{"id":32747,"date":"2014-03-29T10:57:41","date_gmt":"2014-03-29T05:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=32747"},"modified":"2014-03-29T10:58:29","modified_gmt":"2014-03-29T05:28:29","slug":"indian-origin-actress-suing-bbc-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/indian-origin-actress-suing-bbc-racism","title":{"rendered":"Indian-origin actress suing BBC for racism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/indian-origin-actress-suing-bbc-racism\/ac\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32748\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32748\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/indian-origin-actress-suing-bbc-racism\/ac\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ac.jpg?fit=200%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,199\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ac\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ac.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ac.jpg?fit=200%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32748 alignright\" alt=\"ac\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ac-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ac.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ac.jpg?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ac.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>An Indian-origin actress is suing BBC for up to one million pounds ($1.6 million) for a racist remark made by the host of a popular motor show, media reported on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Somi Guha, 36, has instructed her lawyers to take action after Jeremy Clarkson, host of the programme Top Gear, made the racist remark during a series finale, the Daily Mail reported.<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson allegedly used the word &#8220;slope&#8221; &#8211; a derogatory term used for people of Asian descent &#8211; in the Top Gear Burma Special.<\/p>\n<p>Guha consulted lawyers at Equal Justice who said this could cost the BBC up to 1 million pounds.<\/p>\n<p>According to Equal Justice, Guha is one of a group of people who were offended by the term and so sought legal advice from the firm, which previously worked on racism allegations surrounding reality show Celebrity Big Brother.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, a BBC spokesman said the corporation has no comment to make on Guha&#8217;s action.<\/p>\n<p>In the series finale, the three hosts &#8211; Richard Hammond, James May and Jeremy Clarkson &#8211; are tasked with building a bridge over the river Kwai in Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>After completion of the show, Clarkson, 53, said, &#8220;That is a proud moment, but there&#8217;s a slope on it&#8221; as a man walked towards him on the makeshift bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Co-presenter Richard Hammond, 44, replied: &#8220;You&#8217;re right, it&#8217;s definitely higher on that side.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This left viewers outraged with Twitter users describing it as &#8220;not big, not clever, not funny&#8221; and &#8220;a gag too far&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Casual racism in the media by established BBC stalwarts is constantly brushed aside,&#8221; the Mail report cited Guha as stating in a written complaint to the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Discrimination within the industry is accepted. Racial profiling of roles is accepted and expected,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I find it offensive that Jeremy Clarkson refers to people of different races in pejorative terms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She wondered what message this gave to children and stated: &#8220;&#8230;that it&#8217;s OK to bully and make racist comments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jeremy Clarkson has made derogatory comments about Mexicans. Now he bullies an Asian person. It has to stop,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Guha, according to the report, will now have to apply to a county court under the Equality Act.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter on behalf of Guha to Lord Patten, chairman of the BBC, Equal Justice writes of Clarkson: &#8220;He and the show must be censured to ensure that another race or nation is not targeted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As an actress, Guha is known for her roles in the 2006 science fiction movie &#8216;Children of Men&#8217; and in hit ITV show,&#8217; The Bill&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>(Source:IANS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Indian-origin actress is suing BBC for up to one million pounds ($1.6 million) for a racist remark made by the host of a popular motor show, media reported on Friday. 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