Is this racist?

[B]David Jason apologises for 'joke'[/B]

Sir David Jason has apologised for a "joke" he made about Pakistanis on a radio show.
David Jason apologises for 'joke'

Sir David Jason has apologised for a "joke" he made about Pakistanis on a radio show.
During the Christian O'Connell Show on Absolute Radio, the Only Fools And Horses star was asked to leave a question for the next guest as part of the Who's Calling Christian? feature, in which celebrities try to win money for charity.
The 69-year-old replied: "What do you call a Pakistani cloakroom attendant?" After a pause, he delivered the "punchline": "Me hat, me coat."
No apology was made at the time, but Christian responded to the comment by saying: "No more jokes like that."
The incident was edited out of the show before it was put on the Absolute website as a podcast.
A spokeswoman for the actor said: "He is very sorry if he has offended anyone. He was horrified when he found he had given offence. He hadn't thought it was a racist joke, but if people took it that way he's very sorry about it."
A spokeswoman for the station said: "The comments made by David Jason were unacceptable and Christian O'Connell distanced himself from them live on air.
"We consider the views of our listeners to be very important and have received no complaints about these comments.
"We will continue to monitor any complaints and Christian O'Connell will issue an on-air apology in tomorrow's breakfast show."
The incident happened at around 7.10 on Tuesday morning.

FWIW, I don't think it is. No more stupid than those jokes when we were kids "What do you call a fella with a spade on his head? Doug" and the like...

PC brigade at it again!

As long as they apologise afterward they can say what they like IMO

Apologise for what though and to who? Pakistanis or fellas called Mehat Makote?

All police inspectors are bit racialist.

As long as they apologise afterward they can say what they like IMO

Get out clause.

David Jason - 'Not bad for a boy from Finchley' Legend.

I'm sure some people would find it racist. Its impossible to say anything nowadays without somebody being offended. Soon we won't be able to say fuck all without the PC brigade interfering

Apologise for what though and to who? Pakistanis or fellas called Mehat Makote?

Why should he apologise, all of them darkies have wierd sounding names don't they.

What do you call a fella with a load of leaves in his pocket?

Russell

Now is that racist, leafist, Russellist, pocketist?

David Jason is legend enough to be exempt!

Why should he apologise, all of them darkies have wierd sounding names don't they.

A step too far.

But seriously, why is the David Jason joke deemed to be racist?

Htfu

But seriously, why is the David Jason joke deemed to be racist?

I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark that its because the joke was only about Pakistani cloakroom attendants. Jokes that don't involve some kind of racial identification of the butt of the joke are just inverse nominative determinism.

In all honestly, I heard joke that are far more 'racist' than that.

Does that make it OK then?

It sounds like a very old crap joke...not even funny. Maybe because its so outdated people have branded it as racist.

Worse evils in the world...

I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark that its because the joke was only about Pakistani cloakroom attendants.

That's ridiculous though. I've been to hundreds of clubs, bars, restaurants etc all over the world and I don't think I have ever seen a Pakistani/Indian cloakroom attendant

Wasn't it funny when he said 'play it cool, Trig, play it cool...' and then FELL THROUGH THE BAR, STEWART!!!! FROM VERTICAL TO HORIZONTAL!!! THE FUNNIEST THING EVER!!! ON!! TELLY!!! EVARRR!!

You clearly have not been to Pakistan or India?

it's friday afternoon - is this the thread that is gonna kick off.

or will it be the suicide way v safe way

maybe even flickwg's saddle.

anything could happen

I got money on this thread Jonny.

Thing is though when people start twining about what's racist and what's not it's normally middle class, out of touch Whiteys that start kickin off, just to be seen to be 'doing the right thing'

That's ridiculous though. I've been to hundreds of clubs, bars, restaurants etc all over the world and I don't think I have ever seen a Pakistani/Indian cloakroom attendant

that's enough to tell you that this joke is very very old.

it's friday afternoon - is this the thread that is gonna kick off.

or will it be the suicide way v safe way

maybe even flickwg's saddle.

anything could happen

lol :)

You clearly have not been to Pakistan or India?

Well yeah but you get my drift...