Meanwhile, Somi Guha, an actress who complained to the BBC, said the use of the phrase was an example of "casual racism" and "gross misconduct".
The BBC2 show's executive producer, Andy Wilman, made a statement following the complaints, admitting that they were not aware that the joke was inappropriate.
He said in a statement: "When we used the word slope in the recent Top Gear Burma Special it was a light-hearted word play joke referencing both the build quality of the bridge and the local Asian man who was crossing it.
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