The mere fact that Gervais feels that what he is portraying
is a representation of people with mental disabilities is in itself utterly misguided at best and sneeringly patronising at worst. I'm assuming the former as I can't believe for a second that someone of Gervais' stature would intentionally mock the mentally impaired in portraying Derek however he is inadvertently mocking and deriding the real Dereks in this world with stereotypes and generic composites.
Sometimes, certain things are just not funny and even if you have all the greatest intentions in the world, the simple truth of a situation is just the truth and it cannot be parodied into light comedic entertainment.
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Hardfarter Following through since 1978, Sat 16 Feb 2013, 1:51,
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