The Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison wants fans to stop calling people ‘bus w*****s’
‘It doesn’t feel like the nicest or the best thing in the world to have contributed to,’ said Harrison
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Your support makes all the difference.The Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison has expressed discomfort with the use of some of the show’s foul-mouthed catchphrases among fans.
Harrison played Neil Sutherland in the beloved Channel 4 comedy, which ran from 2008 to 2010.
Speaking on the Distraction Pieces podcast, the actor lamented how some of the show’s vulgar terminology – which includes the word “clunge” and the insult of calling someone a “bus w*****” – have endured to this day.
“It’s weird because you think, well I don’t think I’ve given the world anything great,” he said. “It’s like the word ‘clunge’. Or people shouting ‘bus w*****s’ at people standing at bus stops.
“I’d kind of rather people didn’t do that. It doesn’t feel like the nicest or the best thing in the world to have contributed to.”
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Last month, Harrison’s Inbetweeners co-star Emily Atack gave fans a look at the sexual harassment she experiences on a daily basis, claiming that online abuse had made her fear for her safety.
“I receive, on a daily basis... oh, I mean, it’s hundreds, hundreds. I receive hundreds of messages,” the 31-year-old actor and comedian said.
The Inbetweeners is available to stream now on All 4.
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