Posted on 05/26/2022 8:41:51 PM PDT by bitt
Ricky Gervais knew what he was doing and why he was doing it when he took on transgender activism in his new Netflix special, SuperNature. Three quarters of an hour into his set, he told his audience:
'I talk about AIDS, famine, cancer, the Holocaust, rape, paedophilia...the one thing you should never joke about is the trans issue. They just want to be treated equally. I agree; that’s why I include them. But they know I’m joking about all the other stuff, but – they go – ‘no, he must mean that’.'
The backlash to Gervais's jokes suggest he was right. For all the subjects Gervais made gags about, it was his description of the 'new women' as he called them, 'the ones with beards', that has caused outrage.
video clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovSe80zSptE&feature=emb_imp_woyt
Gervais's show was a full-fronted assault on the mantra that transwomen are women. Was this wise? It was certainly unkind, but since when did comedy need to be kind? Last year, Dave Chappelle, the American comedian, got into hot water when he set his sights on transgender ideology in his own Netflix special, The Closer. Chapelle explored the concept of punching up and punching down, something Gervais picked up on himself.
Why did his jokes about transgender people cause such outrage? When we punch up we can be unkind with impunity. Political leaders, the wealthy, the privileged, Royalty; when they are the butt of jokes, they are expected to take it. But punching down is different. Nowadays it takes a brave comedian to turn the heavy ammunition on the downtrodden and the marginalised. But Gervais went there when he quipped: 'Will I ever find Schindler’s List funny ever again?'
If he could get away with joking about the Holocaust – surely the epitome of punching down – why
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By pure coincidence, I just watch this. Too funny 😂
Just to be clear, not for children.
Ricky Gervais is hilarious in this Netflix special.
Watched the full thing on Netflix.
Some of his lines were so inappropriate in this woke world that they brought tears to my eyes.
Haven’t laughed that hard since I watched the old British comedy series, The I.T. Crowd.
Clever move by Netflix to throw a few bones at the viewers it normally ridicules.
Regards,
Good catch.
I don’t normally throw bones AT my dog...
“It was certainly unkind,“
So, 2 plus 2 equals 4 is unkind now?
But you are no longer the downtrodden when you become crybullies and stand on the neck of those who offend you and destroy them.
I watched this last night. It was funny.
The thing about Netflix is the Execs understand they have to put Gervais and Chappelle on to keep the dollars coming in. That allows them to fund the woke crap.
But the woke crap isn’t well written, and it’s hamfisted. And that poor quality is what dragged them down. Quality will attract an audience.
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
It's because it's not funny. No matter how hard they try, they can't wallpaper over shame and guilt and make it lighthearted; because they're not trying to laugh; they're trying to inflict guilt and shame on normal people. It's passive-aggressive concealment of rage.
EVERYONE should be a ‘transphobe’.
These people are SICK! Mentally ill. Sexually DEVIANT.
NUTS!
Why did his jokes about transgender people cause such outrage?
The sting of truth always does that reality isn’t for everyone.
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