theconrodkid
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 08:01 PM |
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the top gear bashing thread
didnt notice one this week
so.....http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2582833/Jeremy-Clarkson-accused-racism-Top-Gear-series-finale-Thailand.html
anyone here heard the term before ?.
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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balidey
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 08:22 PM |
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Missed the episode, but that line is very subtle and 'looks around for anyone who might think I'm racist'.. very funny. 
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 08:46 PM |
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That's a term that's been around for very many years. If I'd seen it, I'd probably have picked up on it and laughed, but for
those that took offence, it's very hard to prove intent when the bridge itself definitely does slope.
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Not Anumber
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 09:03 PM |
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Ive only ever heard the term 'slopy' to criticise team members who dont do their fair share of work or avoid committing themselves - as in
slopy shoulders.
Ive never heard of it as a racist term before. Presumably if its a term that no one uses and no one seems to know then it's much more likely to
have been said in ignorance rather than being a racist comment.
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Alfa145
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 09:14 PM |
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Anything can be deemed racist if you want it to....just pointless journalism looking to get more readers and cause controversy...
Watch out next week as I believe "The" will become offensive and be banned.... 
We have plenty of slopeys at work....defined as slacking off the job as mentioned above.
[Edited on 17/3/14 by Alfa145]
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theduck
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 09:56 PM |
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ermmm... isn't the person on the bridge james may?
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Toltec
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 10:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Alfa145
Anything can be deemed racist if you want it to....just pointless journalism looking to get more readers and cause controversy...
Watch out next week as I believe "The" will become offensive and be banned....
We have plenty of slopeys at work....defined as slacking off the job as mentioned above.
[Edited on 17/3/14 by Alfa145]
Are you mocking t' Yorkshire accent lad? I could take offense at that.
[Edited on 17/3/14 by Toltec]
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splitrivet
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 11:53 PM |
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Thats the Daily Mail fer ya cant find any news, lets make some up.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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Scuzzle
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 11:55 PM |
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Too many people just sit at home watching TV shows just itching to be 'outraged'.
Only thing that annoyed me was the 2 part special had nothing whatsoever to do with cars.
I'm outraged
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gingerprince
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| posted on 18/3/14 at 07:34 AM |
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What a load of cobblers. In fact watching the episode I was more inclined to think there'd be comments about the earlier bit where they were
discussing thinking everyone looked the same to them...
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daveb666
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| posted on 18/3/14 at 10:05 AM |
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Maybe I'm too young but never heard of the 'slope' terminology before.
Never commented on a Top Gear bashing thread before but the burma truck thing, IMO, was shite.
Idiotic, slapstic; nothing clever or original.
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tomprescott
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| posted on 18/3/14 at 10:21 AM |
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I'm 25 and I know that term, so I don't think it's an age thing - probably heard it in a film so it may be more to do with how much
of your life you wasted watching films.
I didn't see the show but it seems, based on the article, that the show was set in Burma (Myanmar to be PC) but the link on the Daily Mail site
clearly says Thailand for the page name - that's either a web editor with a poor knowledge of geography, or another racist who thinks all south
east Asians are the same! I don't think anybody who has been to both countries would get the two confused, massive differential in terms of
socio-economic development and quite a bit in terms of culture.
A bird in the hand....
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02GF74
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| posted on 19/3/14 at 06:33 PM |
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I am surprised noone has commented about May almost getting killed when dh Clarkson toppled the crane over.
I also suspect there was more to the bridge than met the eye - 7 Tonners driven over bamboo stakes with little or no foundation - is it likely?
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morcus
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| posted on 19/3/14 at 10:11 PM |
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I couldn't be bothered to read the daily mail quote, but the bridge was in Thailand.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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owelly
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| posted on 19/3/14 at 10:17 PM |
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The bridge was helped by the gabians and RSJs hidden behind the bamboo......
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scootz
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| posted on 25/3/14 at 01:39 PM |
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There's no (real world) doubt that the 'slope' comment was a wholly-contrived double-entendre reference to the lop-sided bridge and
the local walking on it in the background.
They get away with it though as they can argue that they meant 'slope' literally.
Cowardly snidey slimey schoolboy humour!
If you or I called an Asian a 'slope' and a complaint was made, then you can bet your boots that you're going to be standing front
and centre in a courthouse! And rightly so!
I've gone from loving the show, to finding Clarkson and Hammond mildly irritating, to despising the entire production!
Such a shame... 
It's Evolution Baby!
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scootz
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| posted on 23/4/14 at 10:16 AM |
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Confirmation of their intent (as if it was needed)...
Top Gear 'Regret' Link
It's Evolution Baby!
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