“Just because you are offended doesn’t mean you’re right” – Ricky Gervais

“Just because you are offended doesn’t mean you’re right” – Ricky Gervais

April 18, 2016 – Comedian Ricky Gervais came out swinging in favor of freedom of speech this week while promoting his new Netflix show “Special Correspondents” at the streaming giant’s festival in Paris. The sharp-tongued comic known for his barbed stints hosting the Golden Globes said:

“You’ve got to be allowed to say things that [potentially] everyone might find offensive. I think offence is the collateral damage of freedom of speech. But just because you are offended doesn’t mean you’re right. The more famous you get, the more people love you and hate you. If you are doing anything that isn’t anodyne and watered down, you are going to polarise – but it’s good to polarise, because some people are smart and some people are f**king stupid.”

Gervais continued:

“Unless people are coming to my house, I don’t care [what they think],” he said. “Twitter? It’s like reading every toilet wall in the world. You mustn’t worry about it. It will send you mad. Who gives a f**k?”