Comments on: Disability rights groups plan boycott of “Tropic Thunder” industry parody http://www.celebitchy.com/13505/disability_rights_groups_plan_boycott_of_tropic_thunder_industry_parody/ Stylish celebrity escapism Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:23:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Christian http://www.celebitchy.com/13505/disability_rights_groups_plan_boycott_of_tropic_thunder_industry_parody/#comment-78065 Christian Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:35:40 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=13505#comment-78065 Celebitchy, you said, "When you have someone close to you that is taunted by that word maybe you’ll understand vdantev. What if you had a little brother, cousin, or neice that was mentally handicapped and cried every day from people calling them a “retard”?" Celebitchy, how can you so calliously call these people "mentally handicapped" the proper term for these people is intellectually disabled. Maybe you will understand how hurtfull the word "mentally handicapped" is when you have a family member who is retarded. Celebitchy, you said, “When you have someone close to you that is taunted by that word maybe you’ll understand vdantev. What if you had a little brother, cousin, or neice that was mentally handicapped and cried every day from people calling them a “retard”?”

Celebitchy, how can you so calliously call these people “mentally handicapped” the proper term for these people is intellectually disabled. Maybe you will understand how hurtfull the word “mentally handicapped” is when you have a family member who is retarded.

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]]> By: Christian http://www.celebitchy.com/13505/disability_rights_groups_plan_boycott_of_tropic_thunder_industry_parody/#comment-78054 Christian Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:26:07 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=13505#comment-78054 I am so sick of the protests involved with this movie. How dare they try to censor the artistic integrity of this work. The director of the Special Olympics is mad because they use the word retarded. Come on this was the scientific name associated with this disability like 10 years ago. Now they change the name every year or so because they don't like the negative connotations associated with the word de jour, but every time they change the name the same connotations are then associated with the new word. Really they are mad because people think retarded people are funny. That is not going to change, even if you try to attach serious sounding words to the disability. Ok, so what happens in five years when intellectual disability (the Special Olympic director's word of choice) becomes passé. Will we then label this man as a bigot for uttering this insensitive word. I am so sick of the protests involved with this movie. How dare they try to censor the artistic integrity of this work. The director of the Special Olympics is mad because they use the word retarded. Come on this was the scientific name associated with this disability like 10 years ago. Now they change the name every year or so because they don’t like the negative connotations associated with the word de jour, but every time they change the name the same connotations are then associated with the new word. Really they are mad because people think retarded people are funny. That is not going to change, even if you try to attach serious sounding words to the disability. Ok, so what happens in five years when intellectual disability (the Special Olympic director’s word of choice) becomes passé. Will we then label this man as a bigot for uttering this insensitive word.

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]]> By: S http://www.celebitchy.com/13505/disability_rights_groups_plan_boycott_of_tropic_thunder_industry_parody/#comment-77649 S Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:28:48 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=13505#comment-77649 This PC mess has just gone way overboard. I am offended by the NY which has been used as a medical diagnois to the "n" word, which has always been derogatory. This PC mess has just gone way overboard. I am offended by the NY which has been used as a medical diagnois to the “n” word, which has always been derogatory.

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]]> By: Jean http://www.celebitchy.com/13505/disability_rights_groups_plan_boycott_of_tropic_thunder_industry_parody/#comment-76849 Jean Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:30:10 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=13505#comment-76849 This is taking it too far, maybe this disability group wanted some air time. I am trying hard and failing to see their point. I am looking forward to this movie because it seems very funny and worthwhile after watching the mummy rubbish last weekend. This is taking it too far, maybe this disability group wanted some air time. I am trying hard and failing to see their point. I am looking forward to this movie because it seems very funny and worthwhile after watching the mummy rubbish last weekend.

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]]> By: vdantev http://www.celebitchy.com/13505/disability_rights_groups_plan_boycott_of_tropic_thunder_industry_parody/#comment-76825 vdantev Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:14:09 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=13505#comment-76825 I apologize, my passions tend to get in the way of my judgment at times; but in the simplest terms- there are better ways to help people that don't involve coddling them like babies. I apologize, my passions tend to get in the way of my judgment at times; but in the simplest terms- there are better ways to help people that don’t involve coddling them like babies.

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]]> By: Dubdub2000 http://www.celebitchy.com/13505/disability_rights_groups_plan_boycott_of_tropic_thunder_industry_parody/#comment-76792 Dubdub2000 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:21:37 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=13505#comment-76792 God this PC crap has GOT to stop. As someone else said you can be just as insulting calling someone "mentally challenged" than "retard" and you can be just as matter of fact. The problem isnt the word its the intent. Retard and its derivatives is used by people to describe themselves and others in harmless ways and also to describe people in matter of fact ways also. What the hell is "mentally challenged"?! That's non sense. That's like saying that if you are obese you are "weight challenged". No, you are retarded or you are fat. You're not "challenged". Geez! The movie looks hilarious and is a clear send up of all these actors who just seem to win awards for putting on 70 lbs or "making themselves ugly" (whatever that means) or playing people with some for of disability or the other. Hooray for the 1st amendment! God this PC crap has GOT to stop. As someone else said you can be just as insulting calling someone “mentally challenged” than “retard” and you can be just as matter of fact. The problem isnt the word its the intent. Retard and its derivatives is used by people to describe themselves and others in harmless ways and also to describe people in matter of fact ways also. What the hell is “mentally challenged”?! That’s non sense. That’s like saying that if you are obese you are “weight challenged”. No, you are retarded or you are fat. You’re not “challenged”. Geez!
The movie looks hilarious and is a clear send up of all these actors who just seem to win awards for putting on 70 lbs or “making themselves ugly” (whatever that means) or playing people with some for of disability or the other.
Hooray for the 1st amendment!

