View Full Version : Fury as Ricky Gervais uses a Word thats upset Disabled groups
arista
21-10-2011, 07:07 AM
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"Ricky Gervais has come under attack
by Down’s syndrome groups over his
frequent use of the word ‘mong’ to describe
people he thinks are stupid.
The comedian claims that its meaning has changed
from a derogatory term for those suffering with the
chromosome disorder to meaning nothing more than ‘complete idiot’."
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2050854/Ricky-Gervais-Twitter-joke-ridiculing-Downs-syndrome-children-sparks-fury.html#ixzz1bOhaPuGm
I do not use this word
but as he is a Public person
he knows full well Twitter - then Papers -Then TV
It was debated this morning on ITV1HD Daybreak
with a down under comedy bloke
and a Lady that says its a Hate Crime use.
Maybe he could now say
He will no longer use it
still standing by what he claims,
fruit_cake
21-10-2011, 07:36 AM
Ricky's probably loving the extra attention this is giving him.
arista
21-10-2011, 07:42 AM
Ricky's probably loving the extra attention this is giving him.
Yes is that his Master Plan?
Jordan.
21-10-2011, 09:18 AM
Nothing wrong with calling someone a mong
arista
21-10-2011, 10:11 AM
Nothing wrong with calling someone a mong
Well he got a lot of people saying it is wrong
due to disabled kids.
Crimson Dynamo
21-10-2011, 10:31 AM
idiot, imbecile, moron are all words that were medical terms that have crossed over. Words evolve.
He does not mean disabled he means stupid people only and journalists should not call charities and ask them loaded questions and then write stories saying "This and that charity slams Gervais.."
It is also timed well to coincide with his new dwarf comedy "Life's too short"
arista
21-10-2011, 11:21 AM
new dwarf comedy "Life's too short"
Thats Great
Chuck
21-10-2011, 11:30 AM
I wonder if disabled kids feel personally offended when someone calls someone else a mong or it's just the PC brigade being annoying as usual.
LaLaLand
21-10-2011, 11:30 AM
He most irritating man on TV. How people find him funny is beyond me.
Niamh.
21-10-2011, 11:32 AM
I wonder if disabled kids feel personally offended when someone calls someone else a mong or it's just the PC brigade being annoying as usual.
This ffs.
Crimson Dynamo
21-10-2011, 01:04 PM
He most irritating man on TV. How people find him funny is beyond me.
if you dont find The Office or Extras funny then I can honestly tell you that you have no sense of humour
Its that simple
Kazanne
21-10-2011, 01:17 PM
I noticed Locke used this word on the forum yesterday and it did make me wonder if it is still seen as offensive,I tuned into the Wright stuff this morning and they were having a debate about it also(weird),I suppose it depends on whether the person using it knows what it is short for and I would think it would be offensive to parents of Down Syndrom kids,not sure on this one
Shaun
21-10-2011, 01:52 PM
I'd usually be on Gervais' side because I'm a big fan of his... but this just came off as shoddy attention-seeking and controversy-churning to me :( he's been a bit of an arsehole on Twitter (I followed him).
Funny debate about it on this mornings Daybreak, it didn't go well and ended with Kate Garraway justifying the use of pictures of Colonel Gaddafi :joker:
Tbh I've always associated "Mong" with meaning disabled, and even if he didn't mean any offence Gervais does comes across as a bit of prick here
arista
21-10-2011, 02:19 PM
Funny debate about it on this mornings Daybreak, it didn't go well and ended with Kate Garraway justifying the use of pictures of Colonel Gaddafi :joker:
No Tom
She Said they Selected the Pictures.
Avoiding the Graphic ones.
Get You Facts Right Tom
It was a Great Debate on ITV1HD this morning
inspired me to do this thread.
It was also Debated on Ch5HD Wright Stuff this morning,
Funny debate about it on this mornings Daybreak, it didn't go well and ended with Kate Garraway justifying the use of pictures of Colonel Gaddafi :joker:
This is exactly what I thought..I'd just seen the graphic pictures of Gaddafi and they say they wouldn't broadcast what Rick said so as not to cause offence....I wonder if any school children were watching...'Oh this is what to do to bad people, children.....but let's be PC about it..'
No Tom
She Said they Selected the Pictures.
Avoiding the Graphic ones.
Get You Facts Right Tom
It was a Great Debate on ITV1HD this morning
inspired me to do this thread.
It was also Debated on Ch5HD Wright Stuff this morning,
She was talking ****...they were graphic
arista
21-10-2011, 02:41 PM
She was talking ****...they were graphic
Rubbish
Some are
Some like the the Times are not
They Selected Which ones to show all morning - Fact
http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2011/Oct/Week3/16093328.jpg
Before the Shot to his head
When Tasmin was doing her bulletin, she said "this feature contains graphic pictures which some viewers may find distressing" so yeah I think they were graphic. Maybe not as graphic as what was shown on a loop on Sky News yesterday because they were selective due to it being breakfast TV, but if they weren't graphic then they wouldn't have had to issue a warning
That whole debate this morning was just silly coming right off the back of those pictures and the "comedian" was right to pick up on it (didn't agree with how he spoke to the woman from the charity though), if they did a warning for that then why didn't they just do a warning for the word? Or if Kate felt that strongly against it why didnt they just show the tweet after a warning?
Its probably on ITV Player, if anyones after seeing it, it was on around 7.40 so will be about an hour & half in
Mong sounds like some sort of animal.. like a wild dog or something
arista
21-10-2011, 03:04 PM
When Tasmin was doing her bulletin, she said "this feature contains graphic pictures which some viewers may find distressing" so yeah I think they were graphic. Maybe not as graphic as what was shown on a loop on Sky News yesterday because they were selective due to it being breakfast TV, but if they weren't graphic then they wouldn't have had to issue a warning
That whole debate this morning was just silly coming right off the back of those pictures and the "comedian" was right to pick up on it (didn't agree with how he spoke to the woman from the charity though), if they did a warning for that then why didn't they just do a warning for the word? Or if Kate felt that strongly against it why didnt they just show the tweet after a warning?
Its probably on ITV Player, if anyones after seeing it, it was on around 7.40 so will be about an hour & half in
No Not as Graphic
Children are up at that hour.
The Down Under Comedy Man was Funny
I would think its on You Tube
if you take a search
arista
21-10-2011, 03:05 PM
Mong sounds like some sort of animal.. like a wild dog or something
to You
Sure
Life In The Fast Lane
Crimson Dynamo
21-10-2011, 03:50 PM
Its not a nice word but neither is moron and its common currency. His new show is about dwarfs and in the US you cant say dwarf as that is a bad word there (not here) but yet his show will go out on HBO.
The gaddafi stuff is not graphic it is real and kids should look at it and be told this is what happens to bad men.
arista
21-10-2011, 06:01 PM
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The ITV1 Daybreak Mong Debate
King Gizzard
21-10-2011, 06:19 PM
Wonder if the woman who got all upset about it on Jeremy Vine's show yesterday had watched this
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Doogle
21-10-2011, 06:51 PM
People constantly call people mongs, no one has once said it's offensive that I've heard.:conf2:
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