14 DAY TRIAL // Jeremy Clarkson, one of the three presenters of the very popular automotive series “Top Gear” aired by the BBC, is known as a man who tells things as they are. He's no stranger to controversy and he's been involved in many scandals, the most recent of which was also for a racial slur.
Today, the entire British media is in uproar because Clarkson has apparently dropped an N-bomb during the taping of a “Top Gear” episode. Of course, Jeremy has denied the allegations, claiming that he did not utter the word in the particular scene.
Video obtained from the show sees the presenter standing between two cars and comparing them. In the end, he utters a nursery rhyme in order to settle the dispute. He starts with the words “eeny, meeny, miny, mo” and then begins to mutter the rest of the words under his breath.
The Mirror has contacted a team of forensic analysts and had them decipher Clarkson's mutterings. They seem to agree that the presenter is saying the old nursery rhyme that goes like this: “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, [mumbled], catch a [n-word] by his toe, when he squeals let him go, eeny, meeny, miny, moe.”
Older people in Britain agree that this nursery rhyme was popular around the country around the ‘50s and ‘60s and remind people that it was still “socially acceptable” at the time. However, this does not convince younger people who are outraged and are now demanding that the presented be fired from the BBC.
Social media in Britain was alight today with arguments on whether Clarkson should or should not get the boot. Most of the people agreed that he should be removed from the show, but others pointed out that he's one of the best known figures at the BBC and his show is a very lucrative brand and that's why there won't be any consequences for him.
The BBC have announced that they have launched an urgent investigation in the case and in the meantime, Clarkson is sticking to his version, telling his followers on Twitter “I did not use the n word. Never use it.”
The last time Clarkson was in a similar scandal, was after the airing of his latest Special, in Burma. At the end of the episode, the presenter can be seen pointing towards a bridge that has a Thai man walking across it and saying “it's nice, too bad there's a slope on it.”
Watch the video of the offending footage below, but be warned, it contains offensive language.
