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To think Jeremy Clarkson needs a smacked bottom

173 replies

TracyLords · 09/11/2021 20:54

He’s online whingeing that Greta needs a smacked bottom; probably as she is a young woman who has a different viewpoint from him, and isn’t afraid of being loud about it.

Aibu to think that he is the one who needs a smacked bottom instead

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user6367377 · 09/11/2021 22:27

@Mum2jenny please for Jenny’s sake do some research on climate change

Luckingfovely · 09/11/2021 22:28

As much as I'd like to scroll on by, I can't stop myself commenting that Clarkson has probably done more for the environment in this country in the last two years that Greta has.

She's a childish mouthpiece.

He's actually been learning and helping others to understand the reality of the countryside and farming in this country.

There is a very distinct difference between being held up by the press as a totem, and actually learning about it.

Eleganz · 09/11/2021 22:29

@Blindleadingtheblind

I'm intrigued as to what GT needs discipline for?? Can't stop laughing at the absurdity of the comment though
It is just a smear to dismiss her and the uncomfortable comments she is making about lack of action on climate change. Infantalise and sexualise - two weapons the mysogynist has to disempower women.
Mum2jenny · 09/11/2021 22:31

I have done plenty of research on climate change and I still feel Greta is not helping as far as I’m concerned. But that is my personal view and it will not change. She is an annoying distraction to the main issues. And I will not be discussing my views further as it will not be seen to be positive.

DroopyClematis · 09/11/2021 22:35

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GlendaSugarbeanIsJudgingYou · 09/11/2021 22:39

Bowing at her feet? New child Messiah? Don't you think that is just a tad dramatic?

She really does get under some people's skin, doesn't she?

GlendaSugarbeanIsJudgingYou · 09/11/2021 22:40

Sorry, I see that post was withdrawn.

Eleganz · 09/11/2021 22:41

@Luckingfovely

As much as I'd like to scroll on by, I can't stop myself commenting that Clarkson has probably done more for the environment in this country in the last two years that Greta has.

She's a childish mouthpiece.

He's actually been learning and helping others to understand the reality of the countryside and farming in this country.

There is a very distinct difference between being held up by the press as a totem, and actually learning about it.

As someone who works in the fields of environmental improvement and climate change mitigation I completely disagree.

"Learning about farming" and making a TV series about it does very little to help the environment in any meaningful way. Whilst farming practices are improving there are still many unsustainable farming practices operating at large scale across the UK.

Greta Thunberg has, by contrast, been hugely influential in the are of climate change. She has influenced a range of politicians across the world to at least begin to re-engage with climate change after the complete slowdown in action after the 2008 financial crash. She has inspired hundreds of thousands of children to undertake their own sustainability initiatives and activism. Some Yale researchers even did a statistical study to show that familiarity with Greta was strongly correlated with increased engagement and action in trying to mitigate climate change.

Eleganz · 09/11/2021 22:41

@Mum2jenny

I have done plenty of research on climate change and I still feel Greta is not helping as far as I’m concerned. But that is my personal view and it will not change. She is an annoying distraction to the main issues. And I will not be discussing my views further as it will not be seen to be positive.
What are the main issues in your opinion?
lljkk · 09/11/2021 22:43

I'd be quite entertained to see a broadcast of Thunberg meeting Clarkson and trying to work on a project with him. They would find a lot of common ground I suspect. Both unafraid to give as good as they get, too.

Apparently Clarkson left school with 1 C grade at A-level. Seems like we can safely diss his education. Also used to compile programmes for Amstrad computers, which is amusing given the way he plays up his Luddite credentials.

Mum2jenny · 09/11/2021 22:43

elegsnz I will not discuss this further with you, end of.

DrSbaitso · 09/11/2021 22:44

@GertrudeBElion

The great thing about Greta Thunberg is how she manages to really piss off swathes of middle aged white men.
Greta for world president. Vote Greta.
Eleganz · 09/11/2021 22:45

@Mum2jenny

elegsnz I will not discuss this further with you, end of.
I.e. I don't actually have anything to substantiate what I am saying.
Dillydollydingdong · 09/11/2021 22:46

Clarkson would probably enjoy having his bottom smacked

LovePoppy · 09/11/2021 22:46

@Mum2jenny

eleganz I like Jeremy but will not look at any news items which reference Greta. She is her own worst enemy. Jeremy is Jeremy, whilst I don’t always agree with him, I do think if Greta had been disciplined earlier, she may be a better person today.
Are you remotely for real?!
Mum2jenny · 09/11/2021 22:48

eleganz that’s up to you how you interpret my post. I will not discuss my opinions further on this website. Is this clear enough for you??

