Offensive certainly but to me the main problem was that it just wasn't funny unlike, say, Kenneth Williams who did say some outrageous - but very funny - things. Shimrod's comment on Ross being a Parkie with and without certain attributes sounds very true to me; I'll be glad to see the back of him as well one day and his phoney professional Yorkshireman act. (Read Wogan - professional Irishman, Cilla Black - professional Scouser etc). I've met plenty of people at least equally funny in factories and building sites. A positive thought is that when they've gone we won't have to watch them endlessly as their only talent was self promotion.
Are things offensive in themselves or is it people who are offended? There was a clip on Today this morning about the BBC banning, for example, jokes about lavatories and references to baskets in the 50's. I don't think any of us would like to see those days return. I'm glad Ms Douglas has gone too: she got rid of Jimmy Young etc and brought in the likes of Chris Evans as well as Ross; in effect turned Radio 2 into Radio 1, when Radio 1 was there already. The problem seemed to be that a young (25) and lowly producer was in charge of the programme and how could he challenge Ross, a 'major star' and hired by Ms Douglas too. Lions led by donkeys, perhaps.
Doc John