Ricky Gervais in trouble over transphobic jokes in Netflix special - The Independent News

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Ricky Gervais is under fire for his new comedy special SuperNature which received a lot of backlash for jokes at the expense of the transgender community.

which received a lot of backlash for jokes at the expense of the transgender community.

Gervais also made a distinction between “old-fashioned women” describing them as “the ones with wombs” and “new women” as “the ones with beards and .”“What if he rapes me? What if she rapes you, you TERF?” the comedian says in a back-and-forth exchange. TERF is an acronym that stands for trans exclusionary radical feminists. The term describes feminists who are transphobic.

Later he admitted to sharing “misinformed” rhetoric and being “childish,” but preferred to be provocative in comedy. “We’re not trying to offend. That’s not our aim,” he said of controversial comedians. “We’re trying to make you laugh. Trying to make you have a good time.”

 

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