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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Jason 'sorry' for Pakistani joke

You don't have to be racist to be branded racist anymore. The mere mention of anyone non-white is enough.

spireite

Yep mention the Pakistani word and expect the pc brigade to come a knocking

EddScott

At least he didn't try for a Jade Goody joke.

TopBanana

In my opinion, the people who took offence to this are racist themselves if they think Pakistanis can't take a joke.

Wurzel

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We used to use that joke when I was in primary school back in the late 70s!!! Can't believe it is causing offence in 2009.

Chip

What do you call a Pakistani cloakroom attendant?"

After a pause, he said: "Mahatma coat."

WTF is wrong with that.

Chip

renny

iTrader: (2)

FFS!!!

Jamz3k

How pathetic!

Torquemada

It's hardly an unheard of station, lol, used to be Virgin radio and is now called Absolute, had a massive advertising campaign that annoyed the p1ss out of most people for ages, can't see how this would help them.

Sounds like it's more a case of the station treading on eggshells just in case the PC idiots in the public decide to pipe up, along with the rest of the media.

You're right though, it's been totally oversensationalised by the reporting of it and not really racist at all, imho.

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iTrader: (41)

What do you call an Englishman with a spade on his head ?



















Doug





I'll get my coat ...and Mahat

Torquemada

Think yourself very, very lucky!!!

New_scooby_04

iTrader: (4)

Hardly Jim Davidson, is he!

Markus

< insert deity here so as not to offend people > on a bike! I did read the story this morning and thought, David Jason, a racist, yeah, pull the other one.

If there are any Pakistani people on SN, could they possibly comment if they are at all offended at the joke?

I could understand if David had used the "mahatma coat" phrase to describe all Indian/Pakistani people, for example "oh I don't have a problem with those mahatma coat people", that could be seen as racist.

As it states, there were no complaints from outside the station, so it has to be some oversensitive type from within the station that complained about it.

I'm sure some people still think Warren Mitchell really is bigoted racist.

fivetide

iTrader: (1)

What do you call an englishman with a seagull on his head?

Cliff.


Wow, good job Ainsley Harriot isn't telling that one on TV or he'd be rightfully hounded off tv.

5t.

The Zohan

+1
Del Boy, Boyce, Rodney et al must at one time or another taken one at every nation, nationality that is represented over here, not forgetting the specials where they went to the US of A, Spain, Holland and Frog land and gave them a 'bashing' as well

Nasty vicious racists NO!
Ggood humoured, well written, witty, self depracating lines/scripts delivered by some masters of comedy timing - YES!

TBH the caracters took the mick out of the English more than anybody else, with good humour and no malice.

People need to understand the difference...

Paul3446

Hey that's nothing, check out these complete *****!

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greenonedave

Find it strange that tell a joke about French,English, Irish or Scots and its fine but if their skin is darker then you are a racists, This country is really becoming sh*t, I used to be proud of being English !What happened to common sense ? 1984 or what ?

Paul3446

A labour government happened I'm afraid.

The Zohan

if this is correct this is the epitome of what is wrong in this country - laws ar$e about face and protecting the wrong people yet ostracising those who dare mention it.

The council should stand up, grow a backbone and lay down the law of common sense and decency!

Ved

I wouldn't have apologised. It's a joke. It's funny. Tough.

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

I dont think Mahatma is a traditional Pakistani name, its I think its more Indian, as in Gandhi, anyway, how could anyone be offended by that, it is, as he said a play on words, the name Mahatma, a typical Asian name sounds like "My Hat", stick Coat on the end and you have a rather innocent joke, but mention the word Pakistani you have to apologise, not to Pakistanis who in my experience can take a joke like anyone else, as long as is it isnt designed to cause upset which that patently isnt, the key phrase for me in the article was "Despite no complaints being made".

This country needs a shake up, people need to stop being offended on someone elses behalf, it wasnt unaceptable, maybe it was Sir Jason trying to include people, seeing as Pakistanis being involved in jokes has been off limits since 1982, I expect they are ready for some banter, the idea being its inclusive, sharing a laugh.

fatherpierre

God that joke's old!

Surely it should be an Indian attendant?

People aer scared to speak these days

Scoob99

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He's done nothing wrong, as said in a previous post most of the people who complained are racist themselves, FFS some people really need to get a life
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Colin

oldsplice

Mr OS has just come home and said.......'I've just got to take off m'hat, m'coat!'

.........and he knew nothing about today's news!!

It's such an old joke! I knew it when I was a kid........it's a play on the name, and sod all about people being stereotyped as cloakroom attendants. And there's nothing wrong with being a cloakroom attendant..........bloody snobs!

Lee247

I agree. I do not believe for one minute anyone would take offence.

If we all took this stance, those who are being utterly spineless might just shut their faces, as no one is listening anymore Not that I ever did

cster

It's not funny?

MickWrx

I take offense to that remark



seriously I don't but it does go to show how stupid this 'pc stuff has become, "taking the Mick" is a well known quote I am offended No! should I be No however I it can be argued I resemble that remark

The Dogs B******s

Its sh*t