By Jessica Green For Mailonline Published: 06:34 EDT, 11 October 2024 | Updated: 08:57 EDT, 11 October 2024
An American guest on BBC Question Time’s US Election special has been mercilessly mocked after incorrectly pronouncing a British slang word on Thursday’s episode.Democrat Pennsylvania state representative Malcolm Kenyatta tried to use the term ‘b******ks’ after an audience member said the phrase in their statement.Shocked host Fiona Bruce interrupted the person in the crowd, saying: ‘I’m not sure I’ve heard that word on Question Time before but it’s a first’, while someone else shouted: ‘Welcome to America’ in response.Later on the programme, Malcolm had a go at using the term, saying: ‘The idea that we have not unleashed American energy is – to use the word twice on Question Time – b******ks.’ However he appeared to pronounce the slang term as ‘bullocks’.His attempt was heckled by a member of the audience, who tried to correct him but seemingly mispronounced the word again by placing the emphasis on a ‘U’ sound. Democrat Pennsylvania state representative Malcolm Kenyatta tried to use the term ‘b******ks’ after an audience member said the phrase in their statementMalcolm tried – and failed – to say the phrase a second time, adding: ‘Take me to the next show and then I will learn.’ Trying to get the programme back under control, an animated Fiona interrupted the heckler and politician, saying: ‘Oh god, OK. Whoa, whoa. I’ve got about 30 seconds left,’ before turning to a lady in the audience to give her chance to speak. His attempt was mocked online, with viewers at home writing on X, formerly Twitter, about the amusing moment.One person wrote: ‘I didn’t have Americans mispronouncing “b******ks” multiple times on my Question Time bingo card.’Another said: ‘Listening to Americans shouting “b******ks” on Question Time is my TV moment of the year.’A third joked: ‘I’ve never heard this much b******ksbefore on the BBC. #QuestionTime #bbcqt.’ Shocked host Fiona Bruce interrupted the person in the crowd, saying: ‘I’m not sure I’ve heard that word on Question Time before but it’s a first’, while someone else shouted: ‘Welcome to America’ in response. Reaction: The guest’s attempt was mocked online, with viewers at home writing on X, formerly Twitter, about the amusing momentA fourth wrote: ‘Fiona Bruce getting a bit flustered with Americans throwing the word “b******ks” around has probably been the highlight of US Question Time. Bit sad she’s not doing a few more from States now.’ Another was equally amused by the scenes, writing: ‘Americans failing at British slang is very much my vibe.”Incredible stuff on Question Time in the US as the Democrat panellist says the word b******ks(wrongly), then someone in the crowd tries to correct him but also says it wrong, and then he says b******ks(wrongly) again,’ wrote another individual.’And Fiona Bruce just wants everyone to stop saying b******ks,’ concluded the person on their X post.
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American politician mercilessly mocked by Brits after butchering pronunciation of common slang term on Question Time