Blog 7 - Jeremy Clarkson apologises for One Show strike rant

Source

Sabbagh, D. (2011, Dec. 1). The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/dec/01/jeremy-clarkson-one-show-strike-rant

 

Jeremy Clarkson together with his Top Gear colleagues

Richard Hammond and James May

Summary

Top Gear presenter, Jeremy Clarkson, has apologised for his remarks about the public strikes in the UK. On BBC’s The One Show on Wednesday night, he shocked whole Britain by saying that “all strikers should be shot in front of their families”. Next day a lot of discussion and complaints were the result of his interview. What people did not know was that the Top Gear presenter was joking and that only a part of his interview turned up on the Internet. In his apologise Clarkson not only said that his remarks were not intend to be taken seriously, but also that they were taken out of context.

Reaction

I am really surprised that everyone responds so dramatically on Jeremy Clarkson’s remarks. If people had seen the whole show or if they had looked it up on the Internet, they could have known that he was joking about the strikes. I have to agree that Clarkson could have said it differently, but it is just the way he is. That the reactions are so out of proportion that even politicians react, shows that people are losing their sense of humour. They are taking the world too seriously. My advice to the people is that they should watch more Top Gear or cabaret. It really makes your life more cheerful and less serious.