Middletown area activitists protest of Tropic Thunder

[MrJoeCarl]

I am mildly mentally challenged and I have a right to make a comment just like everyone else.

Thank you

[MrJoeCarl]

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[MrJoeCarl]

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[Boomer500N3R]

The context "retard" was used in was not an issue. Are people with down syndrome really going to the movies these days, and if they did....do you really think they're going to understand it anyway? It's a comedy that was just taken out of context and people just want to have their moment in the spotlight with these protests.

[powerten6340]

i just dont think retards would watch this movie anywayz

[vivalaryan54]

jeez last time it was 3 percent now its 1 of 5 (20 percent)? god these activists need to get their stories strait

[Chruldit]

Just watched the movie. It din't even occur to me that someone could see it as offensive to mentally challenged people. I saw it as a spoof on how people without this disability are poor at relating to it but most mostly on how the academy chooses to hand out awards (to Tom Hanks and Dustin Hoffman but not to Sean Penn). It was funny to me. Peace :)

[haha122358]

it that this movie is not making fun of mentally retarded people. When jr. is saying never go full retard, he is somewhat putting out a message not to make fun of someone with disabilities. because in the movie, stiller is this dumass actor who can not get his career straight.

this is coming from a kid who has a mentally retarded sister who i love and i hate it when people use the word retard as an insult. i did not find this movie insulting.

[theblabmaster]

c'mon if we keep this up there will not be anymore words to use then they'll all be offinsive

btw what is the c word that pdhc08 spoke of??

[CPTSpoonproducts]

i'm sorry, but as a director and a writer i find this movie a wonderful parody of the movie industry. unfortunately you may feel this way although there is no reason that you should. the way that they portray this word within the movie is as a parody of acting styles. it is no lie that in the past many movies have been made which portray people with mental disabilities. the current lingo for that is retard. i'm sorry if merely typing that word offends you as it obviously offended you in themovie

[tiffssillybear]

DSF

[tiffssillybear]

Im upset as well. I mean really, they shouldve said retard RETArd RETARD!!! many more times. "Never go full retard" hilarious!

Besides i dont think a retard would be offended by the word retard, common sense ay.

But if ur NORMAL like this lady and are offended...then ur a RACIST!

Ahhhh the wonders of the freedom of speech.

[kyokushinkai]

Love how she doesn't even acknowledge the mentally handicapped outside of America. Go go gadget ironic segregation.

Really, it's called creative liberty. Pretty sure it's covered in the constitution, so um yeah... deal with it?

[jdbasq]

wow look up the definition its not a god damn slur you retard it actually means to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede. Protesting this word is like saying oh we cant call people stupid anymore because it hurts their feelings.

[pdhc08]

WITH ALL DO RESPECT....this is not funny. Making fun of someone who is born with a disability is not funny. I cannot believe all these comments are on this page. You don't call a black person the "N" word because they were born black, you don't call white people the "C" word because they were born white and you DO NOT CALL disabled people the "R" word because they were born with it! It is not a "sensitivity" issue, it is simply repecting a fellow human being that has been delt a different hand

[Rodw555]

For starters, it DUE respect, not do.

Retard.

[Dmac11a666]

People really need to get a life...Maybe i should protest Pineapple Express cuz it makes stoners like me look less then human......lmao

[yourwelcome9511]

they are making fun of the word not your people specificly so stop saying this and it makes me mad cause americans have become so offended by every word missaid reply if you want

[yourwelcome9511]

wtf is her problem they we're making fun of te word not you specificly so shuut it also why is americans so offended by words reply and a will give you more reasons!!!!!!!!!!

[laphea]

OMG...its just a movie!!!!! they kinda over did the black guy thing but its just comedy. im 12 and 100% percent black and i saw the movie twice, it didnt defend me at all.

TOM CRUISE PLAYED A FAT WHITE HAIRY BALD GUY, ARE YOU GOING TO PROTEST ON THAT TOO!!!!!!!!

