(London, England) The Mexican Ambassador to England, Eduardo Medina Mora, has sent a written complaint to the BBC asserting its Top Gear program broadcast "offensive, xenophobic and humiliating" remarks about Mexico.
The remarks were made by presenters Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May.
In a discussion about a Mexican sports car, Hammond said vehicles reflected national characteristics so "Mexican cars are just going to be lazy".The ambassador wants the presenters to make a public apology.
The "outrageous, vulgar and inexcusable insults" risked stirring "bigoted feelings against the Mexican people", the ambassador wrote.
Reviewing the Mastretta, Hammond said: "Mexican cars are just going to be lazy, feckless, flatulent, overweight, leaning against a fence asleep looking at a cactus with a blanket with a hole in the middle on as a coat."
The presenters then described Mexican food as "sick with cheese on it".
Later in the exchange, Clarkson said "we won't get any complaints about this because the Mexican ambassador's going to be sitting there with a remote control like this" -- and he slumped down in his chair and faked a snore.
Interestingly, the Top Gear show won most popular at the National TV Awards last week.
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