Ricky Gervais on Offensive Jokes

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[@roryd1888]

Ricky getting offended by people being offended by his jokes is just too much 😂

[@carolynholloway5488]

I think you've missed his point.

[@roryd1888]

@@carolynholloway5488 no you are missing the point

[@carolynholloway5488]

@@roryd1888 🤦‍♀️

[@jon8004]

And somehow equally annoying.

[@manfmalachi]

He absolutely is aware of the irony. Wouldn't it be cool to see it dawn on him in real time though ?

[@jonathanmebane3782]

Dude is the realest

[@MillillioN]

"I find you offensive for finding me offensive" Eminem

[@finn-ex6cn]

You could say Ricky is… offended

[@jackbicknell4711]

Nope, he's irritated at people being too sensitive

[@SamJMartinMusic]

it’s observation (:

[@JasonCunliffe]

"Sticks and stones can break my bones, But words can never hurt me!" --- common playground philosophy when i was 8+ years old ---mantra said out loud often And truth be told it helped, but it also spurred the bullies to ever more vicious taunts, teasing, cruel lies and humiliating power games. Making the bullies or the class laugh proved to be the best defense.

[@vampireguy24]

8+?? Man we knew that at 3, we grew a spine EARLY round here

[@1THeOnEAnDonLy0]

Seriously. People nowadays would be offensive watching 80's and 90's comedians.

[@Daerielson]

PLEASE! more of Ricky Gervais...

[@rokpodlogar6062]

I do agree, it's the feeling you carry that make a joke offensive or funny. On the other hand, I also feel strongly, if you offend someone you are at a fair risk of catching one in the face. It should go both ways. Risk on both sides.

[@Shugg-Goff-HHoffical]

Absolutely fait trade is no robbery after all.

[@aleccrombie7923]

You do know Ricky has had some serious training as a boxer. So good luck with that clump in the face.

[@rokpodlogar6062]

@@aleccrombie7923 we are talking in general. getting your feelings hurt by a comedian is just dumb.

[@IsaacSMILE]

Rickyyyyyyy memold mucka.

[@user-tn5lo4wf9f]

Absolute facts, Ricky is amazing 😊

[@guinnessharvey4476]

I’m sure Bernard Manning said exactly the same thing:)

[@mineralin641]

My rules are: Don't punch down. And the joke has to be funnier than it is offensive.

[@thenerdupstairs5705]

Cool story

[@reinebishop9917]

Love you Ricky👍your right😊

[@jeremymilsom5314]

Don’t ever back down, humanity needs you and your supporters to push the tyrannical boundaries away!

[@MaDcOw1986]

Totally right on point 👉

[@GreenChilliD]

Ricky Gervais said it best, ‘Just because you’re offended, it doesn’t mean you’re right’ & ‘You shouldn’t say ‘That’s offensive. You should say, I found it offensive’.

[@juliagoodfellow-so4jc]

It's funny if you say it Ricky, no matter what it is.

[@DanFedMusic]

A truly intelligent talented person can craft their art in a way that doesn't offend others.

[@KS-xk2so]

You know fuck all about stand up comedy. Literally the only way to find where the line is, is to step over it. Any comic needs room to work. My god, what a stupid comment.

[@lofimannetti8548]

You can cross the line, difference is how good are you at comedy to pull it off? That was Dave Chappelle lately "People getting canceled? Mothrrfucker I'm Dave Chappelle I'll make em laugh watch me!" And then wins awards for it G

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

I find it offensive that my right to freedom of expression is censored because I can't predict someone's what will offend someone. If I had that gift I'd be buying shares and betting on races.

[@MayorSom]

You cannot make any joke about anyone. He knows that full well. Don’t touch the third rail mate, but keep punching down

[@ChefDuane]

You don't have a right NOT to be offended. Brace up, life is tough, get a helmet.

[@tashaclaire7258]

And crayons!

