By Chris Hoenig
Britain’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) has ruled that the BBC violated broadcasting rules when it aired a segment during the popular show Top Gear that included an ethnic slur.
“After a thorough investigation, Ofcom has found the BBC breached broadcasting rules by including an offensive racial term in Top Gear, which was not justified by context,” an Ofcam spokesperson said. “This was scripted in advance. The BBC failed to take the opportunity, either during filming or post-production, to check whether the word had the potential to offend viewers.”
