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Ricky Gervais pushes back against anti-trans joke criticism: 'I think I'm right'
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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.
Jokes absolutely do not need to be in "good taste" because that's extremely subjective
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