[@jimmyjarrett-ws2iz]

Candice?😂

[@TotalTuxedo]

​@@jimmyjarrett-ws2izshe ain't coming back bro and she ain't gonna be in some random comment section on KZbin.

[@jimmyjarrett-ws2iz]

@@TotalTuxedo I obviously didn't think it was her mate

[@Monday-br6tt]

When you laugh about "fat people" for example... I had an eating disorder when I was young, and because I was so thin I ended up in hospital. I got to know an obese girl. It is a serious disorder which requires therapy. Many people with eating disorder who can't stop eating really go through emotional and consequently physical problems you can't imagine. Eating is more complex than you might think.

[@partolo100]

you can shorten rhis entire 1 hour interview with, even if it hurts your feelings remember that in 5 years the joke wont effect your life, so try to not give it more than 5 min in ur head and make it as a rules, if something doesnt bother you in 5 yrs it doesnt need 5 min of your time

[@gaylestewart6694]

We love you in Canada ❤

[@stevebonafede2777]

Brilliant

[@northernbunny9894]

Now, I and daughter were in movie theater watching a scene. Where this cute little blonde girl most adorable little girl with Is shelley temple curls. All of a sudden gets attacked by a werewolf and laugh so hard the people around us most thought we were Psychopaths. It was out place that what we found funny. But he right, it about the emotions and point of veiw that you carry with you that make it funny.

[@gizmotv9320]

Hes clearly offended by people saying they are offended by him. He's so thinskinned

[@HiyaEverybody.]

It's not a matter of jokes being able to be made about anything, it's a matter of knowing that there are some subjects that it's in very bad taste to make jokes about.

[@KS-xk2so]

taste according to who? You're literally making his point for him man.

[@HiyaEverybody.]

@@KS-xk2so Well obviously taste as a collective opinion of rational thinking morally sound people. Immediate examples are the subject matters of paedophilia, bestiality, the Holocaust, abuse and rape. Sure "jokes" can be made but in my opinion would be in poor taste and not funny at all.

[@KS-xk2so]

@@HiyaEverybody. Exactly, your opinion. Like he said, you find those topics offensive, so phrase it that way. Some people can laugh at jokes in those areas, even some with trauma's associated, as its part of how they choose to heal. You aren't the arbiter of societal offensive, no one is, so stating things that way is arrogant and stupid.

[@HiyaEverybody.]

@@KS-xk2so Ok, I'm sorry that you don't understand my comment and that you have some troubling issues. I don't find the subject matters I listed as offensive, indeed each is worthy of subjective debate, but the concept of finding those subjects as being fair game for making jokes about would be considered offensive by any sane and rational person. You will only be wasting your time by replying because I wouldn't be interested in receiving further proof of your stupidity and lack of compassion.

[@jjproductions7236]

Ricky can’t take criticism You’re allowed to make those jokes and people are allowed to hate them, works both ways

[@v-22]

Yes, Ricky, but life isn't fair. Many of us have no idea what others have gone through and what a joke may accomplish in terms of pain to an individual. To quote Robin Williams, "“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know absolutely nothing about. Be kind-always.”

[@KS-xk2so]

I doubt Ricky is walking down the street accosting people just living their lives with offensive jokes.... but if you're going to a comedy show, you have to prepare for what that might entail. If you're struggling privately with something that might be joked about, then don't go to the bloody show, its that simple.

[@graytlo]

Him saying “it’s just facts” is so weird. It’s like saying something is true because a stereotype exists

[@vbn2678]

A joke can really only be 2 things -- funny or not. You laughed at it, or you didn't. Either way it really shouldn't have any significant impact on your emotional wellbeing.

[@petergivenbless900]

On the "it's offensive"/"I find it offensive" point; a key trait of narcissism is the inability to differentiate between subjective experience and objective reality.

[@toffee2too416]

Come on help us simple folk understand your point, please?

