BBC sorry for Mexican car jokes

[Jose]

By WENN.COM

Now heads at the BBC have written a letter in response to the
ambassador, apologizing for offending some viewers, but adding that
stereotype jokes are simply part of British humour.

A spokesperson for the BBC says, "Our own comedians make jokes about
the British being terrible cooks and terrible romantics, and we in
turn make jokes about the Italians being disorganized and over
dramatic, the French being arrogant and the Germans being over-
organized...

"Whilst it may appear offensive to those who have not watched the
program or who are unfamiliar with its humour, the executive producer
has made it clear to the ambassador that that was absolutely not the
show's intention."



http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/tv/2011/02/04/17150176-wenn-story.html

[f. barnes]

Post by Jose
By WENN.COM
Now heads at the BBC have written a letter in response to the
ambassador, apologizing for offending some viewers, but adding that
stereotype jokes are simply part of British humour.
A spokesperson for the BBC says, "Our own comedians make jokes about
the British being terrible cooks and terrible romantics, and we in
turn make jokes about the Italians being disorganized and over
dramatic, the French being arrogant and the Germans being over-
organized...
"Whilst it may appear offensive to those who have not watched the
program or who are unfamiliar with its humour, the executive producer
has made it clear to the ambassador that that was absolutely not the
show's intention."
http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/tv/2011/02/04/17150176-wenn-s...

People take offense at jokes when they hit close to the mark.

[T***@gmail.com]

Los chistes ingleses tienen reputacion universal de ser muy malos.

T.Schmdit

Post by Jose
By WENN.COM
Now heads at the BBC have written a letter in response to the
ambassador, apologizing for offending some viewers, but adding that
stereotype jokes are simply part of British humour.
A spokesperson for the BBC says, "Our own comedians make jokes about
the British being terrible cooks and terrible romantics, and we in
turn make jokes about the Italians being disorganized and over
dramatic, the French being arrogant and the Germans being over-
organized...
"Whilst it may appear offensive to those who have not watched the
program or who are unfamiliar with its humour, the executive producer
has made it clear to the ambassador that that was absolutely not the
show's intention."
http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/tv/2011/02/04/17150176-wenn-s...

People take offense at jokes when they hit close to the mark.

[Juan Moreira]

Post by T***@gmail.com
Los chistes ingleses tienen reputacion universal de ser muy malos.
T.Schmdit

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Un chiste inglés (en castellano):
"Si los vegetarianos comen vegetales, ¿qué comen los humanitarios?
Juan

[Hisler]

Post by Jose
By WENN.COM
Now heads at the BBC have written a letter in response to the
ambassador, apologizing for offending some viewers, but adding that
stereotype jokes are simply part of British humour.
A spokesperson for the BBC says, "Our own comedians make jokes about
the British being terrible cooks and terrible romantics, and we in
turn make jokes about the Italians being disorganized and over
dramatic, the French being arrogant and the Germans being over-
organized...
"Whilst it may appear offensive to those who have not watched the
program or who are unfamiliar with its humour, the executive producer
has made it clear to the ambassador that that was absolutely not the
show's intention."
http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/tv/2011/02/04/17150176-wenn-story.html

By whining and protesting the comedy skit that offended the Mexican
ambassador, he ensured that the skit would get a much wider audience
than if he had just grit his teeth and let it pass. It's like when Alan
Ginsberg wrote "Howl" and it was an obscure book only sold in the City
Lights bookstore in San Francisco back in th '50s. Then a local cop
bought it and claimed it was an obscene book and the City Lights
bookstore owner was put on trial for obscenity. Not only did the judge
rule that the book had literary merit, but sales of the book and the
fame of Alan Ginsberg skyrocketed.

Now the whole world can read this sophomoric skit which stereotypes
Mexicans and laugh at the Mexican ambassador for his thin skin.