Comedian Ricky Gervais Defends Offensiveness in Comedians

In an interview in Paris this week to promote the new Netflix show "Special Correspondents," Comedian Ricky Gervais said that society is too sensitive to political correctness.

He says, "You've got to be allowed to say things that [potentially] everyone might find offensive. I think offense 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."

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