Clarkson
to be sacked over comments ?
Jeremy Clarkson, the charismatic host of
popular television car show 'Top Gear', made the news because he made some
rather controversial comments on BBC's The One Show. Clarkson said this in
reply to a question, asking him what his thoughts on the public strikers were.
He said that he would have them all executed in front of their families. The
talk show hosts reacted somewhat shocked but carried on with the show.
Reactions on Twitter however, were not so mild. People ousted their anger with
Clarkson’s comments and even calling for him to be fired by his current
employer, the BBC. Meanwhile, British politicians also commented on Clarkson’s
comments. While most of the politicians feel Clarkson should apologize for the
comments they also think that Clarkson didn’t mean it the way most people think
he did. Prime Minister David Cameron said he thought it was a silly thing to
say but he was also sure Clarkson did not mean it.
The
strike that Clarkson commented on has been going on for quite a while now.
People in the public sector feel they are being treated unfairly in relation to
their pension plans and salary. The government wants people working in this
sector to deposit a larger share of their salary towards their pension plans,
while at the same time also cutting their salary in general.
The
fuzz about Clarkson certainly isn’t over yet, but it remains to see if the BBC
is willing to fire an employee responsible for a show which attracts millions
of viewers worldwide.
My opinion
While
I can understand why the general public is upset about Clarkson’s comments,
they do after all suggest killing people for their freedom of speech, I think they
should be taken lightly. If you even know Jeremy Clarkson just a little bit,
you would know that he would never mean such a thing. It is just his reaction
which was probably meant in a funny way but clearly a lot of people feel that
he has crossed the line. Clarkson probably already realized how upset the world
is over his comments and will apologize to whoever he might have offended.
You can view the clip of Clarkson in The One Show in the article in the link.
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