The British comic is being criticized by transgender people for its new Netflix special, but others say it “defends the IDGAF + community”.
Controversial comedian Ricky Gervais is back online, this time for a series of perceived antitrans jokes appearing on his Netflix special “SuperNature.” The name of the British creator “Office” was trending on Twitter on Tuesday, as the LGBTQ community urged viewers to boycott the special, with some people promising to cancel their Netflix subscriptions.
“I love new women,” Gervais told the special, which has only been on the streaming platform for several hours since Tuesday morning. “They’re great, aren’t they? The new ones we’ve been seeing lately. The ones with beards and cocks. They’re as good as gold, I love them.”
Then, referring to the controversial trans bathroom controversy, the “Afterlife” star said, “And now old-fashioned people say, ‘Oh, they want to use our toilets.'” “Why shouldn’t they use your toilets?” ‘For women!’ ”
“‘They’re women, look at their pronouns! What about this person who’s not a lady?'” He added. “Well, his penis.” ? ‘”
“What if she rapes you, you’re shit TERF?” joked Gervais, referring to the acronym Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist, which is used to refer to people who reject the idea that trans women are real women.
Gervais doubled his anti-trans attacks while arguing that Kevin Hart stopped hosting the 2018 Oscars because of past tweets that were considered homophobic. He criticized how the trend of comics for old tweets that were not considered controversial at the time was being canceled today.
“You can’t predict what will be offensive in the future,” said Gervais, who in the past has joked that his ultimate goal is to be canceled. “Like, the worst thing you can say today, to be canceled on Twitter, death threats, the worst thing you can say today is, ‘Women have no penis,’ right? Now, no one saw it coming.”
“You won’t find a ten-year-old tweet saying ‘Women don’t have penises.’ You know why? We didn’t think we should!” He added. ‘offended by jokes about AIDS, Hitler and other taboo subjects.
Despite the perceived transphobic jokes, Ricky Gervais maintained in the special that he was actually a big supporter of the trans community.
“Full disclosure: In real life, of course, I support trans rights. I support all human rights, and trans rights are human rights,” the comic insisted. “Live your best life. Use your favorite pronouns. Be the gender you feel you are. But find me halfway, ladies. Lose shit. That’s all I’m saying.”
Needless to say, the inflammatory jokes did not please many online, accusing the British of hitting an marginalized community.
“Ricky Gervais has a new stand-up show on Netflix today,” a critic told Twitter. “In five minutes he is joking about trans women who attack and rape people in public toilets. To him, we exist only as a fist line, a threat, something less than human. “
Another tweeted: “If you’re a comedian and support trans people, it’s your responsibility to protest against Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais’ new special. At this point, you can’t call yourself an ally unless you object. publicly. is the minimum. “
Another found a hypocrite with Gervais, who is a staunch animal activist, who beat trans people while criticizing animal abuse.
“It’s crazy that the whole Ricky Gervais part is screaming and laughing at the marginalized groups who are brutally murdered every day, before turning to the camera, making a sad face and saying, ‘Some people put lipsticks on their bunnies. “, they wrote.
“In honor of Ricky Gervais and his 2-4-1 on trans people and the cancellation of culture, in fact, I’m canceling,” said a critic of the streaming service, which recently lost a lot of subscribers. “Thanks @netflix #TransRightsAreHumanRights.”
The GLAAD advocacy group also intervened on Tuesday afternoon, tweeting in a thread that the special was “full of graphics, dangerous and antitrusters disguised as jokes. It also emits anti-gay rhetoric and spreads inaccurate information about HIV.” .
However, some fans of comedy were entertained by the British comedian, with a Twitter user who wrote: “5 minutes after Ricky Gervais’ special and he has already mentioned that ‘old guy women’ they are dinosaurs and they respect the pronouns of a rapist. Here we come! “
Another wrote: “I see Ricky Gervais is defending the IDGAF + community.”
The controversy comes after his fellow comedian Dave Chappelle, also recently accused of making transphobic jokes, was approached on stage by a rapper, who was allegedly “activated” by the comic’s jokes about the LGBTQ community.
“I identify as bisexual … and I wanted him to know what he said was causing it,” Isaiah Lee, who is currently being held in Los Angeles, told The Post.
This article was originally published by the New York Post and reproduced with permission
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