The world may be going to hell in a handbasket, but today does have one saving grace.
Today is the day that Ricky Gervais’ new Netflix special “SuperNature” drops on Netflix.
Ricky Gervais is going to make a bunch of funny jokes in his new special. I hope Netflix has pre-ordered the fainting couches.
— AG (@AGHamilton29) May 24, 2022
Oh, the fainting couch companies are definitely gonna have their work cut out for them.
Last week, Gervais said that “smart” people wouldn’t be offended by his special. And he’s right, of course.
But there are plenty — and we mean plenty — of stupid people out there, which means that there are gonna be a whole lot of shattered “I’M OFFENDED” meters when this is over.
Remember when Ricky Gervais was funny? Nah, me neither.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) May 24, 2022
You've got to be stupid to think re-peddling the most tired, ignorant, Trump-cult fuelled transphobic crap is edgy. Ricky Gervais, 40 years into his career, vomitting up toxic crap to make money from failing @netflix is little different to a Jim Davidson special for thick bigots https://t.co/tZ172o6MVE
— Will Black (@WillBlackWriter) May 24, 2022
Uh-oh, Ricky … look what you did:
Ricky Gervais Starves to Death After Massive Fire Destroys All Low-Hanging Fruithttps://t.co/Faj2FogMSm
— Hard Drive (@HardDriveMag) May 24, 2022
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature deals in cheap jokes and humiliating trans people – review ⭐⭐ https://t.co/EdJciZlWrF
— The Independent (@Independent) May 24, 2022
Ricky Gervais has claimed he's a supporter of trans rights – yet he spent a good portion of his new Netflix special mocking them. https://t.co/2xaPww7AB4
— Metro (@MetroUK) May 24, 2022
Ricky Gervais' new Netflix special is nothing more than an anti-trans garbage fire https://t.co/ijRXBaX9jE
— PinkNews (@PinkNews) May 24, 2022
Variety couldn’t agree more:
Ricky Gervais’ Netflix comedy special “SuperNature” has only been released on the streamer for a few hours, but it has already drawn criticism for a string of graphic transphobic jokes https://t.co/1tUyx3pxSw
— Variety (@Variety) May 24, 2022
“Oh, women!” he says. “Not all women, I mean the old-fashioned ones. The ones with wombs. Those fucking dinosaurs. I love the new women. They’re great, aren’t they? The new ones we’ve been seeing lately. The ones with beards and cocks" https://t.co/1tUyx3pxSw
— Variety (@Variety) May 24, 2022
“You can’t predict what will be offensive in the future,” Gervais says. “You don’t know who the dominant mob will be. The worst thing you can say today is, ‘Women don’t have penises,’ right?" https://t.co/1tUyx3pxSw
— Variety (@Variety) May 24, 2022
At the end, Gervais says, “In real life, I support trans rights. I support all human rights. Trans rights are human rights. Live your best life. Use your preferred pronouns. Be the gender that you feel you are. But meet me halfway, ladies. Lose the cock" https://t.co/1tUyx3pxSw
— Variety (@Variety) May 24, 2022
Oh, the humanity!
My favorite Gervais headline "Ricky Gervais Under Fire for Transphobic Tweets He Claims Are Jokes" https://t.co/2ZJHkbR1Q2
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) May 24, 2022
Who is he under fire from? https://t.co/oOZMMl8jJs
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) May 24, 2022
Hold up, Stephen … are you suggesting that the outrage over Gervais’ special is largely manufactured?
We hope that’s what you’re suggesting, because it’s true.
So it's funny. https://t.co/TqZOGcHDyT
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 24, 2022
Well, you watch and be the judge:
🤣🤣 All hell is about to break lose. pic.twitter.com/grozKb6Rip
— Aja 🇯🇲🇬🇧⚢💚🤍💜🦖 (@Aja02537920) May 24, 2022
Fact-check: true. Ricky Gervais’ new comedy special is, indeed, funny. Hilarious, actually.
The best comedy works because it contains an element of truth. And Gervais’ comedy is absolutely overflowing with truth.
Apparently, @rickygervais — like biology, feminism, and reality itself — is transphobic. https://t.co/ehebiIhLBH
— Ali A. Rizvi (@aliamjadrizvi) May 24, 2022
Ricky Gervais may be an animal rights activist, but he straight-up slaughtered a sacred woke cow.
And you’d better believe that we’re here for it.
Good. He shouldn’t.
All of this boils down to is "you should not be allowed to make fun of me" whether it's this community or Nina Jankowicz.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) May 24, 2022
Yep.
You can’t demand to be treated equally by society and then demand to be treated as a special snowflake exempt from normal aspects of society. Everyone else has jokes made about every aspect of their being — including things beyond their control. Learn to cope. https://t.co/M88W0YjlQd
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) May 24, 2022
The only thing that could possibly make this better is for J.K. Rowling to give Gervais’ special her personal seal of approval.
Oh nice, it’s out! Queued up for later
— Jay (@OneFineJay) May 24, 2022
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