too many 'liberals' who think white knighting is the only way they'll stand out.
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:12 pm
by mason666
init
i really don't get what people get out of getting him fired
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:13 pm
by soronery
mason666 wrote:init
i really don't get what people get out of getting him fired
Society as a whole seems to jump from one scapegoat to another
Focussing in hatred of a celebrity helps people forget the inadequacies in their own life
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:14 pm
by Muncey
mason666 wrote:i just don't get how people get so butthurt over it surely there are better things to get angry over
Probs not butthurt, a lot of people hate him though so this is the perfect excuse to kick up a fuss going TOLD YA, HES A tnuc! Same thing happened with Suarez, that would never have created the hype it did if it was anybody else.. but cause hes a prick it was just what tha haterz wanted to make some noise.
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:15 pm
by Reese_Liar
soronery wrote:
A general who does not listen to the public voice is a dictator
The bbc is not a dictatorship.
That's true, it's not a dictatorship, but the director general has internal rules and guidelines to follow, just as every other employee. He has to treat Clarkson as just another employee or the very foundation of the whole organisation starts to fall apart.
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:16 pm
by soronery
Muncey wrote:mason666 wrote:i just don't get how people get so butthurt over it surely there are better things to get angry over
Probs not butthurt, a lot of people hate him though so this is the perfect excuse to kick up a fuss going TOLD YA, HES A tnuc!
We've gone circular here it seems
If people think Clarkson is a tnuc, then don't watch him.
The mass media has seen to it that there are enough channels to choose from, surely people can avoid the ne he's on for however long he's on for.
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:19 pm
by Muncey
soronery wrote:Muncey wrote:mason666 wrote:i just don't get how people get so butthurt over it surely there are better things to get angry over
Probs not butthurt, a lot of people hate him though so this is the perfect excuse to kick up a fuss going TOLD YA, HES A tnuc!
We've gone circular here it seems
If people think Clarkson is a tnuc, then don't watch him.
The mass media has seen to it that there are enough channels to choose from, surely people can avoid the ne he's on for however long he's on for.
Nah we haven't gone circular cause I said before in a discussion about liking someone (or thinking they're a tnuc) saying "don't watch him" is perfectly valid. Discussing whether his actions were right or wrong and whether the conclusions were right or wrong has nothing to do with whether people watch him or not. My point was loads of people don't like him.. so if he does fuck up, people will jump on it.
Moral of the story: if you're gunna be a tnuc, don't get caught slippin' G
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:19 pm
by Reese_Liar
I'm gonna refer back to the
article I posted. I think everybody should have fair and equal treatment, and it's only right he gets fired for physically and verbally abusing a colleague, just as every other employed person in the history of jobs and working would be.
You can choose to not watch Top Gear and still have an opinion about how the BBC treats its workers.
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 7:12 am
by leyenda
Tbh the most depressing thing is that more people signed a petition on this than real issues. I suppose public apathy is nothing new though.
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:00 pm
by hubb
You two gents constantly forget the idea that one (with social standards) could want others not to be subjected to this 'stealthily racially toned classicist operation' that bbc have had going for years relating to automobiles

Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:05 pm
by soronery
hubb wrote:You two gents constantly forget the idea that one (with social standards) could want others not to be subjected to this 'stealthily racially toned classicist operation' that bbc have had going for years relating to automobiles

not up to me what the Mindless Minions Of Lundee chose to watch to pass the time
freedom of ch0ice and all that
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:09 pm
by hubb
I mean you outright neglect that as the principle for even having the discussion, which is probably all those againsts' main issue
the climate topgear urges on
You are basicly saying: I'm not meant to care about others
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:10 pm
by soronery
hubb wrote:You are basicly saying: Im not meant to care about others
when it comes to what they watch on tv
i dont give a shit
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:11 pm
by hubb
what they watch on tv
exposed to via public funded tv *
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:13 pm
by soronery
hubb wrote:what they watch on tv
exposed to via public funded tv *
no one is forced to watch anything
dont like something, dont watch it
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:21 pm
by hubb
It's obviously about protecting those that only need a slight push to become more of a concervative racist or whatever - that poor rightwing segment that loves the class system
- people who are right on the verge of thinking the opinions expressed aren't jokes
those who might not see a joke for a joke, but just side with a upperclass super lad that doesn't have to respect anything and who could buy an island and just fuck off, because he is on tv
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:32 pm
by soronery
hubb wrote:It's obviously about protecting those that only need a slight push to become more of a concervative racist or whatever - that poor rightwing segment that loves the class system
- people who are right on the verge of thinking the opinions expressed aren't jokes
those who might not see a joke for a joke, but just side with a upperclass super lad that doesn't have to respect anything and who could buy an island and just fuck off, because he is on tv
it is not the fault of a tv channel (any channel for that matter) to have to think on behalf of their viewers
if someone is watching top gear (for example) and taking it deadly serious then more fool them
we cant sugercoat everything with disclaimers because the general populace aren't drawing the 'right' conclusions about a show's tone
Re: Should Jeremy Clarkson be allowed to assault people?
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 2:10 pm
by hubb
we cant sugercoat everything with disclaimers because the general populace aren't drawing the 'right' conclusions about a show's tone
no but it can be stopped like it just has been which was correct empatic behaviour from a public funded service
cant spread sugarcoated hatred anymore
see what i did there ?
The only way we can make dumb people less dumb, is if we put in place stuff to make sure someone isn't deliberately going for them. That could be an idea of cooperate responsibility if common sense or decency has been thrown out the window like you seem to assume it has.