LovePoppy · 09/11/2021 22:50

So for those who dislike Greta because of the people behind her….
Who is behind her? Why do you hate them?

I genuinely do not understand what it matters

Luckingfovely · 09/11/2021 22:51

@Eleganz that's okay, we're fine to have different perspectives. I could cite many different studies that would refute your perspective, and that's fine too.

I think the biggest problem is that people are too quick to jump on any one bandwagon without any understanding of the wider world perspective. It's very easy to do.

As just a small example- the so-called battle between vegans and the pro-ketos.

Neither is wrong; each can do equal wrong to the environment.

The bigger point is that we all need to understand that we need to be conscious of what we eat and where it comes from - meat is fine, if reared sustainably. Vegetables can be terrible if grown in places where they are displacing local crops and are flown thousand of miles and kept fresh with damaging gases. Without farming, none of it - or us - exist.

It's all - as this conversation is probably - about a bigger understanding of sustainable farming and ecology.

thebirthlyhallows · 09/11/2021 22:58

@Dillydollydingdong

Clarkson would probably enjoy having his bottom smacked
🤮🤮
Eleganz · 09/11/2021 23:06

[quote Luckingfovely]@Eleganz that's okay, we're fine to have different perspectives. I could cite many different studies that would refute your perspective, and that's fine too.

I think the biggest problem is that people are too quick to jump on any one bandwagon without any understanding of the wider world perspective. It's very easy to do.

As just a small example- the so-called battle between vegans and the pro-ketos.

Neither is wrong; each can do equal wrong to the environment.

The bigger point is that we all need to understand that we need to be conscious of what we eat and where it comes from - meat is fine, if reared sustainably. Vegetables can be terrible if grown in places where they are displacing local crops and are flown thousand of miles and kept fresh with damaging gases. Without farming, none of it - or us - exist.

It's all - as this conversation is probably - about a bigger understanding of sustainable farming and ecology.

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Please cite them. I'd be very interested in any peer reviewed studies on the impact of Jeremy Clarkson on sustainable farming practices, particularly if they demonstrate that this is more substantial the Greta Thunberg's influence. That would early back up the point you were trying to make.

I'm not sure that your bigger point in your previous post was about improving the awareness of how our food is produced and how it can be made more sustainable. I think the point of it was to attempt to burnish Jeremy Clarkson's eco credentials and downplay the positive influence Greta Thunberg's activism has had.

You seem to have also made some assumption that I am a band wagon jumper who needs to be educated about balanced sustainable farming. I think that's a bit of straw-manning on your part.

Flywheel · 09/11/2021 23:08

The only way politicians will take real action on climate change is if the people demand it (and are accepting of the financial hit). The only way enough people will demand action is to raise awareness and get people to really take notice of how serious this is.
I really can't think of many people who have raised more awareness or engaged more people in the climate crisis than Greta. It's quite phenomenal really for such a young woman.
I get that she's not everyone's cup of tea, but to suggest that she isn't having an impact or helping the cause is bizarre.

ninecoronas · 09/11/2021 23:15

I am genuinely amazed that anyone still likes and respects Jeremy Clarkson Confused

powershowerforanhour · 09/11/2021 23:16

we had dream sex

Scundered for ya.

midlifecrash · 09/11/2021 23:18

@Mum2jenny

I like Jeremy and fully agree that Greta is a spoilt brat, and if she’d been disciplined years ago, she’d be a better person.

It’s all about the ‘media’ and her profile. I absolutely loathe her and she’s really put me off agreeing with any of the climate change objectives.

Dislike teenager so - therefore - climate change not important.

Mmmm. Logical.

FFS

Duckrace · 09/11/2021 23:27

Any old man who wants to smack the bottom of a young woman for any reason should learn to shut his misogynistic trap. Let him keep his vile, attention seeking fantasies to himself.

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