In Gibson's case, he revealed exactly what he thought of Jews while under the influence.
Truth serum.
No,its not an ignorant statement at all.Alcohol brings out the real ugly side of many folks and removes the civilized mask people wear.
I will never forget the nice long haired liberal who drove me to the Atlanta Airport from Athens back in 1971 and,drunk off his butt,drove around the Atlanta ghetto hurling vile racist obcenities at blacks and almost got both of us killed.
Alcohol is scary stuff.