He did say that and what a worthy target for ridicule they are. How dare they bother him with their learning difficulties and poor dress sense. As for mental illness he also said "They're a mess, I don't just mean their clothes, I mean their DNA." Surely someone whose DNA is "a mess" can only mean they have a…

I have to disagree that Derek is sincere. To me it's the biggest hypocrisy of Gervais' career.

Well said Krenshaw. And while he claims Derek isn't mocking the mentally challenged in the next scene he's doing jokes about old people with Alzheimer's. Just so incoherent and cynical I'm stunned by the level of praise it has received.