Ricky Gervais Was Very Funny With His Trans Joke Despite Backlash

Comedian Ricky Gervais is defending his trans jokes in his Netflix comedy special "SuperNature" that have sparked outrage on social media.

"My target wasn't trans folk, but trans activist ideology," he told The Spectator in an interview. "I've always confronted dogma that oppresses people and limits freedom of expression."

He added, "It was probably the most current, most talked about, taboo subject of the last couple of years. I deal in taboo subjects and have to confront the elephant in the room."

Gervais was responding to the very weak backlash he's received following the premiere of his special SuperNature and his jokes aimed at the trans community.

Just four minutes in his show, Gervais takes aim at trans women. "Oh, women!," Gervais began. "Not all women, I mean the old-fashioned ones. The old-fashioned women, the ones with wombs. Those fucking 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. And now the old-fashioned ones say, '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?' 'Well, his penis.' 'Her penis, you fucking bigot!' 'What if he rapes me?' 'What if she rapes you, you fucking TERF whore?'"