Clarkson, Hammond and May muttering dross in the news


 I have been a top gear fan for years, and haven't had the chance to see the grand tour yet, but have followed Clarkson, Hammon and May after they finished and I want to point out that yes they did have a very " blokey" attitude at the time and that top gear was as James May has recently said on both drive tribe and Donut media, that it was a product of its time, and that is true, and people say  they where ableist. 

We need to remember they where the original's at rage bait as well, but we can see Hammonds reaction to the Mobility scooter story, and that the question of well is it a car or  a peace of medical equipment as well. 

the other thing I want to point out that they have pointed out is that behind the seens the made magic happen for family's of children with a disablity and in the episode about off road mobility scooters they through doing what would be considered bad taste today, they did the TV thing of show don't tell, around the issues with off road mobility scooter's and power wheel chairs. 


We also need to remember that Hammond is welcome to join the disablity community as he does have a brain injury ( and several physical injuries ) from top gear and grand tour challenges as well. 

But as James May put it so well, it was scripted, but at the same time true but not real, like any " reality tv show. It comes down to editing and that was the magic and I don't think we are going to see that magic and chemistry any time soon in the modern politically  correct age, but I hold out hope. 

I also see in there current media especially James May how educated on cars and engineering  they really are, and how they see the issues with electric cars and the ethics around them, and how its more ethical and green to keep an older car on the road or to retro fit it with new tech, as well. 



 

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