As we told you, Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais took a little heat on Sunday for making a joke about Caitlyn Jenner and women drivers. Since Gervais offends everyone, we really didn’t see what was such a big deal.
Gervais ended up defending the joke on Twitter, saying:
Suggesting a joke about Caitlin Jenner is automatically transphobic is like suggesting a joke about Bill Cosby is automatically racist.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) January 12, 2016
Caitlyn Jenner, however, didn’t think it was very funny:
Caitlyn Jenner breaks her silence on Ricky Gervais' #GoldenGlobes jokes: https://t.co/iKD3JEa87d pic.twitter.com/V7C0Z7BDpZ
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) January 14, 2016
Jenner told reporters:
“On Ricky, I think what I’m gonna do is call the Golden Globes and see if they need a new host for next year,” Jenner said at the Television Critics Tour in Pasadena, California. “And we’ll solve that problem.”
But then said when asked what it’s like to be labeled a spokesperson for the trans community:
“I’m only a spokesman for me and my story,” she said. “I have so much to learn in this community.”
Back up a second. Jenner said “spokesman“? She misgendered herself! Imagine if Gervais had done that:
"I’m only a spokesman for me and my story." – Caitlyn Jenner
Uh, Caitlyn, I think you mean 'spokesperson'. You are so politically offensive.— Ingrid Elkner (@IngridElkner) January 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/therealbenc83/status/688051210931318784
https://twitter.com/kanieski/status/688047946798120961
Gervais wasn’t done. He used EW’s “brakes her silence” headline to make another joke about Jenner’s driving:
At last. She always brakes too late. https://t.co/COlZnqYVZZ
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) January 15, 2016
Please, please, please let her host The @goldenglobes. Just don't let her drive.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) January 15, 2016
Flashback: While Caitlyn was still Bruce, he killed a woman in a car crash in Malibu:
Caitlyn Jenner, who killed a woman in a car crash, talks fashion at the ESPY awards http://t.co/cSsX9qstPW
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 16, 2015
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