http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/timoi/8518 I can just picture my hatemail now... but here goes. Tropic Thunder seems to be under a lot of fire for use of the “R” word. (Retarded) Special Olympics chairman Tim Shriver and Special Olympian Loretta Claiborne talked about the “Tropic Thunder” controversy on Good Morning America. They find the movie and use of the words offensive. Moviegoers seem to find the controversy overrated. The weird thing about comedy movies, is that… well it is supposed to be funny. So we have to decide what borders on funny, and just plain mean. And the great thing about America is that if we don't like it, we certainly can speak with our own actions (No one is forcing us to pay 7.75 to see a movie fella) I guess I can connect similar things, I am not by any means a thin frail boy, In Texas we grow everything big, but I didn’t get angry at movies like Shallow Hal, Nutty Professer, Norbit, or Wall-E for it’s portrayal of fat people. I don’t want to sue the makers of the Selena movie for it's portrayal of hispanics everywhere. Thanks to that movie, whenever I travel to the midwest people think I carry hotsauce on a holster in my belt, wear a hairnet and drive a lowrider. (Edward James Olmos barely redeemed himself with Battlestar Galactica) We make fun of old people, foreigners, nerds, socially awkward kids, and even overly tanned people in movies… Quite honestly the best job in the world must be to be a comedian because you can say just about anything on stage and probably get an HBO special whereas in the office you would just get a trip to the unemployment line. We should sue the makers of Scary Movie 1-3, Meet the Spatans, Disaster Movie, etc and anything the Wayans Brothers do for making all of America look stupid. (They make ‘em, and someone keeps buying the damn tickets) I guess the whole thing is… well…  you know.. sort of the "r-word" I can just picture my hatemail now... but here goes. Tropic Thunder seems to be under a lot of fire for use of the “R” word. (Retarded) Special Olympics chairman Tim Shriver and Special Olympian Loretta Claiborne talked about the “Tropic Thunder” controversy on Good Morning America. They find the movie and use of the words offensive. Moviegoers seem to find the controversy overrated. The weird thing about comedy movies, is that… well it is supposed to be funny. So we have to decide what borders on funny, and just plain mean. And the great thing about America is that if we don't like it, we certainly can speak with our own actions (No one is forcing us to pay 7.75 to see a movie fella) I guess I can connect similar things, I am not by any means a thin frail boy, In Texas we grow everything big, but I didn’t get angry at movies like Shallow Hal, Nutty Professer, Norbit, or Wall-E for it’s portrayal of fat people. I don’t want to sue the makers of the Selena movie for it's portrayal of hispanics everywhere. Thanks to that movie, whenever I travel to the midwest people think I carry hotsauce on a holster in my belt, wear a hairnet and drive a lowrider. (Edward James Olmos barely redeemed himself with Battlestar Galactica) We make fun of old people, foreigners, nerds, socially awkward kids, and even overly tanned people in movies… Quite honestly the best job in the world must be to be a comedian because you can say just about anything on stage and probably get an HBO special whereas in the office you would just get a trip to the unemployment line. We should sue the makers of Scary Movie 1-3, Meet the Spatans, Disaster Movie, etc and anything the Wayans Brothers do for making all of America look stupid. (They make ‘em, and someone keeps buying the damn tickets) I guess the whole thing is… well…  you know.. sort of the "r-word" en-us Tim:  You know Rusty's nobody's prude but there're too many people in this country just looking for something they don't think is politically correct (damn I hate that crap) so they can make a big friggin' deal out of it.  Having worked in a hospital, having had a crippled brother-in-law, and finding out at the age of 20 that my back didn't grow completely (spina bifida), I try to be sensative to other people's developmental issues, be they physical or mental.  We have a granddaughter who has a frontal lobe disorder and has been in therapy since before she was in preschool.  It's just by the grace of God we don't have more developmental difficulties. I think that the only ones who're RETARDED are those miserable individuals who make fun of others less fortunate than them.  I DON'T think using "retarded" in normal conversation, unless it's used in a mean way, is any disgrace. When setting the timing on our cars we can RETARD or ADVANCE it with no reflection on people.  I don't know what his experience was but I was admonished by a guy, "That's not a nice word to use" one time when I spilled something and said, "I'm so spastic."      