Ricky Gervais Hates Fatties
In Ricky Gervais' new comedy audiobook, he jokes that fat asses who get lipo and the gastric bypass surgery are "lazy fat pigs." Karl Lagerfeld just fell in love (see below).
Ricky said, "If your arse is too fucking fat, stop eating and go for a run." The Telegraph said Ricky was attacking overweight people. He responded to this on his own blog by saying he will never stop the fat jokes until doctors prove that being a member of the chunk club is something you're born with. Has Ricky never heard of the fat gene?! Anyway, here's what he had to say:
I heard someone on the radio once say that they were tired of the prejudice aimed at the overweight. They said something like "you're not allowed to make fun of gay people, so why are you allowed to make fun of fat people? It's the same thing."It's not the same thing though, is it? Gay people are born that way. They didn't work at becoming gay. Fat people became fat because they would rather be that way than stop eating so much. They had to eat and eat to get fat. Then, when they were fat they had to keep up the eating to stay fat. For gayness to be the same as fatness, gay people would have to start off straight but then ween themselves onto cock. Soon they're noshing all day getting gayer and gayer. They've had more than enough cock... they're full... they're just sucking for the sake of it. Now they're overgay, and frowned upon by people who can have the occasional cock but not over indulge.
When a doctor tells me that that's how you become gay, I'll stop making jokes about fat people.
"Overgay" is the story of my life. Just ask my doctor. He prescribed me a diet of less Bravo, more Spike and less cock, more Kid Rock. That last part rhymes!
Anybody who has seen Ricky's act knows that he's a fat bitch who makes fun of fat bitches and he knows it. When he makes a blubber joke, he'll follow it up with, "I'm a fatty bo batty myself..." or something like that. Because he's a plumpy himself, it's okay for him to make fun of fatties, right? Right?
And who takes him seriously anyway? He's a fucking comedian. It's just jokes! Jokes! People get are so damn oversensitive. You can't make fun of fat people, skinny bitches, gays, lezzies, straights, gingers, squirrels, ferns, etc... What else is there left to laugh at? Rocks?! Well, that includes most of Hollywood, so that settles that. We'll only make fun of fucking rocks!
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Well he isn't a doctor or a scientist now is he? There could very well be a fat gene. What he is saying makes NO SENSE! If gay people ARE born gay then they would come right out from being born liking the same sex IE. little boy toddlers would be going around kissing other boys and not girls. Being born with a fat gene you wouldn't come out weighing 15 lbs you idiot it just means that you will grow bigger than other people. Not all fat people eat and eat and eat. Their are fat people who eat normal portions as children into adulthood and all that who just got bigger than other people. He isn't funny anyway. This guy must be gay his fag ass used to be in some pop band back in the day.
ZiggyStardust,
I love, love, love your avatar. But who is the portrait of? At first I thought it was Martin Van Buren or even John Quincy Adams (the painting is definitely from around that time)... but it's not and it's driving me crazy!
Submitted by buttwhale: "Food is necessary to life, so how does one overcome an addiction when they can never ever quit the particular substance that they are addicted to?"
You can't quit food, but you can moderate your use of it.
Also: I do agree that there can be healthy overweight people. That obese man in Mexico? His heart rate and blood pressure and cholesterol are all normal. Doesn't have diabetes, either.
Submitted by angel_i on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 2:10pm.
I know.
I'm very ambivalent.
And weak.
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I remember when I went from shopping at Lane Bryant or on the plus size, and came over to the regular sizes, it had been so long, I was in heaven! Nothing feels that good! The world was wide open to me!
"Overgay" is the story of my life. Just ask my doctor. He prescribed me a diet of less Bravo, more Spike and less cock, more Kid Rock. That last part rhymes!
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Ummm....yeah - if you wanna hang with comedians you gotta be able to laugh at yourself. They make fun of everybody.
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Submitted by buttwhale on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 2:01pm.
Food is necessary to life, so how does one overcome an addiction when they can never ever quit the particular substance that they are addicted to?
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As someone who has struggled with this issue for her entire adult life the answer for me was to CHANGE my relationship with food. No, you can't quit food altogether, but you can revise the role it plays in your life.
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For gayness to be the same as fatness, gay people would have to start off straight but then ween themselves onto cock.
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I'm sorry but that's funny.
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Submitted by madam s. on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 1:57pm.
Morrissey,
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And I too am often shocked at how difficult it is for some Americans to understand British accents. It doesn't make any sense to me. And it happens surprisingly often...
