David jason apologises for 'racist' Joke

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"Speaking on Christian O'Connell's Absolute Radio show the day after the joke was broadcast, the star said it was a "silly little play on words".

He added: "It seems that someone has taken offence or someone is upset by it and for that of course I'm sorry."

Despite no complaints having been made to the station, an Absolute spokeswoman said the joke was "unacceptable".

"The comments made by David Jason were unacceptable and Christian O'Connell distanced himself from them live on air.

"We consider the views of our listeners to be very important and have received no complaints about these comments. "

the Joke was "What do you call a Pakistani cloakroom attendant?"

A "Mahatma coat."

Hmmmmm - haven't seen any front page headlines about this, did I miss them?

nevermind racism, he should've been made to apologise publically for telling such a bloody ancient crap joke.

One of Terry Wogan's regular TOG correspondents is called "Mahatma Coat". Does he have to apologise for "racism" too?

I don't get the joke

Really. I just don't understand it

i really dont get that joke at all

i love david jason though and dont think that was a rasict joke.

you cant mention anything about other nationalities these days without it being taken out of context and being branded a rasist.

I don't think it is racist either. I agree with reality - it is a play on words.

its a play on words
mahatama ghandi nobbos!

It's supposed to sound like My Hat My Coat (as in what you'd hang in a cloakroom)

Given that Mahatma Ghandi wasn't even from Pakistan the joke fails again

my hat, my coat

I don't think its racist and I did have a giggle!

The 2.30 joke is racist, because it implies that chinese people talk like babies.

I think the joke would work just as well if you say what time does a toddler go to the dentist?

The Cloakroom joke is ignorant because surely Mahatma refers to Ghandi who was Indian. It implies that all Pakistani/Indian people have the same names.

Plus it's not funny

MyHatMy Coat

Mahatma Coat

Now do you see? FGS this is so not racist!

FFS
It's a play on Mahatma Gandhi (and it worries me more that folk don't know that fact.)

OFFS

What was that word for taking yourself off a thread?

Oh yeah PARP!

Agree he should be slung in ye olde stocks for telling such a naff and ancient joke How very dare he

You know, the famous Pakistani Mahatma Gandhi.

arf
at parp

choccy have never told that joke as in a Chinese person going to the dentist but just 'Guess what time I'm going to dentist?'
Not that I go around telling crap jokes frequently

The world's getting a bit too PC in my opinion.

Rhubarb FARTED

Leaves thread as well cos this is going to get silly

I got called lurch the other day.. is this heightist?

This fella

He was Indian. Not Pakistani. Pakistan and India are different countries.

[stating the farking obvious emoticon]

My point precisely FOYI.

what if someone referred to an indian person as 'Shilpa poppadom'?

i don't see it as racist.
not unlike the "what do you call an irish pornstar"
"phil mcgee"

but surely his apology should be the end of it. he didn't intend to cause offence, but upon recognising that it has caused some offence has apologised that he was the reason for this offence wether intentional or not. so has said sorry to those people.