Jeremy Clarkson is thought for not giving any f**ks, however wow this newest diatribe about Meghan Markle is on one other stage.
The former Top Gear host wrote a column for UK paper The Sun over the weekend during which he described his burning hatred for the Duchess of Sussex. He declared within the op-ed that he hated Meghan “on a cellular level,” particularly evaluating his emotions for her to Rose West, a feminine serial killer within the UK within the ’80s. And guess what? He hates Meghan greater than an precise assassin!!
Beyond simply calling out particular habits as unbefitting a Royal or something so civilized as that, he as a substitute giddily described desirous to see her stripped bare and tortured like Queen Cersei in Game Of Thrones:
“At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, ‘Shame!’ and throw lumps of excrement at her.”
Yeah. Wow. Ipso, the impartial press requirements group, advised the BBC Friday’s article racked up over 6,000 complaints over the weekend. To put that in context, all of final yr, Ipso solely acquired 14,000 complaints for every thing put collectively. For the complete yr 2021.
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First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon was additionally talked about within the article as one other girl Jeremy hates. She advised The Times in regards to the piece:
“I think what he said about Meghan Markle was deeply misogynist and just downright awful and horrible. My overwhelming emotion about guys like Jeremy Clarkson is pity. I mean, what is it that makes somebody so distorted by hate that they end up writing these things? I think that possibly gives an insight into Jeremy Clarkson and the kind of person he is. So maybe he just needs to take a step back from things and just think about life a bit more.”
London Mayor Sadiq Khan blasted the op-ed on Twitter, saying:
“As Jeremy Clarkson should well know – words have consequences. The words in his piece are no joke – they’re dangerous and inexcusable. We are in an epidemic of violence against women and girls and men with powerful voices must do better than this.”
It’s a extremely good level. The Grand Tour host may be spouting rubbish, simply phrases and imagery, grotesque as it could be. But there are those that take heed to this type of speak and take motion. More than ever, it appears.
Even Jeremy’s personal daughter Emily Clarkson added her voice to the choir of disgust, writing on Instagram:
“My views are and have always been clear when it comes to misogyny, bullying and the treatment of women by the media. I want to make it very clear that I stand against everything that my dad wrote about Meghan Markle, and I remain standing in support of those that are targeted with online hatred.”
By Monday morning Jeremy apparently received the message. The 62-year-old posted an apology on Twitter, writing:
“Oh dear. I’ve rather put my foot in it. In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made a clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and this has gone down badly with a great many people. I’m horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future.”
Oh expensive. I’ve fairly put my foot in it. In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made a slipshod reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and this has gone down badly with an incredible many individuals. I’m horrified to have prompted a lot damage and I shall be extra cautious in future.
— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) December 19, 2022
The column was additionally eliminated, with The Sun posting merely:
“In light of Jeremy Clarkson’s tweet he has asked us to take last week’s column down.”
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