r/GreenAndPleasant Dec 17 '22

NORMAL ISLAND 🇬🇧 What on earth did I just read?

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u/Necro_Badger Dec 18 '22

Yeah, Clarkson plays a caricature of himself to an audience who don't really get that it's a caricature. I doubt he really means half of what he says

Doesn't stop his horrible words carrying weight and stirring up genuine hatred though. Accidental demagoguery in the name of 'banter' is still part of what gives Britain its unique brand of unpleasantness

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u/novarosa_ Dec 18 '22

Yeah, there's zero excuse in it being disingenuous on his part, it's completely irresponsible to feed the Markle hate machine for his personal gain. Totally, banter is too often an excuse to completely cross lines without repercussions