[kingkonguf]

this is frigin ridiculas. who cares about the name calling. You should be labled as RETARDED if you really care that much about a frikin meaningless word. I don't care what people think of me. I mean look at marylin manson. He does all these outrageous things, and he doesn't care what people think. I respect him for that.

[mcalien24]

everyone has the right to protest.

just like i have the right to call this protest retarded

[gikaplan]

mcalien24,

haha, listen to Bill Maher much?

[Rodw555]

LOL!!! Good call.

[kimamas]

benstillerfan65, to me this is child abuse. Someone calling my child who has a developmental delay 'retard' and having him come home in tears to me ranks right up there.

[BobbyBBobson]

the movie did not call your son a retard it was kids. this is a rated R movie. Furthermore, the movie doesnt go around calling mentally disabled people retarded. I mean, i can see where you are coming from, but it isnt this movie that is calling your son names. it is stupid kids that have no sense of maturity or responsibility that would call him any other name that was available. Kids get called names. thats the way it is. it sucks, but it isnt the fault of an adult comedy.

[mambobro]

WITH ALL DO RESPECT you should go after the children at your child's school. not ben stiller. If a drunk driver hit your child, would you go after the beer company? what if a doctor gave you the wrong prescription, would you go after that drug company? Leave the movie out of it. its rated R and shouldn't be seen by children, and if it is, then the parenting in that area is poor. If adults are saying it, thats a hate crime and should be dealt with as such. Its easy to blame it all on one thing.

[pdhc08]

WITH ALL DO RESPECT....next time I roll through Bruger King and you take my order, I will say hello.

[kimamas]

bennyboland: there are absolutely more important things, but taking a few hours out of one's day to try to help raise awareness is nothing compared to a lifetime of advocating for one's child who has an intellectual disablity.

[promdawg]

i don't get it........ this movie isn't denying they're rights..... and it's not like they're even making fun of people with disability's. I think some people got to take that stick out of the place where the sun ain't shinin

[bennyboland]

you can do what you want but theres a lot of other things going on in the world that are a lot more importnant then this.

[jacobiesx]

I agree 100% with benny boland.

If these people put HALF as much effort as they do here towards more IMPORTANT CAUSES, they could maybe save a life of a starving child in Africa or something like that.

Just because this comedy isn't some people's cup o' tea, doesn't mean they need to shove their opinions down other people's throats. I'd like to see someone stand up for the gay jokes made in this movie as well, but no one will.

[kimamas]

you completely contradict yourself. so gay rights are worth sticking up for but protecting my child from people thinking it's acceptable to poke fun using the word 'retard' isn't?

[jacobiesx]

Did your child SEE the movie? Was someone pointing a gun at your child's head saying "WATCH THIS MOVIE AND LISTEN TO THESE JOKES!"? No.

And I honestly do think gay rights is a better cause. That's just my opinion, and you need to stop trying to shove YOUR opinion down other people's throats and help your child instead of this BS. Oh, and research what you are protesting. "Simple Jack" was a hero in the movie. Yeah they weren't politically correct, but retarded is what people call it these days.

[jacobiesx]

Personally, I think gay rights is a more important cause. But I still LAUGHED at the gay jokes. Its a thing called humor.

And research what you protest. The character "Simple Jack" is portrayed as a hero. Sure, they weren't politically correct, but that is what people call it. They never actually made fun of the mentally disabled, they just used the word. Research it.

And no one was pointing a gun at your son's head saying "WATCH THE MOVIE AND LISTEN TO THESE JOKES" so big deal.

[benstillerfan65]

just a little fyi.

tropic thunder's plot does not revolve around the word, 'retard.' because you make it seem like the entire movie is offensive when in reality, it's just one scene.

i know you have your freedom of speech and i support your opinion. i think it's good for you to stand up to what you believe in, but don't actors also a freedom of speech?

and please. try to think about the other problems in the world like child labor/abuse and the soldiers who are dying for us and our country