Clarkeson and Company noted that there was a wide gap between the affluent and destitute in India. Liberal government's solution to this disparity is the same solution to their air conditioner disparity. Seize from the well off to make everyone the same and miserable!
This is from a 2011 episode.
Jeremy Clarkson in row over Top Gear India special | Media | guardian.co.uk
Mark Sweney guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 December 2011
Jeremy Clarkson accused of offensive behaviour after making jokes about India's people and culture in Top Gear Christmas special.
Jeremy Clarkson has landed the BBC in hot water again after viewers of the Top Gear Christmas special complained that his jokes about India's people and culture were offensive.
The frequently controversial presenter – who recently generated thousands of complaints over a quip on the BBC One Show that striking public sector workers should be "executed in front of their families" – made a string of jokes about the Indian food, clothes, toilets, trains and even the country's history.
Incidents during the show, which aired on Wednesday night andattracted an audience of 5 million, included Clarkson driving a Jaguar around an Indian slum with a toilet fitted in the boot. "This is perfect for India because everyone who comes here gets the trots," he quipped.
Another gag involved putting banners with seemingly innocuous slogans – such as Eat English Muffins – on the side of trains. However, the banners were strategically placed so that when the trains carriages split a new, offensive, phrase emerged: "Eat English Muff." ...
...The train banner stunt, which included one slogan that transformed into the word "Shit For Your Company", aired before 9pm when offensive language and content is prohibited from being broadcast....
The BBC has so far received 23 complaints that the string of crude jokes and gags were "offensive to India and Indian culture". There were also some complaints against the show by some users on Twitter, with a small number of users of the micro-blogging service accusing the show of "casual racism". and "racist stereotyping". ..
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