Older white blokes being written off as unworthy, says Top Gear’s James May

Older white blokes are being written off as unworthy, Top Gear star James May has said.

The 61-year-old joined his former co-star Richard Hammond to discuss toxic masculinity and the “modern man” on the Who We Are Now podcast.

May said: “I do think men are getting a bit of a bad rap recently because there is a lot of talk about toxic masculinity.”

May added: “But it’s not all of us, and we seem to be straying close to a point where simply being a bloke, especially if you’re a slightly older, lower middle class, white bloke to be honest, you’re almost immediately written off as being unworthy.”