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...well, at least they didn't try translating the songs.

LONDON (Reuters) - Mexico's ambassador in London has written a furious letter to BBC bosses to complain about "offensive and xenophobic" comments made by presenters of the popular TV motoring show "Top Gear."

Ambassador Eduardo Medina Mora was infuriated by "insults" made by presenters Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May during Sunday's episode of the cult show, which has been sold to television channels around the world.

"Why would you want a Mexican car? Because cars reflect national characteristics don't they?," said Hammond as they discussed the Mexican sports car, the Mastretta.

"Mexican cars are just going to be lazy, feckless, flatulent, overweight, leaning against a fence asleep looking at a cactus with a blanket with a hole in the middle on as a coat."

The trio then described Mexican food as "refried sick" before suggesting Mexicans spent all day asleep.

"That's why we won't get any complaints about this because at the Mexican embassy the ambassador's going to be sitting there with a remote control like this," said Clarkson, pretending to slump in a chair, snoring.

However, the ambassador did complain, demanding the BBC order the presenters to make a public apology.

"The presenters of the programme resorted to outrageous, vulgar and inexcusable insults to stir bigoted feelings against the Mexican people, their culture as well as their official representative in the united Kingdom," he wrote.

"These offensive, xenophobic and humiliating remarks serve only to reinforce negative stereotypes and perpetuate prejudice against Mexico and its people."

There was no immediate comment from the BBC about the complaint.

Top Gear is well-known for its edgy banter and its hosts are no strangers to controversy. Hundreds of viewers complained in 2008 about a joke made by Clarkson about murdering prostitutes.

Totoum wrote:This is going to take some getting used to

Not for me, since I'll just stick with the Japanese and subs.

Awinnell wrote:LONDON (Reuters) - Mexico's ambassador in London has written a furious letter to BBC bosses to complain about "offensive and xenophobic" comments made by presenters of the popular TV motoring show "Top Gear."

The problem, Jezza, is that Top Gear is shown at 8PM. If it had been noonish, you'd have been okay because the Ambassador would have been in his siesta period.

This is impressive, if not incredibly creepy due to the Uncanny Valley. I'm sure there are many otaku out in the world who's No. 1 wish is Robotic Japanese Idols.



I keep telling people Judgement Day is just a matter time.

rusty-spring wrote:I keep telling people Judgement Day is just a matter time.

I for one look forward to our female robotic Japanese idol overlords.

Best comment of the thread:

CadetShoes wrote:
This Pwn'd Every Vocaloid Cosplayer

rusty-spring wrote:This is impressive, if not incredibly creepy due to the Uncanny Valley. I'm sure there are many otaku out in the world who's No. 1 wish is Robotic Japanese Idols.

I keep telling people Judgement Day is just a matter time.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: The Japanese have waaaay too much time on their hands.

How to clean a travellator...



Via Boy & Bear's facebook.

Apparently on Way Over There's Twitter...



...mostly laugh worth because these are the people who book a lot of the acts for festivals around Australia.

That sounds like a music festival here, too.

Kiskaloo wrote:I give you your Morning Moment of Madness for today:

[Ilaria is surfing YouTube when she comes across a video.]

Ilara: "Kara!"

It does sort of look like an SWA dorm room. Is that Claudius making a cameo in the background?

This video makes me happy.

Super Sonico!

Totoum wrote:This is going to take some getting used to

YES!!!! The voices are great!!!! X3 SO EXCITED!!!!!!!! <3333

A Finite Simple Group (of Order Two)

A friend posted this on FB and I had to pass it along.

For those outside the US; this is a game show where family teams compete by attempting to predict the answers of surveys taken by the program's producers.

Haha, best gang fight ever. It seems dumb, but stick with it until 0:22.

Spoiler:

"Hey hey man, stop poking!"

Made me go "SOO COOOL!"

tsundere9kagami2 wrote:Made me go "SOO COOOL!"

Very impressive, although I think it's safe to assume nobody got laid despite putting forth so much effort. Life is unfair.

You might be familiar or interested with this.

Did you like it or not?

Since it is custom for Japanese girls to give the boys they like candy on Valentines Day, Kara whipped up some goodies in the kitchen for Michele. But she also wanted to do something special for him:



Dance cover by Megu [めぐぐ]. The song is called "Valentine Kiss" by Sayuri Kokushō and it was her first solo outside of the girl idol group Onyanko Club.

How the movie Aliens should have ended...

A dance/stunt troop do live-action interpretation of fighting game finishers (specifically Street Fighter IV).

The whole video is cool, but it's at 1:32 where we get to see a Triela lookalike. It's also the coolest looking.

This Japanese CGI film is called, CSO (Cat Shit One). It talk about bunnies (based on American) fight against camel/horse (which is likely based on Al-Qaeda/Taliban) to put end of conflict. In first episode, this mission where you have to save hostage. This movie is awesome. I give it 9 out of 10 stars.

Yeah it's really well done.

It's old. The episode premiered ages ago. But it's still good; I'm a big fan of having cute animal characters act out a serious storyline. Kinda formulaic, however; I hope future episodes offer better.

mara wrote:Dead Island Trailer

Wow, that's the first time I've heard of that zombie game. I love zombie anything, so consider me highly interested.

In non-zombie videos, I thought this was fairly amusing if not breaking every safety rule in the book.

Did you know this picture was made? This picture is from Fate/Stay Night was created by what? I give you hint. The creator of Strike Witches and Sky Girls.

Master Chief Snake wrote:Did you know this picture was made? This picture from Fate/Stay Night is created by what? I give you hint. The creator of Strike Witches and Sky Girls.

I can't see a picture unfortunately, perhaps hotlinking isn't allowed for the website?

Quick second post, but I couldn't resist finding a "forward" version of the trailer Mara posted with similarly touching music.

For those of you who didn't think Star Wars was awesome enough.

http://sweetandnerdy.blogspot.com/2011/02/star-wars-victorian-portraits.html

An Animated interpretation of Cake's "Short Skirt, Long Jacket":