On Jun 9, 9:05*pm, guardian Snow > wrote:
> On Jun 9, 10:44*pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
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> > guardian Snow wrote:
> > > “Swearing is industry language. For as long as we're alive it's not
> > > going to change. You've got to be boisterous to get results.”
> > > Gordon Ramsay
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> > > Melbourne, Australia (06-06-09)
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> > > I got to watch Chef Gordon Ramsey in action very recently and I was
> > > very impressed by his actions that speak a lot louder than his words.
> > > A lot of people attack Chef Ramsey because he does have a foul mouth
> > > at times and they fail to see that for him it’s a part of the culture
> > > and where he’s from to speak in the fashion that he does.
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> > I don't care about how he acts on tv, but I have no doubt he swears
> > for shock value and ratings. *If he wanted to change, he would.
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> > > It’s in the press that Gordon is arrogant and I can tell you by our
> > > conversation and watching him at the Food and Wine Festival that the
> > > things he said about other people were just jokes done to try and
> > > entertain people and while I personally don’t subscribe to his dry
> > > British humor, I understood he was just trying to funny.
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> > Does Gordon have PR? *I guess this is their way of excusing his verbal
> > assault on that female reporter in Australia.
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> >http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525334,00.html
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> > nancy
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> Verbal assault? *I find it interesting how hypocritical the Australian
> press is. *Every week on "Good News Week" the host (Paul McDermott)
> shreds people of every walk of life, especially Christians and never a
> word is said about it. *Gordon Ramsey cracks a JOKE about a "news
> reader" and the Prime Minister gets involved?

Comparing someone to an old ugly pig is a joke? Must have lost my
sense of humour somewhere.

Tracey Grimshaw interviewed Gordon Ramsey and laughed along at him
poking fun at her. Shae also complied with his *no personal questions*
demand. The next day he slagged her off to his audience and also
speculated about her sexuality.

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> Americans (or as they call us on free to air television in Australia
> "Yanks") are usually a favored target in the media. Australians just
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Nonsense. Australians are pretty good at sending ourselves up, just
look at any od our comedy.

I am thoroughly sick of people using the "it was only a joke" mantra
to palm off their nasty comments.

JB

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