{"id":3655,"date":"2015-03-10T22:21:31","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T22:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/really.zonky.org\/?p=3655"},"modified":"2015-03-10T22:21:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T22:21:31","slug":"firing-jeremy-clarkson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/really.zonky.org\/?p=3655","title":{"rendered":"Firing Jeremy Clarkson?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tToday we <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/entertainment-arts-31824040\">learned<\/a> that next Sunday&#39;s episode of Top Gear is not to be shown, and Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended pending an investigation. Apparently because of a &quot;fracas&quot; with a producer.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWhich is all a bit mysterious, but it is interesting to see people assuming that Clarkson is in trouble because of his mouth. It would be hardly be a big surprise if his mouth has gotten him into trouble again; his public persona is a bit of a loud-mouthed idiot so it is hardly surprising if he says something dumb, obnoxious, or even offensive at times.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWhen he goes too far, he usually apologises (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-2541289\/Jeremy-Clarkson-apologies-tweeting-image-sleeping-sign-reading-gay-c-t.html\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-27250713\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2011\/dec\/01\/jeremy-clarkson-one-show-strike-rant\">here<\/a>, and I dare say you can find plenty more).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBut if this latest fracas has anything to do with the something stupid he has said, the BBC are being a bit two-faced about suspending him. The Top Gear show was a bit of a dreary bore before Clarkson&#39;s brand of idiocy spiced it up into something even car-haters can enjoy on occasion. If you employ an obnoxious idiot&nbsp;<em>because<\/em>&nbsp;he&#39;s an obnoxious idiot, it&#39;s wrong to suspend him for being an obnoxious idiot.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOf course we&#39;re all making assumptions about what went on today. And frankly a &quot;fracas&quot; sounds a bit more serious than just a few badly chosen phrases, so I think we should all wait and see how this develops.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we learned that next Sunday&#39;s episode of Top Gear is not to be shown, and Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended pending an investigation. Apparently because of a &quot;fracas&quot; with a producer. 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