Is BBC racist?

[BrilloPad]

An term, which by use/misuse has become derogatory is racist. I don't understand how you think paki isn't racist.

Calm down dear. It was only sarcasm.

[BrilloPad]

The mail have it in for the BBC today :-

Flowers' brazen TV lies, a simpering Paxman... and a shameful new low for the 'impartial' BBC: Furious backlash after BBC let Left-wing Methodist who ran Labour-supporting bank lie in 'soft' interview | Mail Online

Maybe the BBC should run a program blaming everything on the immigrants?

[Troll]

According to the list of racist terms "slope" (which I've never heard of) is of US/Australian origin. All the offence is in the mind of the viewer. "The bridge has a slope on it" is naturalistic, not forced. OTOH, it probably was deliberate - impossible to prove though.

Never heard "slope" used as a derogatory term before either... and that's an awful lot of proscribed words in that list

So if Sarah Beeny said on one of her programs "the gable end's gone" there would be uproar from the black community

[mudskipper]

According to the list of racist terms "slope" (which I've never heard of) is of US/Australian origin. All the offence is in the mind of the viewer. "The bridge has a slope on it" is naturalistic, not forced. OTOH, it probably was deliberate - impossible to prove though.

A bit too co-incidental - just as the guy (when there's no-one around) appeared on the bridge.

[Gittins Gal]

I've heard a lot in use among ex pats in the Middle East. A lot of Australians and S Africans there among that community so no doubt it originates from one of those countries. Ditto Seppo.

[Ticktock]

A bit too co-incidental - just as the guy (when there's no-one around) appeared on the bridge.

To be honest, when I watched it I thought it was James May walking back across the bridge, and I was trying to spot an incline.

Maybe I'm naive.

[Pondlife]

It's Clarkson trying to be a bit to clever and it's backfired again. I have no idea why the arsepipe is so popular. He's basically becoming a caricature of himself to stay on air.

[mudskipper]

To be honest, when I watched it I thought it was James May walking back across the bridge, and I was trying to spot an incline.

Maybe I'm naive.

He does deliver it very naturally. But the phrase is odd - if you were genuinely commenting on the incline, you'd say "It's sloping" or even "It's got a slope".

[sasguru]

It's Clarkson trying to be a bit to clever and it's backfired again. I have no idea why the arsepipe is so popular. He's basically becoming a caricature of himself to stay on air.

WHS. That's as good a summary as I've heard.

[ASB]

He does deliver it very naturally. But the phrase is odd - if you were genuinely commenting on the incline, you'd say "It's sloping" or even "It's got a slope".

The language was so unnatural it made me look for alternative uses of slope. Hard to see a coincidence.