tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post3439363295817071735..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: "Clarkson apologises for eating ham sandwich"Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-71473270839957720682014-05-02T19:24:30.508+01:002014-05-02T19:24:30.508+01:00Having listened to Eddie Mair talking to the man b...Having listened to Eddie Mair talking to the man behind the Mirror's "coverage" of this "story", it does seem to be a personal crusade by that man against Clarkson in particular and the highly-paid employees of the BBC in general.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-44534437421618572622014-05-02T19:18:53.508+01:002014-05-02T19:18:53.508+01:00RM, "nigger" is clearly offensive if it&...RM, "nigger" is clearly offensive if it's meant offensively, i.e. if you address a dark-skinned person directly to his face as such. That would be terribly bad manners.<br /><br />But this is an old nursery rhyme which is clearly not offensive, and it wasn't even broadcast, for the simple reason that Clarkson did not want to risk offending people.<br /><br />Now, back to ham sandwiches...Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-85990801722636215032014-05-02T18:30:50.587+01:002014-05-02T18:30:50.587+01:00The BBC used the word nigger, I mean ate a ham san...The BBC used the word nigger, I mean ate a ham sandwich about a year ago. They had a programme called something like "Are you calling me a nigger". <br /><br />But the BBC is part of the leftie establishment, and it's OK for the political left to be racist (e.g. go off the Iraq and take part in the slaughter of a million Muslims).<br /><br />Ralph Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443857766263185665noreply@blogger.com