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Mexico demands apology from BBC (because of Top Gear)

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Mexico's ambassador in London has written a furious letter to BBC bosses to complain about "offensive and xenophobic" comments made by presenters of the popular TV motoring show Top Gear.

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Why would you want a Mexican car? Because cars reflect national characteristics don't they?," said (Richard) Hammond as they discussed the Mexican sports car, the Mastretta.

"Mexican cars are just going to be lazy, feckless, flatulent, overweight, leaning against a fence asleep looking at a cactus with a blanket with a hole in the middle on as a coat."

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"That's why we won't get any complaints about this because at the Mexican embassy the ambassador's going to be sitting there with a remote control like this," said Clarkson, pretending to slump in a chair, snoring.

However, the ambassador did complain, demanding the BBC order the presenters to make a public apology.

"The presenters of the programme resorted to outrageous, vulgar and inexcusable insults to stir bigoted feelings against the Mexican people, their culture as well as their official representative in the united Kingdom," he wrote.

"These offensive, xenophobic and humiliating remarks serve only to reinforce negative stereotypes and perpetuate prejudice against Mexico and its people."

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment...-from-Top-Gear

For all the jokes they make about the Germans being Nazis its surprising that they haven't complained. I've seen every ep of Top Gear and this is the only time I remember them even talking about Mexico.

Sounds like they're cranky. Maybe they should take a nap against a nice comfortable fence looking at a cactus.

Hate to say it but the Mexican Ambassador is just going to look like a poor sport for this. The show makes fun of every country so I don't see why Mexico is any different.

When can they poke fun at canada? Man id welcome it!
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Can't wait for top gears response to this on this weeks episode..lol

They did, kind of. They mentioned a heavily armoured vehicle that was made by a Canadian company and said "What happens in Canada that makes you need something like this?"

A poke at our boring and bland image, but you don't see anyone dropping their beers, picking up their hockey sticks, and demanding blood to flow like maple syrup over it

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Originally Posted by Captain Picard (Post 7289302)

When can they poke fun at canada? Man id welcome it!
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Originally Posted by Tachycardia! (Post 7289394)

fucking beat me to it :D

ohhhhh the drama
:fullofwin:

People are too sensitive these days. I hope they go on this week and make fun of them for being whiney little bitches too. On a side note, I just got telus tv, someone point me to the channel that has the first runs of top gear please and thank you??

I would think the dog eating references and all the likeness to German cars = Hitler would be more inflammatory. Lol. I pretty sure the BBC has somewhere in the credits " the opinion of those on this show do not reflect the views of the BBC" and then this Mexican dude will look like a moron.
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Originally Posted by Captain Picard (Post 7289302)

When can they poke fun at canada? Man id welcome it!
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they did back in the episode of that armoured car thing that they were comparing size wise to the hummer and how it was like 2x bigger..and also when they were talking about some sports car thing from canada that they never expected to work or something like that..don't remember exactly and couldn't give you an episode number unless i rewatched last 3 or 4 seasons

They'll apologize and make a mockery of it while saying sorry, lol.

Mexico should build cars with compartments to hide cocaine. :awesom:

That should get them some bonus marks.

Mexico might as well demand their own people to not be drug dealers.

hahah i just watch the episoded and they are already in trouble =\
Next weeks is going to be an interesting one~

Guess mexico cant take a little joke

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Originally Posted by Tachycardia! (Post 7289394)

Haha I forgot about that.

Everyone pokes fun at Canada because they know we can take jokes and laugh with them. Remember the olympics? yeah we make fun of ourselves too.
dammit mexico, stop being such a serious cat

what the hell are the mexicans gonna do? boycott the bbc? what a bunch of poor sports.

well to be fair the language in this instance is rather harsh compared to the jokes they've done to others

to be honest i was expecting jokes about drug mules / border jumpers etc

^ i agree

Although maybe a line would've been okay, hammond went on for a good 30 seconds about mexicans.

it's not even about "political correctness" here, his remarks were blatantly racist.

this came to mind

http://videogum.com/img/thumbnails/photos/you_mad.jpg

the real question is...are they mad b/c it's true?

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they just mad cause its true

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Originally Posted by SpuGen (Post 7290086)

http://deliciousghost.com/wp-content.../04/cholo1.jpg

wtf?

SpuGen:

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