Practically Classics Forum

while the programme was embarrassing i didnt notice or know this..

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28522450

I had never heard the term in that context before and would not have known the racial meaning either.

Perhaps we've led sheltered lives Rich,

As they had a whopping 2 complaints, I think only 2 people in the whole country knew about it until the media got hold.

I got the impression that one of the complainants was a female who an actress who wanted compensation (or publicity!)

If you can stand Piston Heads, here's their take on it:

http://www.pistonheads.com/GASSING/topi ... %3A+Racist

What a load of complete and utter tosh! I am not a great fan of Jezza but the BBC might as well call it a day along with all the other TV companies and in fact all broadcasters if this gets to court. I had never heard the word used to describe somebody of a certain origin either. It looks like yet another English word that has been taken out of our language and used for a totally different meaning.

Skiing commentaries will never be the same. "............and here he is on the down hill bit."

Disgusting, life as we know it is on a very slippery.....er.......angled from the horizontal piece.

I would have posted on the Piston Heads site but I read enough others already!

Blame America! The US of A used the word in that context and because UK English is gradually merging with American English (it is, only yesterday I noticed a local coffee shop advertising their P**sflapochino "to go" , that has to be the start of a very slippery slope, or can I not say that either), so words that were previously only of use for insulting American people are now joining other new expressions in our common usage.

Don't get me started. The girl in costa asked me if I wanted my coffee "for here" or "to go". At least they aren't starbucks insisting that you order "grande" instead of "large".
I blame American children's television.

For here? I've never come across that one! Saying that; I'd almost expect such behaviour from the likes of Costa but the coffee shop in the village only changed its fascia sign from Tea Room to Coffee Shop three years ago and even that caused the proprietors to be ostracised by many of the locals so that now, when they walk into the pub, the ambient conversation stops and everyone turns and stares. Next it'll be Salem all over again, mark my words!

Bloody ridiculous! Some people have nothing better to do with their sad and pathetic lives to be offended by something they never heard or saw on TV until someone mentioned something somewhere.

It's life, get one and get over it, stupid bloody bint!

It's their habit of leaving words out or using nouns instead of verbs that irks me. Even the BBC was talking about Jackie Stewart's first race car the other day - I thought they meant it was the car he drove for his first race - not a racing car that he drove for a number of races! Why are cook books about cookery and not cooks? That was one of Mother's pet hates!!

As for the film adverts "Coming Friday August one" instead of "Coming on Friday the first of August"! There again, Americans can't even write the date correctly! If I ask someone the date, I usually know what month it is, so need to know the day of the month, not the month. Logically, the day comes first - unless you're American!

Oh well,

Have a nice day.