No broken bones resulted, just a few bruised egos. Now Ricky Gervais finds himself in the middle of a new verbal war, this time for his use of the term “mong”.
Gervais says it’s a modern, jokey term for “a div, a dozy spud-headed twonk”. Disability groups say it’s an offensive word that people with Down’s Syndrome need like the creator of The Office needs another few bob in the bank.
We must take care not to abuse the power of words
A FEW months ago he was lobbing sticks and stones at fellow celebrities at the Golden Globes awards.
No broken bones resulted, just a few bruised egos. Now Ricky Gervais finds himself in the middle of a new verbal war, this time for his use of the term “mong”.
Gervais says it’s a modern, jokey term for “a div, a dozy spud-headed twonk”. Disability groups say it’s an offensive word that people with Down’s Syndrome need like the creator of The Office needs another few bob in the bank.
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Don't show me this again.