Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson today fuelled the row over 'racist' remarks about Mexicans by further insulting them in his newspaper column.
While the BBC was forced to apologise over comments on the motoring show last week which saw co-host Richard Hammond describing Mexicans as 'lazy, feckless... and flatulent', Clarkson accused them of having no sense of humour.
In his Sun newspaper column today, the host attempted to make the point that without offensive humour, there can be no jokes.
n doing so, he quoted jokes about various nations - including Britain - to tailor his argument.
He wrote: '...there are calls in Britain at the moment for all offensive humour to be banned. But what people don't realise is that without offence, there can be no jokes.'
Despite earlier apologising for the show's 'feckless' comments, the loud mouth host then ended the column with his own joke about Mexicans: 'Mexico doesn't have an Olympic team... because anyone who can run, jump or swim is already across the border.'
He added that 'at one point on Wednesday we were receiving 200 complaints from Mexico every minute'
Prime minister is accused of handing PR coup to the far right
Jack Straw calls David Cameron's comments 'ill-judged'
David Cameron was accused of playing into the hands of rightwing extremists today as he delivered a controversial speech on the failings of multiculturalism within hours of one of the biggest anti-Islam rallies ever staged in Britain.
Muslim and anti-fascist groups questioned the prime minister's judgement and sensitivity to the issues, saying he had handed a propaganda coup to the hard-right English Defence League as 3,000 of its supporters marched through Luton chanting anti-Islamic slogans.
Some of crowd were jubilant, saying that Cameron "had come round to our way of thinking". Paul Bradburn, 35, from Stockport, said Cameron was "coming out against extremism".
He added: "The timing of his speech is quite weird as it comes on the day of one of the biggest EDL demos we've ever seen. If he wants to start sticking up for us, that's great
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Muslim and anti-fascist groups questioned the prime minister's judgement and sensitivity
Of course they do. But for once a head of state has had the courage to speak the obvious truth. Late, but better late than never - if not too late. It will be very, very interesting to see what the response from the rank-and-file Englishman will be. Has the pendulum finally swung? Has Cameron read the polls right before making this speach?
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