Commentary
Opinion
Southern Style: T'aint Funny, McGee
Ricky Gervais told two jokes about adults abusing children.
What was he thinking? Hard to say. The way he told it, he had made friends and when making friends, you push the boundaries a bit to see if they are kindred spirits; to see if you are on the same wavelength. At a dinner with his new friends he started with innocuous jokes and built to one on the aforementioned subject, to see if they would laugh.
Actor Ricky Gervais and producer Jane Fallon arrive at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton hotel on January 16, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
|Updated:
Commentary
Mary Silver
Author
Mary Silver writes columns, grows herbs, hikes, and admires the sky. She likes critters, and thinks the best part of being a journalist is learning new stuff all the time. She has a Masters from Emory University, serves on the board of the Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and belongs to the Association of Health Care Journalists.
