I love this show, to the point where I can quote chapter-and-verse from the Clarkson Bible on certain things. And anyone who watches it can tell very easily that there is nothing even slightly racist about it. It's merely damn good entertainment.

We'll win the culture war, eventually, but it's going to take a lot more pain and suffering before we do. And it will eventually become abundantly clear that the biggest racists in the world are not the conservative-minded, like you and me, who judge cultures, individuals, and racists by their outcomes, but liberals, who refuse to pass judgement on all three and yet want nothing whatsoever to do with those different from them when push comes to shove.

Frankly, however, I cannot be bothered to any longer feel anger at these Sensitive Warriors Doing Battle With Imaginary Enemies because, well, why be angry any longer when I can see now that they continue to aim their weapons at their own feet and noses. The more of the Stupid they release into the general atmosphere, the more folks out there see how patently stupid we were for following along with this political correctness curse.

Top Gear, I would imagine, will be just fine. Like you said, likely better for it. So let these howling banshees scream their death song until everyone's sick enough about it to ignore it. Then they'll go away. It's all an empty threat. We just misread them. "OH GOD, Am I really a racist?" we all wondered.

Huh. Turns out we're not all racists. We knew it, but now we're once again beginning to BELIEVE it.