"After ripping a few other contenders for the prize, Sykes turned to her attention to Gervais, a five-time Golden Globes host who chose not to attend the show this year. Ricky Gervais, I love you for not being here, Sykes said to the crowd. No, I love you Ricky but because if you win, I get to accept the award on your behalf. And you're going to thank God. And the trans community."
"You can't predict what will be offensive in the future, the comedian said in 2022 special SuperNature. You don't know who the dominant mob will be. Like, the worst thing you can say today, get you canceled on Twitter, death threats, the worst thing you can say today is, Women don't have penises,' right? Now, no one saw that coming. You won't find a ten-year-old tweet saying Women don't have penises.' You know why? We didn't think we fucking had to!"
Wanda Sykes accepted Ricky Gervais's Golden Globe for best performance in stand-up comedy on his behalf and thanked God and the trans community. She wore a 'Be Good' pin referencing Renee Good, the U.S. citizen shot to death by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Sykes mocked nominees including Bill Maher and made jokes about other contenders before focusing on the absent Gervais. Gervais won the award in absentia. Gervais, a noted atheist, has faced criticism for past jokes about transgender people and defended his comedy in his 2022 special SuperNature by arguing that offensive targets shift over time.
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