Will Young has slammed ‘The Grand Tour’ over using "homophobic" jokes.
The ‘Switch It On’ hitmaker – who is openly gay – blasted the Amazon Prime motoring show for their "repulsive" jokes, after an episode set in Colombia saw presenter Jeremy Clarkson mocked for driving a Jeep by his co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May, who claimed the vehicle was for gay people.
Richard also suggested his pal needed a new outfit, joking: "Maybe some nice chaps. Suede but ventilated at the back."
Later, The Weather Girls’song ‘It’s Raining Men’ played on the Jeep’s stereo.
Furious Will took to Twitter and posted: "1. I love cars always have always will. 2. I loved going on top gear 3. Excited about watching [‘The Grand Tour’] and I’m afraid 3 heterosexual men SO uncomfortable with their sexuality that they reference in some lame way a Wrangler Jeep being a Gay mans car …. and then Hammond and May’s ‘quips’ to Clarkson wearing chaps , a pink shirt , he should get some moisturiser .
"Hang on they are doing more HYSTERICAL things . Pink roof now on Clarkson’s Jeep AND they are playing ‘it’s raining men’ it’s SO funny I can’t contain myself. I mean being gay is just SO funny for those type of straight men @PrimeVideo
"It’s f***ing pathetic and actually homophobic .
"And screw them and the show and Amazon (who by the way is a wonderful organisation I hope to forge a relationship with through lgbt content ) for putting this shaming archaic trype out.
"@amazonprimenow it’s insulting and they can’t rest on laurels of ‘oh we are just politically incorrect’ It’s sad and shaming , bigoted and for f**ks sake grow up.
"How dare they stereotype gay men .
"I DON’T drive a Wrangler Jeep. I DON’T wear pink shirts . I DON’T wear arseless chaps. You can be honest and funny without this ridiculous ‘lad’ ooh being gay and let’s laugh about it mentality . It’s repulsive and how DARE you do it and put it out @PrimeVideo (sic)"
After receiving no response from the broadcaster, the 40-year-old singer has now threatened to report the show to industry regulator Ofcom – or even take legal action.
He posted on Tuesday (29.01.19) night: "No word from @PrimeVideo so @Ofcom beckons . Enough is enough and I’m p***ed and fed up.
"I want Amazonprime and the producers of grand tour to meet young lgbt who want to kill themselves because of shaming and laughter and normalising of shaming homophobic narratives..:
"Your time is up and it’s time to take a stand. Is there a legal case ? Who knows . ……. watch this space.(sic)"
Jeremy, 58, has played down the outrage over the episodes.
Replying to a Twitter user who called for the homophobic jokes to stop, he posted: "What homophobic jokes?"
Will Young blasts The Grand Tour
