I suppose we all have grown inured to this kind of nonsense, but Vivian Kane and the Mary Sue are lying about Ricky Gervais, calling his work “violent bigotry.” That which is violent entails violence. Ricky Gervais has neither engaged in violence himself (it is laughable to imagine it) nor encouraged violence on the part of others. We’re just become so used to seeing the word “violent” thrown around that we no longer take it seriously, apparently. The idea that speech is violence is a pernicious one that should be always and everywhere resisted.