Netflix released the new Ricky Gervais comedy special SuperNature on Tuesday (May 24), and already the show has garnered criticism for a series of transphobic jokes. Early in the special, Gervais launches into a 15-minute-long segment aimed at trans people and “cancel culture.” His material includes cheap and offensive jokes about pronouns, public bathrooms, and rape. “Oh, women!” he begins. “Not all women, I mean the old-fashioned ones. The old-fashioned women, the ones with wombs. Those f*****g 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. They’re as good as gold; I love them.” He continues by portraying a made-up argument, stating, “‘Oh, they want to use our toilets.’ ‘Why shouldn’t they use your toilets?’ ‘For ladies!’ ‘They are ladies — look at their pronouns! What about this person isn’t a lady?...
- 5/24/2022
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