Ricky Gervais tweet

“I'm surprised that RG really gets it too and speaks out.”

I’m not. He’s talked lovingly and respectfully about his intelligent, successful, long term partner for years. He knows what a real woman is. And gets vexed and defensive about this alternative narrative. As do most sane people.

Ricky cuts through the crap.

That’s the thing - you can only identify as something that you’re not.

What is a plargarumpchi?

Anyone who sincerely identifies as a plargarumpchi.

Meaningless.

If a small child or an alien from outer space asked you what a woman was, would this answer help them understand? No.

If it makes sense to anyone, it's because they already know what a woman actually is. Which we all do, every one of us. Because long ago, someone else explained it to us properly. Adult human female.

Thank you Ricky Gervais!

Err you said nobody goes after him. They definitely have. He hasn't faced the same amount of vitriol that someone like JKR has, but to say that nobody goes after him...

Hardly equates to the hate JKR has received does it? Has he received rape threats, death threats, been cancelled by those he helped to stardom, had protesters outside his home? A few people saying he's awful isn't he? doesn't really amount to the same thing.

Loved his last special, he sails close to the wind on a few subjects and made me gasp and wince but he's so clever.

He’s right and he’s funny. Top bloke.
I’d love to see Gervais and Linehan write a comedy series together.

Me too!

No he didn't care when he was offending people with the use of certain derogatory words. What a hero.

he openly mocks TW and is treated as 'a bit of a wind-up merchant'. JKR occasionally expresses concern about safeguards for women and is a pariah in many eyes. I can't think what the difference might be...

I can't stand him.

He's spot on, if a woman is ''anyone who identifies as a woman'' then woman loses any meaning.

Good one Ricky.

I'm not a fan of RG's comedy but can still think he's a decent bloke.

It just seems that this concept goes way over the heads of most of the activist types.

so do I. He's spot-on.

I'm surprised that RG really gets it too and speaks out. I'm assuming there are many more celebs who feel the same that aren't as uncancellable as himself and JKR.

I used to work at an office where I had to put my pronouns on my email signature. In case anyone misconstrued my feminine name as ambiguous. It was a departmental ruling. We had a meeting to ask how we identified. They asked if I identified as a woman, I said ‘no, I am a woman’ they asked if I was ‘natal’. My reply of “say what, now? “ while looking a smidge confused did not endear me to my manager (half my age and seriously up himself). I stuck the environment 3 months and then handed in my phone & laptop and walked away.

I am with Ricky on this one. I live in a city with a lot of trans M to Fs. Live and let live but don’t get me started on racing against them as I get peeved. I am similarly not happy about sharing club changing/shower facilities and often get changed in my car, along with the other dozen or so women. Not all in my car, but in our own cars. I know that’s a different issue, but sometimes I feel too old for all this.

I don't think this is misogyny. Ricky Gervais has been vocal about controversial things forever and has made it very clear that he does not care what you think about his opinions.

I think people don't even bother trying to cancel him because his audience like him exactly for these kind of views and he doesn't care.

Only because I really need to understand all points of view on any topic because that how you think for yourself....

Can anyone help here....

This bloke says "anatomy and chromosomes work for 99% of people" (regarding whether they're a woman or not.)

Who's the 1% here? Is he pulling an "intersex" card? Or does he think 1% of women have a penis? Because his stats are way out on either front.

Interesting that 'sincerity' has been added to the definition to ensure that the 'simply identifies as a woman' definition doesn't continue to sink their ship. However I suspect the sincerity test wills simply be used against women who use the examples of identifying as no-gender/another age/race/anything at all in order to negate their argument because those examples aren't 'sincere' not like all those 'brave women' men.

Men do get cancelled. Graham Linehan being the obvious example.

Avoiding it is more to do with power. Gervais and JKR have enough clout in their industries to withstand the howls from the braying mob. Others aren't so lucky.

I think he's just brilliant. I suspect he agrees with me...

I fucking love Ricky 😂