An actress is threatening to sue the BBC over Jeremy Clarkson alleged use of a racial slur as a joke during an episode of Top Gear.
Some Guha, 36, made a formal complaint and has reportedly instructed lawyers after Clarkson used the term “slope”, which is a racist term to describe Asian people, in a clip from the second part of Top Gear’s Burma special.
In the clip, Clarkson and Richard Hammond are looking over a bridge over the River Kwai, when as a Burmese man walks towards them and Clarkson comments:
“…That is a proud moment, but there’s a slope on it”
In Guha’s formal complaint, she said:
An actress is threatening to sue the BBC after presenter Jeremy Clarkson allegedly used a racist word on Top Gear.
“I find it offensive that Jeremy Clarkson refers to people of different races in pejorative terms.
What is that saying to children who watch him? That it’s OK to bully and make racist comments. It has to stop.”
The actress claims that the comment was essentially unlawful discrimination, with her lawyers stating that her case could cost the BBC more than £1 million.
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I find the opportunist nature of this womans greed far more offensive than some word I’ve never heard before being used on a light entertainment show. She serves no purpose other than to highlight the number of slippery slopes out there.
Grow up Mrs, life’s too short
Perhaps she needs to learn the meaning of the word ‘slope’? the bridge was on a slope. Tilted. It was not lying flat.
The BBC should counter sue. The only racist in the room is Soma Guha, a non racist would know that Jeremy is looking at the bridge and noticing it wasn’t straight. Oh is that another derogatory term? Can I say that? or is that anti LBGT, what about wonky?
Can I just use the English language and not have you trying to find second meanings in words.
The Thais call Indians Kaks – which is about as derogatory as you can go. oh – we never used to call Indians slopes. it was always wogs, not slopes.