Comments on: Ricky Gervais Angers Tons of People

By: HR

HR — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:29:32 +0000

? huh? diabetes is caused by the obesity, no? wbich then goes away with the aforementioned fucking running!

By: gNorah

gNorah — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:21:03 +0000

To be honest I have no idea what you meant by this. Maybe you meant to reply to another comment because I don’t see how anything I wrote relates to anything you wrote in response. I never mentioned anything about health insurance or jobs or whatever. I simply said no one has the right to bash someone else for their lifestyle choices especially when they aren’t in shape themselves. Any questions?

By: spob

spob — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:30:39 +0000

= [ Un amusing, he’s said all this to generate publicity and it worked. Not all fat people are that way as result of overeating and under exercising; however in America you hold the crown of having the highest percentage of obese adults and children. Those who are obese due to medical reasons are unfairly targeted with this malice; additionally obese people are always made to feel bad about their weight due to the media and marketing. As people age they have to fight tooth and nail not to spread out, this is horrible and they, nine times out of ten feel low about themselves because of it! I feel encouragement to exercise should be paramount in everyday life and drummed into everyone from an early age as, in my opinion, this would result in a healthier AND happier population, not everyone has to be 100 pounds or an Adonis, but no one should be so overweight it effects their health and happiness through a deadly consumption of these super sized overly calorific meals and snacks, and no participation in any exercise. This happened as no one knew better, now they do and hopefully changes will follow sooth.

On a side not I loath the Gevais, you Yanks are as welcome to him as you are the Beckhams and Heather Mills. I never found him funny, only smug and slimey. Were you all aware he used to be a singer? A trip to you tube beckons…

By: Briana

Briana — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:42:35 +0000

I am a fattie myself and I agree with him. we rely on quick results too much these days. the other day I was looking for my keys and a part of me just wanted to hit ctrl+f and enter ‘keys’. like for some reason I thought that would actually work.

By: Jkril

Jkril — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:41:47 +0000

Okay, first of all, Miss Malice, why should someone have to put up with being made fun of? If anything is idiotic, it would be that.

Now, on account to the gastric bypass surgery that Mr. Gervais seems to find so abhorrent. Maybe if he actually did some reading instead of believing his own hype, he’d see that those overweight who have diabetes have had their ailment (as a documented and surprising side-effect) had gone completely into remission. But then again, someone like Big Ricky wouldn’t understand that, would they? Had anyone ever considered that excercise, for some people, takes too long? Had anyone ever considered that there is a reason why gastric bypass surgery is recommended by doctors for those vastly overweight? Sometimes, day-to-day excercise just doesn’t produce the life-saving results that are needed. And if dumbass actors who know nothing about the medical field would understand that, we’d have atleast one less stress to deal with.

He needs to realize that when you’re someone in entertainment, an actor in particular, they just need to shut the fuck up and not say a damn thing. It just may keep the decent work coming in so they can be one of the fortunate ones in the global economy that isn’t getting the short stick. No one likes a public figure that can’t discern when to stop talking.

By: Shannon Katherine

Shannon Katherine — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:26:48 +0000

Ahhh!

I’m in love with this.

I think he’s right.
But he didn’t have to say it quite so publicly.

By: cb

cb — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:37:03 +0000

Two quick responses:
- I’m tall, and people can make comments and tease me about being tall (how’s the air up there/you’re too tall/etc) because in our society tallness is seen as a more positive trait that shortness. I would only ever tease short people who are my close friends, but I get comments from strangers. I think it’s kind of the same for skinny people. Being skinny is valued, so we fatties are allowed to make fun of you skinnies. :)

- It’s easy enough to get overweight from hypothyroidism or pcos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycystic_ovary_syndrome), the latter of which I have. Not morbidly obese, hopefully, because both are manageable with medication and diet, but it does make it a lot harder.

By: NotBlonde

NotBlonde — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:03:16 +0000

He knows he’s a fatty and that’s why he says that. He knows he’s fat because he ate too much and sat on his ass. It’s like gay people making fun of gay people.

But he does have a point. Fat people need only WALK outside for a few minutes everyday and curb the crap. Start drinking water out of the tap if you can’t afford a Brita filter jug. Or just save up and buy a Brita filter for your tap.

Stop drinking soda. Drinking water is FREE. Walking around the block a couple of times a week is FREE. There is no excuse, barring medical problems, that anyone should be fat.

By: Persistent Cat

Persistent Cat — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:32:18 +0000

My friend was kicked out of the National Ballet of Canada because she was “too fat.” She’s a size 4 on a big day. They claim to not tolerate eating disorders but in reality, those girls better stay as thin as can be or they get shown the door.

By: Miss Malice

Miss Malice — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:45:28 +0000

It’s funny BECAUSE he’s not exactly small himself.
Gervais is fucking genius.

I’m a fatty fat fat and I think it’s hell funny. I feel sorry for people who can’t handle being made fun of

By: Allie

Allie — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:56:44 +0000

i guess the gayness anology is sort of funny, if you like that kind of thing. and it’s true that comedians can say whatever the hell they want (although mr. gervais’ jokes about autism being a “fake” disease piss me off, since my brother is autistic)
but, more generally:
it’s true that some people need a “push” to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle. but making fun of heavy people is just plain insensitive. there are other ways to convince people that they need to adopt healthy habits. you don’t have to be obnoxious about it.
fat people need to stop making excuses for their weight? how about a-holes need to stop making excuses for their toolishness?
if you dont’ make fun of people for a living, do us all a favor and shut up about other people’s faults. focus on your own.
it’s also worth noting that fat people who are ridiculed can turn into depressed people who eat more to curb their depression…

and, as has been observed, ricky gervais is rotund himself. he’s probably got a nice layer of fat coating his own arteries. not a sexy devil. at all.

By: Indigo

Indigo — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:26:04 +0000

I got that too! Hee hee, funny stuff ;)