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Ricky Gervais ‘Humanity’ and trans

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BRHaunton · 14/03/2018 00:17

Not really a fan but DS likes him so we’ve just sat and watched his new stand up show on Netflix.

I was pulling this face Shock

He certainly isn’t pulling any punches on the subject of dead naming, being forced to believe ‘transwomen are women’ or Caitlin Jenner etc.

He’s got to be getting a lot of abuse for that surely?!

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cheminotte · 14/03/2018 08:09

That's a surprisingly positive review from the Guardian. I'm not normally a fan of RG, but it's good that someone is pointing out the 'Emperors new Clothes' situation we seem to have ended up in. Agree with PP that a female comedian would not get away with it.

bigbootsj · 14/03/2018 07:04

Love Ricky Gervais, he's hilarious. No one forces you to watch or listen, you're perfectly able to switch off.

LifelongVaginaOwner · 14/03/2018 06:51

Ricky Gervais is very pro-science and thinks religion is a load of bollocks. It'd be surprising if he didn't think the inane 'transwomen are women' cult was bullshit.

MaximumVolume · 14/03/2018 06:25

DH showed me this last night. He is clearly being provocative, but from the way the audience was reacting, it's clear they were (en masse) sceptical of "transwomen are women".

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 14/03/2018 06:18

Ricky's a bloke, so he's allowed to question and mock it.

Didn't Robert Webb get badly attacked on Twitter for questioning trans issues?

Ritzsaltedcrackers · 14/03/2018 06:17

Ricky is a big animal rights activist and often gets involved in campaigns.

If he could get on board with this it would be massive. His partner Jane Fallon is influential too - an author and script writer I think.

Awrite · 14/03/2018 06:02

I'll give it a watch tonight.

Trumpdump · 14/03/2018 05:43

Ricky's a bloke, so he's allowed to question and mock it. A female comedian would never get away with this though...

Also, RG never apologizes...

EmpressOfJurisfiction · 14/03/2018 05:36

I don't think he'll publicly rescind it. He's been doing it for months as part of the Humanity tour now.

LolitaLempicka · 14/03/2018 05:34

I think the routine highlights the preposterousness of it all. We have to ignore biology and concentrate on feelings.

theaveragewife · 14/03/2018 03:08

Started watching last night but fell asleep mid-trans section. What I saw was mainly mocking Caitlyn Jenner and the fact the public have to subscribe to an alternate reality where Bruce didn’t exist because he wanted to wear a dress.

Ricky pointed out this happened after Bruce was the driver in a car accident where the person he went into died (being careful about my language here).

TheMonstrousRegiment · 14/03/2018 02:36

I have only seen one movie (he played a dentist, can't remember the name) and saw him on a youtube interview (Graham Norton?) once, so I don't know anything about him.

Is he a decent guy? It sounds like the OP says he was taking the anti-TRA POV, is he a feminist ally? Sorry to ask, it's kind of a tough question to google.

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BRHaunton · 14/03/2018 01:55

I don’t think he’ll be rescinding it. He did about a whole twenty minutes set on it. And according to Twitter he’s said he’s never received such an overwhelmingly positive response for a show before.

I’m not sure if you can watch it in anything else but Netflix? There are some clips on Twitter but not sure if they have the relevant bits in.

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letsgetserious · 14/03/2018 01:43

Any way to see the relevant section if you're not on Netflix?

Trailedanderror · 14/03/2018 01:30

I bet he publicly rescinds it. Sad

CircleSquareCircleSquare · 14/03/2018 01:10

Is this his recent Netflix stand up?

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BRHaunton · 14/03/2018 00:52

Before I say ‘I agree’ do you mean me or Gervais? Grin

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CisMyArse · 14/03/2018 00:43

Attention seeking little Oik.

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