Ricky Gervais has responded to a petition demanding Netflix remove a controversial joke from his new comedy special, calling out ‘faux’ outrage.

  • @itsAsin
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    110 months ago

    Gervais’ jokes were not only distasteful but also heartless,” and “a slap in the face to not only the children battling these serious illnesses…

    honestly tho, the kids themselves might find it funny?.. it can be very cathartic to laugh at a demeaning joke aimed at you. (see: South Park)

    • @qooqie
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      -110 months ago

      It’s a bad joke in bad taste. He’s right it ultimately doesn’t matter, but it doesn’t take much to not write those jokes. And any parent that lost a child to terminal illness doesn’t want to hear that when they’re looking for a night of comedy

      • @Baahb
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        210 months ago

        A Ricky Gervais joke in Ricky Gervais taste. Nothing you said here is wrong, but the dude is literally doing the same thing he always does. Maybe if you don’t wanna hear Ricky Gervais jokes don’t go watch him?