The Grand Tour (from the guys in Top Gear)
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As an American I can tell you for a fact, that I had absolutely no fucking idea that there was an older version of that rhyme with word American Inventor in it. It took until college, where I had to take a stupid gen ed class in an Lit course and I saw this class on American Folklore that looked waaaaaay more interesting than anything else, that my professor explained it to us, and how essentially the word was completely scrubbed out of our culture. In fact I think everyone my class was like what the fuck, when we heard that. However, I've to contextualize that I grew up in the North East in Upstate NY, not in the South so...yeah.
It's basically like how I use to play "Kill the Carrier" with other kids and not "Kill the Queer".
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Did he call some one a American Inventor, or did he say the word American Inventor within context to an old rhyme? What point are you trying to make dumb ass?
spronk
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He didn't even say the fkn word! The whole thing is just reddit/SRS mode on super level to just defame someone for the sake of it.
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Chris
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In my experience nobody uses American Inventor in UK, not because it doesn't mean anything but because we do know what it means, there isn't any serious anti black racism anymore (thanks Islam) and the black population is only 3%.
I work in schools and in the 1-2 times I've heard a child say it, we treat it like the worst thing ever and freak them out. Never heard an adult say it and even Cunt is fair game here on TV after a certain time, as long as it isn't overused.
That being said I don't know if there are areas where it is said because black music.
I thought the rhyme was:
"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,
Put the baby on the po.
When it's done, wipe it's bum.
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe."
So I guess there regional variations, I had no idea there were other versions racist or not.
I work in schools and in the 1-2 times I've heard a child say it, we treat it like the worst thing ever and freak them out. Never heard an adult say it and even Cunt is fair game here on TV after a certain time, as long as it isn't overused.
That being said I don't know if there are areas where it is said because black music.
I thought the rhyme was:
"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,
Put the baby on the po.
When it's done, wipe it's bum.
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe."
So I guess there regional variations, I had no idea there were other versions racist or not.
I don't have a car, hell i don't even have a driver's licence, but i think everyone should watch the show for the shenanigans, IT'S WORTH IT.
Now the travel adventures are amazing, but when they decided to make a hover-truck or a car-rocket i thought they were mad... But they actually did both.
The show is worth watching just for fun & Clarkson's remarks.
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This is basically what Clarkson himself said back in 2005 or so.
Jeremy Clarkson: middle England's serial offender strikes again | From the Observer | The Observer
"And yet now, 30 years later, 'American Inventor' has gone. In fact, it is just about the only word I simply would not let my children use."
This sounds like a big fuss over nothing. And not in the way Ossoi is crying about. He didn't actually say American Inventor. He mumbled unintelligibly on purpose. The Mirror had to bring in "forensics specialists" to confirm he said American Inventor? Seriously? This shit is retarded. Jeremy Clarkson not quite saying American Inventor in an unaired car review is so far down the list of things he's done that are genuinely offensive it's laughable. He's spent the last 12 years unabashedly insulting gays, retards, Mexicans, Albanians, Americans, Germans, Australians, most Brits themselves, and Asians. Anyone who is suddenly upset by his act is someone who was completely unaware of him beforehand or is just stirring shit up and is not worth listening to.
Like Piers Morgan.
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Ok that's great, clearly anybody offended by this are idiots
There's absolutely zero reason for him to put himself in this situation, he knew saying it was wrong, hence why he tried to mumble it..If he couldn't decide which car was best, just film him tossing a coin, jesus.
Ahh right, so just because he's offended/insulted other ethnic groups it's only fair that he now moves onto blacks.
And great logic, just because Piers Morgan doesn't like Jeremy Clarkson and guns, then Jeremy Clarkson must be a really cool dude and be allowed to say what ever he wants! Consitution! Free Speech! Guns!
idiots
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President Obama Asked to Block BBC Show ?Top Gear? That Allegedly Used Racist Term
i missed the whole "slope" and Guha lawsuit, so i started reading about it, after going through about 5 different site who reported it, ended up at the damn DailyMail Online as the source
Somi Guha wants Jeremy Clarkson Sacked Over N-Word Scandal
i missed the whole "slope" and Guha lawsuit, so i started reading about it, after going through about 5 different site who reported it, ended up at the damn DailyMail Online as the source
Guha has a point....but first, before we apologize for all the "slope" invectives, Japan has to recognize the Bataan Death March, for one, and fess up to their populace as to why they got nuked in the first place.
Clues for the clueless, neither is going to happen. They have neat cars in Toyota and Honda, but the rest is bullshit, and we should let Putin turn the island into a Russian resort town before we tear his head off and stick it up his ass.
Clues for the clueless, neither is going to happen. They have neat cars in Toyota and Honda, but the rest is bullshit, and we should let Putin turn the island into a Russian resort town before we tear his head off and stick it up his ass.
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If Top Gear's going to get kicked off the air, they should do something REALLY offensive the next season and remove all doubt. If Clarkson and Co went out like that it would be pretty awesome
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Pretty sure it's in either Full Metal Jacket or Good Morning Vietnam. Just about every asian slur imaginable is in FMJ, which is part of its charm.
The episode in question (at least, it had Clarkson doing "eenie meenie minie moe" over two cars he couldn't choose between) was aired last night at some point on BBC America, it looked like 5 years old.
Why is this now a thing? The whole thing is stupid.
Why is this now a thing? The whole thing is stupid.