[@Shugg-Goff-HHoffical]

​@toffee2too416 that literally everything is about them. Thier ego is so fragile that they expect reality to cater to thier expectations dynamically and even spontaneously.

[@FilmDisciple-uu4fs]

Fragile Ricky😂

[@AJzilllaPro]

Just because it may be funny doesn’t mean it can’t also be offensive.

[@PassDaMethod]

Offense is taken, not given.

[@KiiroiSenko1]

@@PassDaMethod100%

[@greacts88]

You clearly didn't listen to a word Ricky said 😂

[@AJzilllaPro]

@@PassDaMethod Which still makes the joke offensive. Different things offend different people but some are deemed more offensive than others. Now, everything can be “deemed” offensive as it is subjective to the person however we can all agree about certain topics being controversial and offensive as they will most likely be taken as such .

[@bonkknob3240]

@@PassDaMethodif someone called your mother a bitch to her face would you blame her for being upset or the person who said anything

[@maryhominuk376]

People are way too sensitive over everything

[@joshhunt4146]

The thing is - and iv said this so many times - people have been getting offended since the Dawn of time. It’s nothing new, it’s just because of social media people have a voice and so we hear more about it. And half the time it’s like 3 people on Twitter but the tabloids grab onto it and say it’s everyone…

[@Fungsabai33033]

Can you make it more simpler? How you make it hard simply shows that you aren’t smart enough to make it easier.

[@teofilstevenson]

If people are so sensitive then is it really a good choice to go see a comedy show? That’s their decision and they should be responsible for it.

[@KS-xk2so]

Exactly. Its like vegans going to a steakhouse and then getting mad there isn't 15 menu options for them.

[@user-yf2he1zf2h]

How arrogant are you to people not express feelings on your offensive jokes

[@AlmostPerfectMedia]

Remember folks, you can say anything you want, except criticise his comedy.

[@louise4660]

Ricky is amazing inside and out whatever comes out of his mouth he's a loving man❤❤❤❤

[@Monday-br6tt]

It depends where the joke comes from. When the joke comes from the heart, it is okay. Then the person feels that he or she is loved. But there is some kind of horrid-humour I can't laugh about. It comes from dark places.... Mockery for example.

[@Chad_Cave]

Love Ricky but I disagree. The argument that I should be able to say anything I want to say, any way I want to say it, then complaining when people find it offensive, is flawed. Fragile could be someone who needs to be able to say the most offensive shit they can think of, then blame the offended.

[@KS-xk2so]

That wasn't the argument at all... way to completely miss the point.

[@cyrex6519]

Yeah i dont see any offensive in your jokes...

[@magilla808]

Sounds like he thinks that behavior is offensive

[@TotalTuxedo]

Being the only one offended and expecting the world to be more kind to JUST YOU is pretty f***ing offensive tbh.

[@lmaololroflcopter]

Ricky should probably follow his own advice and not actively seek out his name and criticisms on Twitter.

[@Mithum52]

My ears tell me he's not even funny. His delivery doesn't do it for me.

[@runningchief]

It's not arrogance, if I don't want to hear I'll turn it off. You don't deserve air time if people don't want to hear it.

[@TotalTuxedo]

You just said you'll turn it off if you don't want to hear it. Then you said something retarded right after that.

[@Susan-kz8dd]

The senstivos as I call them, are greatly annoying.

[@KhanivoreQniba]

Are you offended that people are offended and that they don’t listen to you Ricky? Wow this guys ego is hilarious.

[@samburnscomposer]

Ricky is so shit without Stephen merchant oh my god

[@tamsheikh]

He’s a big mouth well use it @rickygervaise About time the brave talk about Palestine and the genocide and in turn cleanse the industry of its bias practices and propaganda. #novaramedia #doubledownnews #normanfinklestine #democracynow

[@AllStreamNoDick]

Imagine being so arrogant as to claim your opinions are facts - he is an unbelievable hypocrite