controversy over the movie, Tropic Thunder (history, American, thought, America)

[Californio]

Originally Posted by paullySC
Probably a group of liberals.

Haha! Probably. People need to lighten the hell up, its getting ridiculous.

[jtur88]

I bet the retards came up with the protest idea and organized it all by themselves, after sitting through the movie. They're so thin-skinned. How come all the a$$holes don't organize a protest if somebody in a movie script calls somebody an a$$hole? Because they're too busy posting on this board?

[city414]

Originally Posted by paullySC
Probably a group of liberals.

so it begins.....

[jtur88]

Originally Posted by city414

so it begins.....

Don't worry, the Paullys have posted exactly this same comment on every thread that has ever been started here, and will ad nauseam continue to do so forever. Iginore them, as if they would go away, even though they will not. They have used the miracle of technology to preprogram their computer to automatically spam every message board in the world with exactly the same message. The Paullys are bots, and there is nothing available except workarounds. Luckily, they limit themselves to "It's the Liberals", which doesn't waste enugh bandwidth to slow down your download speed.

[The Sage]

You have to admit the movies great..

[Linson]

i saw the movie last night. it SUCKED! i expected alot better from Ben Stiller. the movie should have been called "War Movie."

[bbkaren]

1. I've never seen more "retard" references than in "There's Something About Mary" which was...HILARIOUS!

2. My next most favorite movie was "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" with Gene Wilder and...was it Richard Pryor?

See, now, my uncle is blind, and hence, don't you think blind people should protest that movie? (The rest of you, enjoy--it's a good one!)

The fact is, nobody's perfect. We all get made fun of. We have to either take our lumps or stand up and defend ourselves on a daily basis.

Having activist groups speaking for certain "types of people" is counterproductive and does nothing but feed the victim mentality.

[the one]

using the word retarded in a defamatory way is the same as using the word gay in a defamatory way. its unacceptable and should not be glorified in a movie. how many more kids will go on thinking it is ok to call people retarded.
reatrded just like those funny lil down syndrome kids. ha ha, retarded.

having special needs family i hate that people always use the word retarded to insult. its not nice. as bad as using gay to insult.

i think it shows a lack of intelligence when someone cant think of another word to show disdain for something.

"o thats retarded!"
"o thats gay"
"o thats n/qqerish !"

either way i wouldnt go PAY to see this movie. comedies arent what they used to be. the whole black face thing has me a lil uneasy as well.

[wehotex]

[quote=the one;5095659]using the word retarded in a defamatory way is the same as using the word gay in a defamatory way. its unacceptable and should not be glorified in a movie. how many more kids will go on thinking it is ok to call people retarded.
reatrded just like those funny lil down syndrome kids. ha ha, retarded.

having special needs family i hate that people always use the word retarded to insult. its not nice. as bad as using gay to insult.

i think it shows a lack of intelligence when someone cant think of another word to show disdain for something.

"o thats retarded!"
"o thats gay"
"o thats n/qqerish !"

I agree with you 100%. I'm not paying $ to see that hollywood trash either.

[jmarquise]

comedies aren't what they used to be? you're right. I recommend that you go get a politically correct classic like blazing saddles. that one is sure to put a smile on your face. simple fact is, WHO CARES. retarded people can picket, I have no problems. they can protest, but in the end, the movie is going to make a lot of money because people are fed up with the overly PC bullcrap.

Originally Posted by the one

using the word retarded in a defamatory way is the same as using the word gay in a defamatory way. its unacceptable and should not be glorified in a movie. how many more kids will go on thinking it is ok to call people retarded.
reatrded just like those funny lil down syndrome kids. ha ha, retarded.

having special needs family i hate that people always use the word retarded to insult. its not nice. as bad as using gay to insult.

i think it shows a lack of intelligence when someone cant think of another word to show disdain for something.

"o thats retarded!"
"o thats gay"
"o thats n/qqerish !"

either way i wouldnt go PAY to see this movie. comedies arent what they used to be. the whole black face thing has me a lil uneasy as well.