It's for the same reason I, at first couldn't understand anyone from Philly or Boston.. the linguistics, and pronunciations are different. If you're taking about a general English accent, that's one thing, but if you're talking about the cockney stuff...well that totally different.
He's not so thin, either. Lookit the rolls.
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Most comedians tend to be very angry, bitter, phobic-type people. They take all that hatred and project it onto everyone and everything else. Simple minds find simple jokes funny. Aiming one's humor at an easy target isn't comedy.
I find it rather amusing that most people aren't the least bit willing to recognize food addiction as a very real issue. Drug addiction, alcohol addiction, etc, are acceptable, but food addiction, well that's just ludicrous. Why? We also need to take a look at the fact that food is a necessity. Food is everywhere. There is no escaping food and one cannot 'quit food' cold turkey, unlike drugs. This is not to downplay drug addiction, but let's be realistic here...eating is a very social activity, many conversations revolve around food, most everything we come in contact with is food-related, and so on. Is it really any surprise that people are overweight? Food is necessary to life, so how does one overcome an addiction when they can never ever quit the particular substance that they are addicted to?
Submitted by mckaret on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 1:53pm.
Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels.
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That is my religion.
The other day I handed back some clothing to the girl at the dressing room and when she asked if they worked for me I replied "They're too big."
NEVER in my life did I expect to ever hear those words come out of my mouth.
It was orgasmic.
It was like a drug, and it replaced the "mindlessly eating a 2-pound bag of Cheetos on auto-pilot while watching Jeopardy" drug.
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He's really a funny guy. But having weight issues my whole life (not obese issues, just the usual)...I don't find his take on that stuff amusing. Plus I've known some beanpoles with more serious health issues than the fatties.
A person just doesn't wake up one day and DECIDE to be gay. They are genetically predisposed to being that way. Why would you consciously choose to be the object of ridicule, scorn, hatred, and possibly be KILLED because of your sexual orientation? That's fuckin' bullshit. Homosexuality is NOT a choice.
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Morrissey,
I know... I can't decide how much of Karl's schtick is an act and how much is sincere! Either way he plays it perfectly and hilariously. Surely it's an exaggeration, though. How could he function if it's not?? I want to see what his girlfriend Suzanne looks like... I'm just so curious.
And I too am often shocked at how difficult it is for some Americans to understand British accents. It doesn't make any sense to me. And it happens surprisingly often.
Submitted by Jan_In_The_Pan on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 1:38pm.
... But my one rule of determining what is or isn't funny has always been this: something that's really funny isn't going to hurt anyone. Bottom line....
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I was a former all-beef patty, so I get were you're coming from. But what GOOD comic can do this? In comedy someone is inevitably going to get picked on. If you mean in the hateful, bigoted, overly aggressive, and prejudice way, I completely understand.
Desi Arnaz was soooooooooo YUUMMMMMY.
Ziggy, I hope you are being sarcastic saying no one is born gay.
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Submitted by carebearloves on Tue, 12/30/2008 - 5:46pm.
its a person from france.
P.S. It is my belief that people are born gay.
"Ever heard of FAT and HAPPY?"
There is no such thing. You may claim to be happy but I know better. Nobody wants to be fat.
Why is there not a quote feature here?
Submitted by Deb on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 1:51pm.
How about Ralph Kramden and Alice? Jackie Gleason was huge, and Audrey Meadows was a slip of a thing.
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But Desi Arnaz was a babe magnet, am I right?!?!!?!
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Having been a very large 240 pounds and lost 90 pounds (a real Swan story) and kept it off for 20 years, I can speak on this subject. Being fat is a choice, but food can also be an addiction. Until you decide that you don't want to live like that anymore, and be healthy for yourself, you will always be fat. I think that he is spot on, and it's funny. I did it without surgery. It's hard. It sucks, but you're better for it. Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels. However, I also have a friend who had the surgery to years ago and has gained back 30 pounds because she never changed her mindset. In any event, life is to short not to LAUGH! Let's not take everything so seriously.
Nobody is born gay.
Somebody pass a book on neurdevelopment and genetics on to this stupid whore. He is hopelessly ignorant.
The average commenter on DListed is infinitely more amusing than those over-exposed hag.
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Submitted by parissucksliterally on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 1:48pm.
How about Ralph Kramden and Alice? Jackie Gleason was huge, and Audrey Meadows was a slip of a thing.
Oh, and there's Homer and Marge Simpson.
"JUST SMILE LIKE A NORMAL FUCKED UP PERSON."
