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David Jason Accused Of Being Racist, After Mistelling A Joke By The Queen.
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Oh dear, did you cringe when David Jason told that story of how the Queen allegedly described a certain foreign diplomat?
Oh dear, did you cringe when David Jason told that story of how the Queen allegedly described a certain foreign diplomat?
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I usually catch it lunch-times trt. Radio 4 Jack Dee is proving an able replacement for Humphrey Lyttleton. Not ssure what days, I'll have to go and look it up - maybe mikey has it at his fingertips (as Samantha might say). The joke is that Samantha exists purely in the imagination - as does Sven whenever she is otherwise occupied. I completely agree with mikey. :)
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Its on Radio, but there isn't a current series on at the present time. There are usually 3-4 series a year.
Enjoy !
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Its on Radio, but there isn't a current series on at the present time. There are usually 3-4 series a year.
Enjoy !
Jason is old so you cannot blame him for get confused and misremembering a joke.
However, you have to question his judgement in retelling
a) a joke that was racist (or at least was racist the way he remembered it) and
b) attributing the joke to her Majesty.
Falsely branding the Queen as a racist, on national television, is not clever even from an institution like Sir David.
However, you have to question his judgement in retelling
a) a joke that was racist (or at least was racist the way he remembered it) and
b) attributing the joke to her Majesty.
Falsely branding the Queen as a racist, on national television, is not clever even from an institution like Sir David.
I think Sir David either mis-remembered, or mis-quoted the story he was telling.
It appears to me that the reaction was centred around the simple fact that his story was not remotely amusing, and Kirsty Young forced a laugh to be polite, and everyone else looked a little embarrassed.
Not sure how you can parlay 'racism' out of that.
It appears to me that the reaction was centred around the simple fact that his story was not remotely amusing, and Kirsty Young forced a laugh to be polite, and everyone else looked a little embarrassed.
Not sure how you can parlay 'racism' out of that.
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