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Ricky Gervais pushes back against anti-trans joke criticism: 'I think I'm right' (www.thepinknews.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/transgender@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

This is taken directly from the article. I didn't censor anything.

And I'm fine with jokes about anything, but they need to be in good taste. These aren't in good taste.

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[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Jokes absolutely do not need to be in "good taste" because that's extremely subjective

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[–] FabioTheNewOrder@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

And that's a common misconception. Satire IS objective: if you're using it to punch up you're objectively right, if you're using it to punch down you're objectively wrong. It's as easy as that

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