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Submitted by madam s. on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 1:39pm.
Morrissey,
When I have deadlines and have to stay up for a few nights I'll listen to the podcasts over and over sometimes, and between sleep deprivation, Karl's monotone insanity, and Ricky's flabbergasted screeching (at Karl's insanity) I am laughing like a loon all night.
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Ha ha, yes, I know, they are absolutely hilarious! I just downloaded about ten of them a week ago or so, and keep them on while I'm doing other things on the computer late at night -- truly great stuff, that. Always cheers me up. I often think, is Karl an act? Could it really be the way he really is? ;)
And, the iPod thing, I watched him tell that anecdote on youtube, and nearly fell out of my chair and then really started to love him, ha ha.
Have you found that some American people, though, can't understand the accents very well? I've tried showing The Office to a few dear friends, and while they love the parts they understand, for some reason parts of it they can't quite make out. (Even though, to me, it's perfectly clear English!) ;)
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Thanks Deb! :)
Morrissey: the fiancee is CONSTANTLY saying that one - "I know a thing or two about a thing or two"....the other one we're always saying is "Oh woh woh woh!" whenever someone bitches about something. Hahaha.
ok Melody...thanks for answering. the same goes for all the sitcoms of today too:
Jim Belushi- fat with hot wife
Kevin James- fat with hot wife
The English Guy on Still Standing- fat with hot wife
just for examples....
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Submitted by carebearloves on Tue, 12/30/2008 - 5:46pm.
its a person from france.
Making fun of fatties is the lowest common denominator. "OH ha-ha that person is fat."
Um, "person of size"? Good grief.
Parissucks, I say that because I think Americans almost expect men to be sloppy and gross looking, especially as they get older. And also because men are not really judged by thier appearance like women are...as a woman, if you are unattractive and/or fat you are almost considered a nonentity. Look at how men are portrayed in the media - wives are always sleek and slim and the husband is fat or chubby. Heck, remember the Flintstones? Fred was a fat doofus and his wife was this gorgeous modelesque redhead. It is unacceptable for a woman to be fat. It is unattractive and indicates that she is lazy, which means she's probably a horrible cook and a bad housekeeper, not to mention the fact that she is too fat to be able to chase your offspring around the house. And she'll likely die before you as well because fat people don't live long lives.
He's not exactly anorexic now, is he?
Jan-In-The-Pan:
I agree with a lot of what you said, but comics DO make fun of anorexics. The beloved George Carlin did and it pissed me off. I do think everyone gets made fun of and that people are too sensitive in general, but I guess having an ED in the past has made me too sensitive to any ED jokes.
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Submitted by carebearloves on Tue, 12/30/2008 - 5:46pm.
its a person from france.
Okay, as a person of size (yea, I put it like that) I'm pretty in love with Ricky Gervais. If you listen to his standup, it's pretty harmless...
also, see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4kMO0_CPao&eurl=http://www.facebook.com/...
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Submitted by Aphid on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 1:34pm.
Morrissey: I LOVE your siggy, I am constantly quoting that movie, especially "Hey leopard! I know you, leopard..."
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hahaha, I love that!!! Also, it's fun to try to work into your everyday conversations about how people need to shut their pie hole(!), how you "don't like to see the face" or the fact that you "know a thing or two about a thing or two!" :p
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Submitted by chichi on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 1:26pm.
Do you need to lose weight? If so get off your fat fucking ass! Quit gorging yourself on food you don't need. Fucking send it to Sudan.
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Um...no. But thanks for the advice.
Morrissey,
When I have deadlines and have to stay up for a few nights I'll listen to the podcasts over and over sometimes, and between sleep deprivation, Karl's monotone insanity, and Ricky's flabbergasted screeching (at Karl's insanity) I am laughing like a loon all night.
Submitted by copperblaze22 on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 1:23pm.
Wait. There's a Spastic Society? Where do I sign up?
Ricky Gervais is a funny fucker. I loved "Extras".
Aphid, congrats on your engagement! Much happiness to you and your beau!
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Well, I'm a lifelong member of the yo-yo dieting club and current fattie. My problem isn't with jokes about being fat...it's when it crosses from poking fun to just straight-out bashing. It's not okay to display outright contempt for someone for the sheer crime of being different from you. It's one thing to hold someone in contempt for crimes against humanity...but when the hell did looking unappealing in stretch pants become a capital crime?
