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Well, that didnt take long. On Monday, comedian Ricky Gervais found himself in hot water after he posted a response to the massive leak of several celebrities hacked nude photos over the weekend, effectively taking the lead in the horrible-but-all-too-predictable victim-blaming that tends to follow such incidents. In a tweet he later deleted, Gervais offered some dangerous advice for celebrities who would like to retain their privacy, writing: Celebrities, make it harder for hackers to get nude pics of you from your computer by not putting nude pics of yourself on your computer. (The Daily Dot has a screenshot of the tweet.)
Gervais might have deleted the comment, but he still managed to add insult to injury. The actor carried on with a series of insensitive tweets, including another later deleted post that read, Dear easily offended people, dont be. Hope that helps. Have a great day . He also attempted to explain his humor with a series of non-apologies:
Making a joke about a thing doesnt mean you condone that thing.
Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) September 1, 2014
Of course the hackers are 100% to blame but you can still makes jokes about it. Jokes dont portray your true serious feelings on a subject
Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) September 1, 2014
Its more important to spend your energy trying to stop actual bad things than to run around trying to stop jokes about bad things.
Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) September 1, 2014
The actor was quickly joined in his victim blaming by Fox News contributor Steve Doocy, who issued a blanket nobody take naked pictures ever, ever, ever statement on Tuesdays edition of Fox & Friends. Maybe the message is: dont take naked pictures of yourself, Doocy said. Theres this thing called a mirror. If you want to see yourself naked, look in the mirror, dont take a picture of yourself. http://www.salon.com/2014/09/02/ricky_gervais_and_fox_news_take_the_lead_in_victim_blaming_over_celebrity_nude_photo_leak/
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