Gervais is getting some serrious stick from all quarters regarding his perpetual use of the word "mong" and posting pictures of himself pulling "mongy" faces on Twatter.
Sean Lock and Richard Herring are the latest comedians to slate him, calling him "lazy" and "If the words are upsetting some people and perpetuating a stereotype, isn't it more noble and thoughtful to just admit you might have made a mistake and stop?"
Gervais has claimed detractors are jealous of his success and bemoaned the "humourless PC brigade":
"The modern use of the word mong means 'dopey' or 'ignorant'," said Gervais in a statement. "It's even in modern slang and urban dictionaries."
"Well done everyone who pointed out that Mong USED to be a derogatory term for DS [Down's Syndrome], Gay USED to mean happy. Words change. Get over it."
So. Is Gervais a bad mong?