news.yahoo.com - 8/12/2008
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Reuters - Groups that advocate for the
disabled called on Sunday for a national boycott of the Ben
Stiller comedy "Tropic Thunder," citing what they say is its
negative portrayal of people with intellectual disabilities.
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Oh, That Is Soooooo Retarded!
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You know, I find politically correct protesting to be foolish.
On the other hand, if I had a relationship with someone with "intellectual disabilities," I would want to smack Ben Stiller upside the head after seeing Tropic Thunder too. (I wouldn't mind punching him in the arm really hard as it is.)
Stiller's sense of humor is mean spirited. He tries to hide behind intellectualizing it. but inevitably you end up realizing that he just thinks that retards, and fat people, and various ethnic groups are just plain funny. Hee hee. ...
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Retarded
webstersismybitch.com 8/12/2008 — Retarded : (Adjective) Characterized by being less advanced in mental, physical, or social development. A national boycott for the film Tropic Thunder , the "comedy" starring Jack Black, Ben Stiller, and a blackfaced Robert Downey Jr., is being ...
THE RETARDS DON'T LIKE TROPIC THUNDER
wwtdd.com 8/12/2008 — If anyone was gonna boycott "Tropic Thunder", I thought for sure it would be the blacks, but the retards struck first. Checkmate! Reuters says... "We are asking people not to go to the movie and hope to bring a ...
Protesters find no humor in 'Tropic Thunder'
usatoday.com 8/12/2008 — Carrying placards that read "Tropic Thunder Colossal Blunder" ,"Ban the Movie, Ban the Word", "The R Word is Hate Speech" and "DreamWorks Mean Works", referring to the studio that released the film, the Los Angeles premiere drew a collection of people ...
Stiller: Tropic Thunder's Joke Is on the Actors —
Celebrity Fix 8/12/2008
Ben Stiller doesn't think it's necessary for anyone to boycott Tropic Thunder. And not just because he directed it."It's sort of edgy territory, but we felt that as long as the focus was on the actors who were trying to do something to be taken ...
'Tropic' premiere brings protest —
Variety.com 8/12/2008
Film News: Disability advocates challenge Stiller film -- Several dozen disability advocates converged in front of Monday night's Westwood premiere of "Tropic Thunder" to protest the comedic use of the word retard.
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