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Cue outrage: Gervais' new Netflix special just dropped.

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mirax · 24/05/2022 10:44

Supernature is taking absolutely, absolutely no prisoners. I am 7 minutes in with a mojito in hand.

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MagnoliaTaint · 24/05/2022 17:10

Seems to be trending on Twitter, too.

Cleebope2 · 24/05/2022 17:05

Just watched it. His humour is spot on. He has his priorities right.

Saucery · 24/05/2022 17:03

AuxArmesCitoyens · 24/05/2022 17:01

I bet his missus is on here!

She’s got to be. Some of the horrors in her books have stepped straight out of the comments on here and onto the page Grin

AuxArmesCitoyens · 24/05/2022 17:01

I bet his missus is on here!

heathspeedwell · 24/05/2022 17:00

I don't think he is transphobic.

He's not laughing at trans people.

He's laughing at people who care more about being seen to use preferred pronouns than they care about the danger of women being raped.

VWCV · 24/05/2022 16:54

CatherinaJTV · 24/05/2022 16:51

maybe I've become more aware. Absolutely a possibility.

And just to say that someone who is fatshaming, ableist, transphobic, will not stop at misogyny, so there's that. I think we should not have idols at all. They usually disappoint.

Yes I love his work not him.

Theeyeballsinthefuckingsky · 24/05/2022 16:54

True Catherina. I used to love Eddie izzard and “they’re not womens dresses they’re my dresses, I buy them” stance. THAT was widening the bandwidth of what it means to be male

now EI has decided he’s actually woman when he wears a dress “girl mode” not so much…

MagnoliaTaint · 24/05/2022 16:52

He's not an idol, Catherina. He is a comedian. That is: someone people watch for amusement.

CatherinaJTV · 24/05/2022 16:51

maybe I've become more aware. Absolutely a possibility.

And just to say that someone who is fatshaming, ableist, transphobic, will not stop at misogyny, so there's that. I think we should not have idols at all. They usually disappoint.

MagnoliaTaint · 24/05/2022 16:49

MsEverywhere · 24/05/2022 16:38

Just watched it again. It actually is genius for how much of the thought processes from the TRAs and their useful idiots (Lammy, I am looking at you), he manages to get into just one minute.

That clip is indeed perfect. Right on the nose.

MsEverywhere · 24/05/2022 16:38

Just watched it again. It actually is genius for how much of the thought processes from the TRAs and their useful idiots (Lammy, I am looking at you), he manages to get into just one minute.

VWCV · 24/05/2022 16:37

Lynnthesearesexnotgenderpeople · 24/05/2022 16:30

Has he lost that much weight?Confused

His comedy has always been of this nature.

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I think he's pretty much put his weight back on.

I love him though.

The Extra's episode with David Bowie was very funny and taking the piss out of himself - The Little Fat Man With The Pugged Nosed Face.

Lynnthesearesexnotgenderpeople · 24/05/2022 16:30

CatherinaJTV · 24/05/2022 15:54

He was fun when he was punching up, then midlife crisis hit (is my interpretation), he lost a lot of weight, and went all fatshaming and ableist. Not funny anymore (and I adored his work before).

Has he lost that much weight?Confused

His comedy has always been of this nature.

Lynnthesearesexnotgenderpeople · 24/05/2022 16:29

OpFields · 24/05/2022 15:10

In the future young people will look back on that clip of Gervais like our generation look at Jim Davidson and Bernard Manning.

What, in your future utopia where any man can identify as a woman just on his say so, where there are no single sex prisons, hospital wards or refuges, where female only sport no longer exists and where children are routinely pumped full of powerful life changing drugs?

That future?

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MsEverywhere · 24/05/2022 15:57

Thanks @Waitwhat23

MsEverywhere · 24/05/2022 15:56

RufusthefIoraImissingreindeer · 24/05/2022 15:51

MsEverywhere

I've no idea why either

Assume its just a mistake as it seems very obvious to me what you were saying

Yeah, I thought so. Maybe @Waitwhat23 who joined the outrage pile on could come and explain.

CatherinaJTV · 24/05/2022 15:54

He was fun when he was punching up, then midlife crisis hit (is my interpretation), he lost a lot of weight, and went all fatshaming and ableist. Not funny anymore (and I adored his work before).

Waitwhat23 · 24/05/2022 15:54

Ah, certainly a mistake on my part - I've misread the format. Apologies from me.

RufusthefIoraImissingreindeer · 24/05/2022 15:51

MsEverywhere

I've no idea why either

Assume its just a mistake as it seems very obvious to me what you were saying

MsEverywhere · 24/05/2022 15:43

rabbitwoman · 24/05/2022 15:28

No, of course not, that is the whole fucking POINT!!!!

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I'm not sure why you are sounding exasperated and sweary at me. It sounded like Opfields was saying Gervais will in the future be regarded the way we see Jim Davidson and Bernard Manning.

Which I was clearly disagreeing with.

5oclockhero · 24/05/2022 15:43

This is great. Another Ricky convert here. I'm secretly hoping Martin Freeman will add his support (he's Amanda Abington's ex and worked with Gervais on the Office, and never seems afraid to speak out)

WouldBeGood · 24/05/2022 15:42

Yes @Abhannmor and @terryleather

And the Twitterati love him - dilemma for them

terryleather · 24/05/2022 15:40

Abhannmor · 24/05/2022 15:17

Never warmed to Ricky tbh. But he is just the right bloke for this fight. Way too big to cancel and couldn't care less.

That's how I feel Abhannmor

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