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But here, as in the opening section, Gervais cant make himself the butt of humor for long.
It is, as they say, not a good look.
Ill be be properly chimped-up!
Ill be able to use chimp toilets!
Its unseemly to be so thrilled by a victory that required no effort whatsoever.
Its like bragging that you beat a 5-year-old at basketball.
Gervais does that a lot inHumanity, too.
Nobody is denying a platform for Gervais, Chappelle, Chris Rock, or even Louis C.K.
(who had a Netflix special last year, a few months beforehis career imploded).
That their initial impulse is to feel anger and resentment at the person raising an objection is telling.
(Though Chappelle has sometimes acknowledged at least inhis last couple specials that hes notreallythe victim.)
Thats not a level playing field.
The titleHumanityis ironic in ways that Gervais didnt realize: The title tells you whats missing.