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]]> By: vdantev http://www.celebitchy.com/13505/disability_rights_groups_plan_boycott_of_tropic_thunder_industry_parody/#comment-76754 vdantev Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:24:09 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=13505#comment-76754 <i>What if you had a little brother, cousin, or neice that was mentally handicapped and cried every day from people calling them a “retard”? </i> And what if people grew the hell up and realized it's a comedy film and it's not to be taken so seriously? There was a time around the age of 8 when that moniker was attached to yours truly- and I went on to high school and then graduated college. Yeah, it hurt my feelings, but made me stronger, made me buckle down and prove all those chumps, those REAL RETARDS in the world were wrong. Damn shame the rest of our species is still so far behind the curve and can't rise up to the challenge. --------- edit by Celebitchy: vdantev please don't bold everything. One or two words or like a sentence is fine, but not everything. --------- What if you had a little brother, cousin, or neice that was mentally handicapped and cried every day from people calling them a “retard”?

And what if people grew the hell up and realized it’s a comedy film and it’s not to be taken so seriously?

There was a time around the age of 8 when that moniker was attached to yours truly- and I went on to high school and then graduated college. Yeah, it hurt my feelings, but made me stronger, made me buckle down and prove all those chumps, those REAL RETARDS in the world were wrong.

Damn shame the rest of our species is still so far behind the curve and can’t rise up to the challenge.

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edit by Celebitchy: vdantev please don’t bold everything. One or two words or like a sentence is fine, but not everything.
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]]> By: Scott F. http://www.celebitchy.com/13505/disability_rights_groups_plan_boycott_of_tropic_thunder_industry_parody/#comment-76712 Scott F. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:35:13 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=13505#comment-76712 I can tell there are a lot of people a generation or two older than I am on here. The only reason I point that out is because I don't think I've ever heard anyone from my generation use retard to attack a person with a genuine mental handicap. Like someone else pointed out - it's become synonymous with moron, dope, dumbass, fool, ect. It's something you call your friend when he backs into his mailbox, not something you would spew with real venom behind it. We're a little behind on the PC front here, and most people still refer to the mentally handicapped as either 'slow', or 'special'. And lets be honest; Stiller has a really good point about Hollywood. I actually find it less offensive for someone to call someone a retard than I do seeing a Hollywood actor ape being handicapped in an obvious Oscar ploy. At least the bigot is being honest and straightforward. The actor is taking advantage of public sympathies towards the mentally challenged to better their career. Here's a thought - how about you just employ a person with a REAL mental handicap. My cousin Brian suffered brain damage from birth complications, and I know for a fact that he could still act circles around Sean Penn. I can tell there are a lot of people a generation or two older than I am on here. The only reason I point that out is because I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone from my generation use retard to attack a person with a genuine mental handicap.

Like someone else pointed out – it’s become synonymous with moron, dope, dumbass, fool, ect. It’s something you call your friend when he backs into his mailbox, not something you would spew with real venom behind it. We’re a little behind on the PC front here, and most people still refer to the mentally handicapped as either ‘slow’, or ‘special’.

And lets be honest; Stiller has a really good point about Hollywood. I actually find it less offensive for someone to call someone a retard than I do seeing a Hollywood actor ape being handicapped in an obvious Oscar ploy. At least the bigot is being honest and straightforward. The actor is taking advantage of public sympathies towards the mentally challenged to better their career.

Here’s a thought – how about you just employ a person with a REAL mental handicap. My cousin Brian suffered brain damage from birth complications, and I know for a fact that he could still act circles around Sean Penn.

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]]> By: Chamalla http://www.celebitchy.com/13505/disability_rights_groups_plan_boycott_of_tropic_thunder_industry_parody/#comment-76703 Chamalla Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:26:30 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=13505#comment-76703 As a pretty big advocate for people with disabilities, I'm not appalled in the slightest by this. If the movie is making fun of people who ACTUALLY disrespect folks who are differently abled - e.g., actors who portray people with disabilities as walking stereotypes (hello, Juliette Lewis.) - I don't think these activists really need to get chapped. I can rattle off a list of movies that are truly offensive to people with disabilities - that horrific Tom Green movie from a few years ago, for one - I don't think it sounds like this movie is being out of line. As a pretty big advocate for people with disabilities, I’m not appalled in the slightest by this. If the movie is making fun of people who ACTUALLY disrespect folks who are differently abled – e.g., actors who portray people with disabilities as walking stereotypes (hello, Juliette Lewis.) – I don’t think these activists really need to get chapped.

I can rattle off a list of movies that are truly offensive to people with disabilities – that horrific Tom Green movie from a few years ago, for one – I don’t think it sounds like this movie is being out of line.

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]]> By: hairball http://www.celebitchy.com/13505/disability_rights_groups_plan_boycott_of_tropic_thunder_industry_parody/#comment-76698 hairball Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:19:41 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=13505#comment-76698 I remember that from "Something About Mary". He said "I love working with the retards" to 'Mary' who of course looked appalled. I actually wasn't offended by that because it was to show how stupid and ignorant the character was. But if they had spent the whole moving saying "retard" to a certain character, I don't know. I remember that from “Something About Mary”. He said “I love working with the retards” to ‘Mary’ who of course looked appalled. I actually wasn’t offended by that because it was to show how stupid and ignorant the character was. But if they had spent the whole moving saying “retard” to a certain character, I don’t know.

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