Ricky Gervais - Are His Colourful Fat Rants Funny?

by Martha Edwards (Subscribe to Martha Edwards's posts)
Jan 8th 2009 10:00AM

As the creator of the original version of The Office, not to mention several other hilarious projects, Ricky Gervais has made millions laugh their arses off. But his latest diatribe seems to be attracting more jeers than cheers. Gervais has been speaking out about obesity and gastric bypass surgery, and let's just say his comments are not being received well. Some examples:

"[I can't understand] why a doctor under a Hippocratic oath takes the risk of something going badly wrong, sometimes with general anaesthetic, because someone can't be bothered to go for a f---ing run. I want to say to them, 'You lazy f---ing fat pig. Just go for a run and stop eating burgers. You might f---ing die."
"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."
"I laugh about being fat, but I should be ashamed. I should walk down the street and have people shouting 'Fatty!'. That's what I want, to get me out of it."

Well, at least he acknowledges his own weight issues too. Your thoughts?

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Angela 1-08-2009 @ 11:32PM

I chose 'other' because sometimes I wonder if all of us are being too PC. If we were more honest about the obesity epidemic by telling others that they could work a bit harder to lose weight and be more healthier - being more blunt. Even doctors are afraid to tell their patients that they're obese and could kill themselves. Enough is enough. I am tired of broken items caused by obese people, being crowded in public space, and airplane seats. I suffered for 3 hours next to a big guy and the plane was full. I couldn't move. Obesity causes hardship. period. Gervais may be honest in a funny way. Somebody has to say it.