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Facebook Bans Ricky Gervais' 3-Year-Old Post on Trophy Hunters

BY EMMA NOLAN ON 11/1/21 AT 5:46 AM EDT


Ricky Gervais has mocked Facebook for deleting one of his posts from three years ago in which he condemned trophy hunting.

The comedian is an outspoken opponent of the cruel recreation sport and has long used his platform to campaign for the practice to be completely banned.

Trophy hunting is the hunting of wild animals for sport. Usually, large animals such as rhinos, elephants, lions, pumas and bears are targeted so that hunters can pose with their prizes or take home certain body parts such as heads, horns, or claws.


Gervais took to Twitter on Sunday to laugh at how a Facebook post he made about trophy hunting back in 2018 has only just been flagged and banned by the social media platform.


The 60-year-old shared a screenshot of his post, which drew a warning from Facebook to say it goes against their community standards on harassment and bullying.


The post itself read: "A couple of c****, dressed up like c****, shooting a beautiful animal, then posing with the murdered carcass like right c**** and posting it on social media to show the world what c**** they are."


Gervais didn't share the attached photo of who he was describing in his caption, however, he also shared the same post on Twitter in 2018 and it showed two trophy hunters posing with what appears to be a dead ibex.


Facebook's warning on the post continues: "We have these standards because we want everyone to feel respected and welcome on Facebook."

Gervais has described trophy hunting as "humanity at its very worst."

"Why are we even having to make the case for banning trophy hunting in the year 2020?" Gervais said last year, per The Evening Standard.

"It's hard to think of anything more sickening or senseless than killing an animal for entertainment, then hacking it up so you can display its body parts and brag about it."

Gervais was then speaking on the fifth anniversary of the death of Cecil, the lion who was shot by a U.S. dentist in Zimbabwe in 2015.



"Trophy hunting is humanity at its very worst. We've had five years to do something since the killing of Cecil made everyone aware of what is going on," Gervais added.

The comedian also won the first-ever "Cecil Award," which was created to commemorate the well-known Zimbabwean lion.

The Humane Society International (HSI) has thanked Gervais for bringing the issue to a wide audience.


"When I think of those who have effectively used their platform to speak out on behalf of animals, Ricky Gervais is at the top of the list," Kitty Block, the acting president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, said in 2018.

"He doesn't shy away from calling out cruelty in its most entrenched forms, and I cannot think of a better example of this than after the killing of Cecil."

And who really gives a tinkers damn what Ricky thinks? He's a c***.

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Originally posted by Gundog 64:
And who really gives a tinkers damn what Ricky thinks? He's a c***.

Well said.

I feel so much safer now, knowing that Mark Zuckerberg is finally protecting me from Ricky Gervais.

Too bad he isn’t banned from the planet.

Hmm, it seems that no one cares about Ricky Gervais, but it is worth a post on AR!!! Seems that no one cares about Alec Baldwin either, but care enough to post on AR repeatedly!!
Who the hell is Ricky Gervais, and why would anyone care about the opinion of an actor? Well, the answer is obvious, they have a different opinion that you and THAT really pisses you off!!!!
And then of course, there is Greta:
"a spoiled teenager whose only attribute is a load mouth backed by no education."
Oh well!!!
Peter

Peter,

I don't care about your opinion or any of those other people either.

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Originally posted by lavaca:
Peter,

I don't care about your opinion or any of those other people either.

Hear, hear!

Humanity would be a damn sight better without either Gervais or Facebook!

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Originally posted by Saeed:
Humanity would be a damn sight better without either Gervais or Facebook!

+1 and heavy on Facebook

It's hard to tolerate ignorance to this degree, but we are surrounded by it.

I wonder whether Ricky wears leather shoes and eats any kind of meat, fish or poultry? Does he think that stuff is cultured in a factory? Or is it ok to breed animals in captivity and then kill them? Or perhaps it's OK to kill them if they are ugly, like pigs and cows, but not OK if they are pretty?

As I have said before, the UK gene pool was depleted by two world wars.

Same thing with these people that are adverse to fossil fuels. Take away oil(and as a result plastics, nylon, etc. etc. etc.) and see what is left. They'd be naked, not able to drive, not be able to see, not be able to fly, have their smart watch, not have a computer, television, or radio, and would lack a myriad of other significant things(I found a list of over 6000 items made from oil and gas and counting). Then there's all of the things that are made from pigs and cows(literally hundreds of things). Total bullshit shitheads.

