Clarkson. Finished?

[mrbelfry]

Not sure if I’ve been double Clarkied…

I amused myself if no one else. Disappointed you clocked on so quick

 

[cheekybids]

I amused myself if no one else. Disappointed you clocked on so quick

Nearly took the bait x

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Bit gutted that the farm show's got the can. Was decent, easy viewing.

Shame about that, I'll just have to educate myself with Love Island.

 

[Dogtanian]

I'm not a fan of his but this cancel culture is getting a bit crazy now

 

[domalino]

I read it as a genuine apology and rightly so.

Did you really though? Because it's very clearly not a serious apology. Perhaps people being so gullibleas to not recognise someone being insincere when it's staring them in the face is why Clarkson has so many defenders left.

He prefaces the apology by complaining that apologies are never enough these days. Then he puts in the childish "from the balls of my feet to the follicles on my head" line just to really hammer home that this is not a serious piece of writing.

Other than that, he is still refusing to accept that his expression of pure loathing for someone he's never met was weird or wrong, and is still hiding behind the fact he was drawing from a scene in Game of Thrones as if that changes what it is that he's saying should happen.

If someone said they wanted to curb stomp Jeremy Clarkson like in American History X, or Meghan Markle should reenact the sodomy scene in Girl with the dragon Tattoo and tatto his offences on his forehead...they're still saying they'd like those things to happen.

So he's failed to even take responsibility for his comments, and he's ignored the fact people dug up lots of similar comments in previous articles about Markle. So much for "a mea culpa with bells on".

I think the fact he wrote an apology to Prince Harry, not to Meghan Markle sums up just how cowardly he is, and the fact he couldn't wait a month before publicising this "private" apology shows the motivations behind it.

Oh and ending it with "So can I move on now?" is absolutely pathetic.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Did you really though? Because it's very clear not a serious apology.

He prefaces it by complaining that apologies are never enough these days. Then he puts in the childish "from the balls of my feet to the follicles on my head" line just to really hammer home that this is not a serious piece of writing.

Other than that, he is still hiding behind the fact he was drawing from a scene in Game of Thrones as if that changes what it is that he's saying should happen. If someone said they wanted to curb stomp Jeremy Clarkson like in American History X, or Meghan Markle should reenact the sodomy scene in Girl with the dragon Tattoo and tatto his offences on his forehead...they're still saying they'd like those things to happen.

So he's failed to even take responsibility for his comments. So much for "a mea culpa with bells on".

I think the fact he wrote an apology to Prince Harry, not to Meghan Markle sums up just how cowardly he is, and the fact he couldn't wait a month before publicising this "private" apology shows the motivations behind it.

Oh and ending it with "So can I move on now?" is absolutely pathetic.

Ah if you say so then, that’s it, case closed yer honour.

Stewart Lee made a joke about wishing Richard Hammond had been killed in a car crash. He was never cancelled for that.

Double standards eh.

(I like Stewart Lee as well as Jeremy Clarkson / Top Gear. They’re both very funny.)

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I'm not a fan of his but this cancel culture is getting a bit crazy now

I've always thought he was a twat so his latest thing doesn't really change my view. I get along ok by not watching him on telly or reading the sorts of paper he writes for. Not doing twitter helps too.
I'm not quite sure what the permanently outraged are after now tbh.

 

[domalino]

Stewart Lee made a joke about wishing Richard Hammond had been killed in a car crash. He was never cancelled for that.

No, Stewart Lee made a stand up routine dedicated to pointing out that saying "haha just kidding" is a cowardly form of humour that isn't funny, and doesn't excuse whatever you said before it and illustrated that by mimicking the Top Gear "it's just a joke mate you can't be upset" format and taking it to it's extreme conclusion.

That you thought he was actually making a joke about Richard Hammond dying in a car crash shows you didn't understand the bit at all. Which is probably why you also couldn't work out this was not a serious apology from Clarkson.

In fact, I'm pretty sure Lee explains this blow by blow for the people who didn't get it, which makes it increidbly you still missed it.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

No, Stewart Lee made a stand up routine dedicated to pointing out that saying "haha just kidding" is a cowardly form of humour that isn't funny, and doesn't excuse whatever you said before it and illustrated that by mimicking the Top Gear "it's just a joke mate you can't be upset" format and taking it to it's extreme conclusion.

That you thought he was actually making a joke about Richard Hammond dying in a car crash shows you didn't understand the bit at all. Which is probably why you also couldn't work out this was not a serious apology from Clarkson.

In fact, I'm pretty sure Lee explains this blow by blow for the people who didn't get it, which makes it increidbly you still missed it.

Maybe he's not actually sorry?

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

No, Stewart Lee made a stand up routine dedicated to pointing out that saying "haha just kidding" is a cowardly form of humour that isn't funny, and doesn't excuse whatever you said before it and illustrated that by mimicking the Top Gear "it's just a joke mate you can't be upset" format.

That you thought he was actually making a joke about Richard Hammond dying in a car crash shows you didn't understand the bit at all.

You really do come across as being a judgemental arsewipe. You know fuck all about me pal.

I fully understand Stewart Lee’s meta comedy. I’ve seen him live about 15 times, always make a point of going to his tiny Edinburgh Fringe shows at the Stand.

Another twat for the ignore list…