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Nogbreaks · 19/12/2022 08:26

Feels Meghan has done to him to justify the vitriol and misogyny of that article he wrote where he’d like to see her naked and assaulted?

I mean WTF? How in earth did a major publication think that it was fine to publish his little sexual fantasy about hurting a woman like that?

I’m no fan of the Royals in any form, and could care less about their infighting, but why are we surprised that there is so much violence against women and girls when this kind of article by an influential man is seen as okay to write?
Where’s his description of a naked, vulnerable Harry being assaulted??

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WatchoRulo · 19/12/2022 17:31

Can we send Clarkson to the USA? and send Piers Morgan back there again?
Please can we?

cakeorwine · 19/12/2022 17:31

Rhondaa · 19/12/2022 17:29

Well he's 'horrified to have caused so much hurt and will be more careful in the future' is as good as. Though no doubt the Sussexes will want his head on a platter.

Again, I'm not a JC fan. He is arrogant and stupid but some people seem to like him. Like those who watch GOT and obviously enjoy watching the abuse and degradation of women, fictional though it may be, there is no accounting for taste.

He either has no critical thinking skills so couldn't see the reaction or he thought that people don't like Meghan so he could get away with it.

I wonder which it is?

Nogbreaks · 19/12/2022 17:32

I wasn’t a fan before but if I turned on the tv and saw Clarkson on Millionaire or a panel show or whatever I would now switch channel. I’m done.

His column may make his fan base love him even more, maybe he’ll be given a bigger platform, more newspaper inches but he is starting to taint the programmes he’s involved with and when it comes to £££ the producers of those shows will care.

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Roominmyhouse · 19/12/2022 17:32

Yeah that’s not an apology. It’s insincere bullshit. He’s not sorry but he’s been told to apologise by some PR person.

WatchoRulo · 19/12/2022 17:33

Well he's 'horrified to have caused so much hurt and will be more careful in the future' is as good as.
No it isn't - it's nothing fucking like an apology - apologies have phases such as "I'm sorry" in them.
Clarkson has always been a pointless oaf.

MintyGreenDreams · 19/12/2022 17:34

A very bad attempt at humour but an attempt at humour non the less.Comics have said.worse than that and haven't been cancelled.I think he needs to issue a proper apology though.

Nogbreaks · 19/12/2022 17:35

@Janiie oh fuck off is he horrified. A man who wrote such an offensive piece of trash isn’t even remotely upset or worried someone actually took offence at it.
I’ll tell you who’s horrified - his agent, and his agent’s PR people. They’re watching their cash cow shoot himself repeatedly in the foot. 1

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WatchoRulo · 19/12/2022 17:35

cakeorwine · 19/12/2022 17:31

He either has no critical thinking skills so couldn't see the reaction or he thought that people don't like Meghan so he could get away with it.

I wonder which it is?

It's neither of those - he saw a chance to draw attention to himself and reinforce his brand values as an utter cunt.

Newwardrobe · 19/12/2022 17:36

What is the human race coming to , so much hate .We are not progressing, we are sliding into a cesspool of bullying and cowardly behaviour. Would all these imbeciles say the awful things they put on sm to the person's face ?

MigsandTiggs · 19/12/2022 17:38

I love Game of Thrones and knew immediately that he was referencing it. Clarkson does like to be provocative tho.

WatchoRulo · 19/12/2022 17:39

MigsandTiggs · 19/12/2022 17:38

I love Game of Thrones and knew immediately that he was referencing it. Clarkson does like to be provocative tho.

Provocative? You mean he likes being a cunt.

derxa · 19/12/2022 17:40

MigsandTiggs · 19/12/2022 17:38

I love Game of Thrones and knew immediately that he was referencing it. Clarkson does like to be provocative tho.

What do you love about GOT?

EmmaAgain22 · 19/12/2022 17:41

Rhondaa · 19/12/2022 17:12

'If I was the one of the makers of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, allegedly a flagship ITV show, or any other programme for that matter I would seriously be questioning having Clarkson as a front man.'

🙄

I may be surprised folk like him but let's not cancel people over a joke made in very bad taste. He's apologised.

This is absolutely a situation where he deserves to lose his job.

it's a shame anyone hired him after he assaulted his colleague.

amyneedssleep · 19/12/2022 17:41

Of COURSE the Ipso Chairman is a former Conservative MP. Of course!

Very inconvienient, having to turn down dinner plans at a billionaire's penthouse so you can maintain a facade of impartiality. I'm sure Clarkson has been given a jolly good ticking off.

Rhondaa · 19/12/2022 17:42

MintyGreenDreams · 19/12/2022 17:34

A very bad attempt at humour but an attempt at humour non the less.Comics have said.worse than that and haven't been cancelled.I think he needs to issue a proper apology though.

Yes and ironically John Bishop was outraged yet he 'joked' about killing his wife and putting her head in the fridge. Seriously, how dare he be all cats bum faced about this.

Everyone needs to be more careful about what they say other publicly and privately.

As an aside are there any GOT fans on here and if so what was it about the abuse and degradation of women that they enjoyed watching?
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derxa · 19/12/2022 17:47

As an aside are there any GOT fans on here and if so what was it about the abuse and degradation of women that they enjoyed watching? I keep asking but answer was there none. I watched one episode and couldn't stomach another.
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EmmaAgain22 · 19/12/2022 17:52

derxa · 19/12/2022 17:47

As an aside are there any GOT fans on here and if so what was it about the abuse and degradation of women that they enjoyed watching? I keep asking but answer was there none. I watched one episode and couldn't stomach another.
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I didn't last one episode so you've a stronger stomach than I do!

MigsandTiggs · 19/12/2022 17:52

@derxa , The author George RR Martin has created a complex fantasy world that includes themes of love, hate, betrayal, ambition, lust etc. Have you read any of the books? #epic

Nogbreaks · 19/12/2022 17:53

‘I may be surprised folk like him but let's not cancel people over a joke made in very bad taste. He's apologised.’

’Cancelled’ isn’t a real thing. No-one gets cancelled, they just move into another platform or show or whatever- so don’t get your panties in a wad.
But tv presenters are generally chosen for popularity and profile, and if women decide that they don’t want to watch a man calling for the abuse of other women then yeah, that may effect his career.
not that he would give a shiny shit, he’ll just wade around in his own vitriol and self-loathing until the red wine, cigars and red meat finally knock him off.

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TheKeatingFive · 19/12/2022 17:55

I keep asking but answer was there none.

I answered upthread

ReneBumsWombats · 19/12/2022 17:57

What did Piers Morgan say about Clarkson's wife that caused Clarkson to punch him?

FrippEnos · 19/12/2022 18:01

TheKeatingFive · 19/12/2022 14:44

You did post that it was a "complicated relationship and we all make mistakes"

Yes.

Thats not the same as 'she hit him in self defence in his sleep'

Christ on a bike, the reading comprehension on here is hitting new lows today.

I didn't say anything about self defence.
So throwing shade about comprehension skills is quite far from the mark.

derxa · 19/12/2022 18:02

MigsandTiggs · 19/12/2022 17:52

@derxa , The author George RR Martin has created a complex fantasy world that includes themes of love, hate, betrayal, ambition, lust etc. Have you read any of the books? #epic

Thanks for answering. I hate fantasy so maybe it's just not for me.

MigsandTiggs · 19/12/2022 18:03

@WatchoRulo No, I meant provocative; I wouldn't call anyone a cunt. Clarkson's modus operandi is to shock.

TheKeatingFive · 19/12/2022 18:04

I didn't say anything about self defence.

And I was replying to a post that said exactly that, I'll throw shade (within guidelines) as much I like

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