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Originally posted by Use Enough Gun:
Same thing with these people that are adverse to fossil fuels. Take away oil(and as a result plastics, nylon, etc. etc. etc.) and see what is left. They'd be naked, not able to drive, not be able to see, not be able to fly, have their smart watch, not have a computer, television, or radio, and would lack a myriad of other significant things(I found a list of over 6000 items made from oil and gas and counting). Then there's all of the things that are made from pigs and cows(literally hundreds of things). Total bullshit shitheads.

The electric car thing really gets me. We don't have the capacity to charge them. Lots of questions regarding their use. What happens when the car is dead on the roadside with dead batteries ? How are the batteries recharged under the circumstances? How do we take long road trips? And on and on and on.

Where we get the on-demand electricity for the 500k charging stations? How many small towns will get a charging station?


Electric is great - where they will do the most good…high density cities with lots of slow-moving commuters.

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It's hard to tolerate ignorance to this degree, but we are surrounded by it.

I wonder whether Ricky wears leather shoes and eats any kind of meat, fish or poultry? Does he think that stuff is cultured in a factory? Or is it ok to breed animals in captivity and then kill them? Or perhaps it's OK to kill them if they are ugly, like pigs and cows, but not OK if they are pretty?

Hmm. I thought, based on the OP that Mr. Gervais was against trophy hunting. Can one not be against trophy hunting without being a vegetarian?
Personally I am not concerned about the UK gene pool. I am concerned about the ability of some to think rationally!
BTW, I drive a Honda Acccord Hybrid. Approximately 51 mpg around town. A bit less on the highway. I am happy with it.
Peter

I just thank God that Mark Zuckerberg has finally decided to shield my delicate feelings from that monster, Ricky Gervais.

And, I would also suggest that you all read up on how much oil and gas it takes to produce all of these electric batteries, electric cars and charging stations. And, while you're at it, study what they do with all of the batteries and related items that finally go bad. Not as climate friendly as they'd have you swallow.

Right on! All this climate change stuff is just a liberal scam. Just like the "covid virus".
DRILL BABY DRILL!

Peter.

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Originally posted by BaxterB:
Where we get the on-demand electricity for the 500k charging stations? How many small towns will get a charging station?


Electric is great - where they will do the most good…high density cities with lots of slow-moving commuters.

Valid thought. I don't even have reliable cell service and don't even think of asking for broadband out here. Yep, 21st century may as well be the 18th century. One good traffic jam in February is all electric car advocates need to go through. They will find out even those pink hats won't keep them warm. Idiots.

A friend drives a Tesla.

He is trying his best to get me to buy an electric car.

NEVER!

As long as I can buy a normal petrol car.

He came with us to the desert this morning, had to park his Tesla by the road and ride with me in my Toyota Landcruiser

World is full of crazies. NEw YORK State is attempting to make all gasoline small engines illegal by 2027, lawnmowers, leaf blowers, edge trimmers, chainsaws, all of it. How do these assholes get to be in positions of power ? People are clueless about how dangerous these fools are.

New York is following California's lead on this issue. Total bullshit.

I keep seeing articles on the BBC “Greta is at the climate March..”. “Greta says it’s all a sham…”

The sycophancy is troubling…

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Originally posted by BaxterB:
I keep seeing articles on the BBC “Greta is at the climate March..”. “Greta says it’s all a sham…”

The sycophancy is troubling…

Not really.

You need to look at all the stupid idiots jumping on this bandwagon.

From Biden and his 85 car motorcade, and several aircrafts flying across the world, to the billionaire zoombies in their private jets.

Anyone who believes this bullshit is totally brainless!

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Anyone who believes this bullshit is totally brainless!

Oh, it's for the masses under their control, but not for them-just like their mask mandates that they ignore when off camera! A few of the hypocrites have been caught on camera though! What's the saying? "Great for thee but not me"! Absolute power corrupts!

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Originally posted by Peter:
Hmm, it seems that no one cares about Ricky Gervais, but it is worth a post on AR!!! Seems that no one cares about Alec Baldwin either, but care enough to post on AR repeatedly!!
Who the hell is Ricky Gervais, and why would anyone care about the opinion of an actor? Well, the answer is obvious, they have a different opinion that you and THAT really pisses you off!!!!
And then of course, there is Greta:
"a spoiled teenager whose only attribute is a load mouth backed by no education."
Oh well!!!
Peter

You are not one of us!!

Thank you drongo! I would hate to be recognised as "one of you".
Peter.

Ricky Gervais is “useless as testicle cheese” and Greta is a retarded pippi longstocking. End of story.

So Peter, I am curious, are you a hunter?