Thursday, January 12, 2012

Top Gear, still doing what they do best.

Apparently, the Government of India has no sense of humor.

Top Gear India special criticised for 'toilet humour'
A Top Gear special in India was "offensive" and full of "toilet humour", the High Commission of India (HCI) in London has complained.  The 28 December special featured jokes about food and trains and a Jaguar car fitted with a toilet seat on its boot.  The HCI has written to the BBC after it was contacted by "too many people" who were "very upset" by the programme.

Nor, apparently, do they do any research on the people and programs that apply for visas to shoot film in their country.  If they were unable to check wikipedia for the American Special, or the Botswana Special, or the Vietnam Special, not to mention the second America trip (the US did give them a stern talking to that time) or the Boliva Special, then really they have nothing to complain about. 

Now, since I am one of Clarkson's "fat Americans" and I have no problems with the jokes, my advice to India is to lighten up and take the show for what it is, light entertainment, nothing more.

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