Jen Brea's #UnrestPBS twitter chat (numerous guests)

[MErmaid]

Here is link to watch Unrest for free, online, thru PBS (USA only)

http://www.pbs.org/video/unrest-yatc3g/

 

[Kalliope]

Ricky Gervais was asked to comment on his joke about ME which is shown in Unrest and he gave an answer

 

[Andy]

Ricky Gervais was asked to comment on his joke about ME which is shown in Unrest and he gave an answer

Hmmm, I'd be massively surprised if he did actually "understand the true gravity of the disease". Personally not convinced by that.

 

[Solstice]

Hmmm, I'd be massively surprised if he did actually "understand the true gravity of the disease". Personally not convinced by that.

I've never been too bothered with it either way to be honest.

 

[TiredSam]

In the film Ricky Gervais is portrayed as the bully that he is, which I'm sure will go down very well with all the Hollywood types who had to put up with him hosting the Golden Globes four times. A card up our sleeves at the Oscars?

I wish you all the best with your cause.

And goodbye.

This is much appreciated, Ricky. I think the challenge is that your audience might not be in on the joke. We all know and agree that AIDS, cancer, famine, and the holocaust are serious.

Not so fast, take some responsibility here.

Great reply, Jen Brea's as sharp as a knife.

 

[MsUnderstood]

The success of the #UnrestPBS Twitter chat far exceeded my expectations.



Read the Twitter thread here:

https://twitter.com/jenbrea?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

 

[Kalliope]

The success of the #UnrestPBS Twitter chat far exceeded my expectations.

Yes, highly recommended as it was full of gems. Great people joining in and many moving comments.

 

[Esther12]

Great work to everyone involved. I can find things like this hard to follow, but it did look like Jen had managed to get some interesting discussions going.

 

[MErmaid]

This does not work in Canada.

It’s only for IP addresss located in the United States. I just updated the post to reflect that.

Thanks for checking!

 

[Samuel]

i like jen's comment that the goal is not awareness. the goal is organizing.

 

[Trish]

Is there a link that takes us directly to the thread? I found it impossible to follow.

 

[MarcNotMark]

Is there a link that takes us directly to the thread? I found it impossible to follow.

This should take you there:
https://twitter.com/hashtag/unrestpbs?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash


(Edited link)

 

[anniekim]

Hmmm, I'd be massively surprised if he did actually "understand the true gravity of the disease". Personally not convinced by that.

@Andy, my view is he probably didn't when the made the joke about ME in his routine, which was quite a few years ago now, but as I believe many people with ME have contacted him since that joke he probably is aware now. However, I don't think he will ever apologise, but at least he may be more aware of the true debilitating nature of ME now. I think Jen Brea's comment illustrates perfectly why his joke was not equivalent to making jokes about other illnesses or the Holocaust where it is general knowledge they are serious conditions and a heinous, terrible event in history.