Gervais wouldn't stand on stage and openly, maliciously mock someone with anorexia, right? "Oh, poor you...starving yourself, are ya? Eat a bloody sandwich!" No...because that'd be cruel, right? (And I agree, it would be...I don't "skinny bash" any more than I "fat bash"...)
If someone is overweight because they binge eat, then maybe you could have a bit of sympathy and wonder why someone would have such a compulsion. What would drive them to do something that was so harmful to their health? Surely they can't be happy with the way they are. Were they abused? Do they hate themselves? Any number of reasons for folks to overeat, even if we discount those who really do have medical issues... So why the hate? If you don't like the way a fattie looks, look away. Lots of ugly people in the world but I bet you don't actively point that out to them on a daily basis, right?
I was disappointed when I saw a clip of Gervais being so hateful because I really do think he can be wickedly funny. But my one rule of determining what is or isn't funny has always been this: something that's really funny isn't going to hurt anyone. Bottom line. And I didn't see any measure of self-deprecation in Gervais's routine so I think he's really just being hateful and that's inexcusable.
I also believe that homosexuals don't choose that lifestyle. But why can he appreciate that someone has a natural inclination towards homosexuality but it might not be possible for some folks to have a natural tendency towards overeating or eating for emotional reasons? Some folks self-medicate with alcohol, some with illegal drugs, some by overusing prescription drugs...and some with a Big Mac.
And if you're someone who feels justified in bashing fatties and trying to make them feel worse than they already do feel, you've got a problem of your own. If you had healthy self-esteem you wouldn't need to hurt others for sport. Maybe spend less time attacking others for being different and a little more time working on whatever your own demons are, hmm?
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Submitted by Melody1980 on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 1:25pm.
Being fat is a lifestyle choice.
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Genetics and body type notwithstanding, ITA that the vast majority of people with weight and eating issues (raises hand) do not have a legitimate medical problem, however, having an unhealthy, dysfunctional relationship with food is a complicated psychological issue and if it were as easy as "eat less and move more," we wouldn't even be having this discussion.
Yes, eating less and moving more is the answer, but how does one get from Point A to Point B? That is the quagmire.
Plus there are other societal issues -- our car-culture, our "sit on your ass and watch stupid TV shows" culture, access to all and any kind of junk food 24/7 oriented society.
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THE ONLY WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT PERMANENTLY IS TO CHANGE YOUR BEHAVIOR. PERIOD.
Just because I'm an annoying dork: you typically can't wean (not ween--that's something else altogether) someone onto anything; only off something (like breast milk).
Over weight people are picked on all the time. It is acceptable in society to consider them less human. Even here at Dlisted it is acceptable. My grandma had cancer when my mom was 10. It was real bad. She survived only to be hit by a truck 9 years later. 4 years after that she had a stroke. This woman's life was nothing but health karma slapping her in the face. She was slow to recover and gained weight. People would make fun of us when we went places. "Loose weight pig".
I never understood why people made it their business in the first place. I am myself not overweight. 5 feet 7 inches. 145 lbs and can dead lift 300 lbs. My grandma has passed on. My sister freaks out about weight. I say throw out your scales and just live as healthy as possible.
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Yeah we'll make fun of fucking rocks then!? They're so...rocky...nah, this is boring. I'm not sure making fun of fat people is the same as making fun of gay people. What do you do if there's a fat gay person in the room? What do you make fun of first?
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Morrissey,
He has joked about his getting fat so many times and he's so goddamn funny about it. On The Daily Show" he was telling Jon Stewart that he was out jogging wearing his iPod and the next day his photo was in the tabloids under the headline "iPudge".
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Ever heard of FAT and HAPPY? I think there's some truth to it. I used to be model skinny and I was always unhappy. I gained a few pounds, started eating everything I wanted and surprise, surprise...I'm happier than ever!
Of course, I do miss being able to tie my shoes without losing my breath---BUT, that's minor RIGHT?!!
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self-depricating humor is hilarious to me...I do it all the time.
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Submitted by carebearloves on Tue, 12/30/2008 - 5:46pm.
its a person from france.
Submitted by madam s. on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 1:31pm.
I don't give a crap because I LOVE Ricky. Love. Yes, he's obnoxious but he knows it. "The Office" (the only version I acknowledge) is one of the funniest things I have ever seen on television. Also his podcasts with Steve Merchant and Karl Pilkington are fucking hilarious.
I keep asking MK to make Karl and his perfectly round head Hot Slut, but MK's not feeling it I guess.
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Yay! Did you see my post! Hahaha... Yes, Karl's head is shaped exactly like an orange. ;)
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