Richard Hammond Sparks Controversy Wh Eatg Ice Cream Is Gay Joke - Variety

Contents:

• RICHARD HAMMOND: 'EATG ICE CREAM IS GAY' MENT SPARKS BACKLASH
• MAGNUM ICE CREAM SLAMMED FOR COMPARG 'GUILTY PLEASURE' DSERT TO GOG TO PRISON FOR BEG GAY
• RICHARD HAMMOND UNR FIRE FOR 'ICE-CREAM IS GAY' LE ON THE GRAND TOUR
• BIG GAY ICE CREAM
• RICHARD HAMMOND FENDS JOKE SUGGTG THAT ONLY GAY PEOPLE EAT ICE CREAM
• ‘THE GRAND TOUR’S’ RICHARD HAMMOND SPARKS CONTROVERSY WH ‘ICE CREAM IS GAY’ REMARK
• MAGNUM SAYS S SORRY FOR PARG EATG ICE CREAM TO JAILG GAY PEOPLE
• BIG GAY ICE CREAM ON THEIR NEW COOKBOOK (AND UNIRNS AND MORE)

RICHARD HAMMOND: 'EATG ICE CREAM IS GAY' MENT SPARKS BACKLASH

Richard Hammond has prompted a backlash after suggtg that men who eat ice cream are gay on the most recent episo of The Grand 47-year-old ma the ment an exchange on the sixth episo of the motorg show he -hosts wh Jeremy Clarkson and Jam May, which was tled “Happy Fnish Christmas”. You’re sayg all children are homosexual? ”Mician Neil Milan tweeted: “Homophobia on a show about rs, the most classic whe elephant of pathetic threatened masculy is so f***g tragic.

A major ice cream pany is beg cricized for a new ad that par the "guilty pleasure" of enjoyg one of s sweet treats to a gay man beg arrted for showg affectn to his ice cream, owned by Unilever, recently lnched an mercial on Spotify the UK that featur a voiceover by a man facg discrimatn his homeland. "The ad was poorly received by some, wh one Twter er llg "disgtg, racist and homophobic.

""@MagnumIceCream your advert parg the potential to be killed if you're gay to the guilty pleasure of eatg a Magnum is disgtg, racist and homophobic, " tweeted one follower. ""I know most of y'all probs have Spotify premium so don't hear the ads, but really unsure about the Magnum ad that's talkg about homosexualy beg a 'guilty pleasure' untri where homosexualy is illegal, " wrote another. "I know most of y'all probs have Spotify premium so don't hear the ads, but really unsure about the Magnum ad that's talkg about homosexualy beg a "guilty pleasure" untri where homosexualy is illegal, like thanks for the awarens but also like not okay— Kyle Flynn-Davi (@kflynndavi) Augt 2, 2019.

MAGNUM ICE CREAM SLAMMED FOR COMPARG 'GUILTY PLEASURE' DSERT TO GOG TO PRISON FOR BEG GAY

Another chimed , "Why the f--k is Magnum nng an advert about beg queer a homophobic untry beg fuckg parable to a cholate ice cream?

"Homosexualy is illegal at least 70 untri, wh penalti rangg om imprisonment to the ath has engaged outreach to the LGBT muny the past wh better rults: In 2015, the pany released a seri of vios featurg genr-nonnformg people as part of s #BeTetoYourPleasure mpaign.

And June 2017, Magnum released a special Pri Month ice cream bar, wh a portn of proceeds gog to 2016, Richard Hammond, -host of Amazon Prime's The Grand Tour, provoked a media backlash by suggtg that eatg ice cream implied a man was gay.

RICHARD HAMMOND UNR FIRE FOR 'ICE-CREAM IS GAY' LE ON THE GRAND TOUR

Richard Hammond has been cricised for lkg eatg ice-cream wh beg gay on the latt episo of The Grand Tour, the TV motorg show he -hosts wh Jeremy Clarkson and Jam exchange occurred on Happy Fnish Christmas, the sixth episo of the first season of the show, which was released on Amazon Prime on 23 ont of a live dience, Clarkson poted to an image of the terr of a Rolls Royce, sayg: “The only problem is that one of those, you uldn’t enjoy a cholate Magnum ice-cream. … You’re sayg all children are homosexual? “Stonewall tras teachers to tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic slurs like the, so to hear this sort of language on televisn is extremely disappotg and sends the wrong msage to young people.

”Human rights mpaigner Peter Tatchell said: “It is a perverse world when an everyday pleasure like ice cream be the butt of homophobic nuendo. You, my iend, have stumbled upon the greatns that is Big Gay Ice Cream.

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BIG GAY ICE CREAM

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RICHARD HAMMOND FENDS JOKE SUGGTG THAT ONLY GAY PEOPLE EAT ICE CREAM

Somethg I haven't tried yet but I saw the last time I was at Big Gay Ice Cream are The Salty Pimp Cupk. So do yourself a favor and get to Big Gay Ice Cream soon. Richard Hammond has fend suggtg eatg ice cream looks ‘gay’ (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)Richard Hammond has fend his joke suggtg gay people eat ice cream almost a year after his ments durg an episo of The Grand Tour.

Clarkson said: ‘Are you sayg everyone who lik ice cream… you’re sayg all children are homosexual? The moment spread like wildfire on Twter, and the star was cricised by Years And Years sger Olly Alexanr at the time amid acctns of homophobia, which he has now strongly nied a new terview wh The Tim.

‘THE GRAND TOUR’S’ RICHARD HAMMOND SPARKS CONTROVERSY WH ‘ICE CREAM IS GAY’ REMARK

He said: ‘Look, anyone who knows me knows I wasn’t beg ser, that I’m not homophobic. “The Grand Tour” was expected to provoke ntroversy, and the sixth episo of Amazon Prime’s flagship motorg show has livered wh a gag om -host Richard Hammond suggtg that “eatg ice-cream is gay.

Probed by Clarkson — “You’re sayg all children are homosexual? Magnum ice cream says ’s sorry for that super awkward mercial ran earlier this month that pared eatg ice cream to gay people beg locked a jail cell for 10+ years. @MagnumIceCream your advert parg the potential to be killed if you're gay to the guilty pleasure of eatg a magnum is disgtg, racist and homophobic.

There are at least 3 versns of the magnum ice cream ad that do a b about beg gay would get me X years prison followed by a get a magnum, pleasure should be guilty.

MAGNUM SAYS S SORRY FOR PARG EATG ICE CREAM TO JAILG GAY PEOPLE

An ad for #Magnum ice cream bars jt popped up on my #Spotify and is the crgit/funnit gay bag ad ever. Maybe donate a portn of proceeds to batg homophobia. Related: Magnum slammed for ad parg eatg ice cream to jailg gay people.

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BIG GAY ICE CREAM ON THEIR NEW COOKBOOK (AND UNIRNS AND MORE)

Friends of Big Gay Ice Cream's signatur on okbook's si ver. We were horrible to servg ice cream om the Big Gay Ice Cream tck.