REV. 1   Looky there, the PC gurus took the R word out of an innocent sentance. If I was being nasty or malicious it'd be easier to understand but this was utter  BS ( bovine splatter). http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/timoi/8518/#c_63931 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/timoi/8518/#c_63931 Tim:  You know Rusty's nobody's prude but there're too many people in this country just looking for something they don't think is politically correct (damn I hate that crap) so they can make a big friggin' deal out of it.  Having worked in a hospital, having had a crippled brother-in-law, and finding out at the age of 20 that my back didn't grow completely (spina bifida), I try to be sensative to other people's developmental issues, be they physical or mental.  We have a granddaughter who has a frontal lobe disorder and has been in therapy since before she was in preschool.  It's just by the grace of God we don't have more developmental difficulties. I think that the only ones who're RETARDED are those miserable individuals who make fun of others less fortunate than them.  I DON'T think using "retarded" in normal conversation, unless it's used in a mean way, is any disgrace. When setting the timing on our cars we can RETARD or ADVANCE it with no reflection on people.  I don't know what his experience was but I was admonished by a guy, "That's not a nice word to use" one time when I spilled something and said, "I'm so spastic."      REV. 1   Looky there, the PC gurus took the R word out of an innocent sentance. If I was being nasty or malicious it'd be easier to understand but this was utter  BS ( bovine splatter). THE WHOLE COMPLAINT IS RETARDED!!!  You know Carlos Mencia has been criticized for his retarded speech that he uses in his routine....but let's face it.  No one gets a pass on Mencia's show.  He makes fun of everyone.  On one show he had some retarded kids and included them in his routine....not making fun of them but making fun of the dorks who could not laugh at themselves.  People need to learn to laugh at themselves.  At our German family reunions there are lots of jokes about ....how do you get in a German Reunion.....Your head has to fit in the box......and all sorts of other German slurs and stereotypes and it is all in fun and we laugh until we hurt.  http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/timoi/8518/#c_63936 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/timoi/8518/#c_63936 THE WHOLE COMPLAINT IS RETARDED!!!  You know Carlos Mencia has been criticized for his retarded speech that he uses in his routine....but let's face it.  No one gets a pass on Mencia's show.  He makes fun of everyone.  On one show he had some retarded kids and included them in his routine....not making fun of them but making fun of the dorks who could not laugh at themselves.  People need to learn to laugh at themselves.  At our German family reunions there are lots of jokes about ....how do you get in a German Reunion.....Your head has to fit in the box......and all sorts of other German slurs and stereotypes and it is all in fun and we laugh until we hurt.  No Tim, don't think you'll get much hatemail. The complaint is stupid. I'm blonde. People make fun of blondes all the time. Thanks to the media and television I have people who immediately think of me as ditzy and promiscuous. Funny thing is, I DON'T CARE. It's funny! I love dumb blonde jokes! I tell them myself! I love jokes about "women"...cause truth is, THEY ARE CRAZY! I should know, I'm one of them. This retarded thing is absolutely ridiculous. http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/timoi/8518/#c_63951 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/timoi/8518/#c_63951 No Tim, don't think you'll get much hatemail. The complaint is stupid. I'm blonde. People make fun of blondes all the time. Thanks to the media and television I have people who immediately think of me as ditzy and promiscuous. Funny thing is, I DON'T CARE. It's funny! I love dumb blonde jokes! I tell them myself! I love jokes about "women"...cause truth is, THEY ARE CRAZY! I should know, I'm one of them. This retarded thing is absolutely ridiculous. No Tim, it's all good. I guess like oldrustybucket us old mechanics cannot adjust the timing of the engine anymore with all this PC crap. When I worked offshore they came over the intercom and called for skinhead. Everyone on there knew they were calling for me since I was balded before it was cool to shave your head, not because I am a racist. Except mine is au natural on top. It was no big deal, nobody was upset including me. We had another guy called gut, his was bigger than mine. No problem. Everyone had a nickname. Some were borderline. Heck, out at the plant many people have nicknames they know of, and some they don't.. Just need a lot of chill pills handed out and just us common sense in the situation you are in before you speak up. But a comedy is a comedy. I will see it. http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/timoi/8518/#c_63999 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/timoi/8518/#c_63999 No Tim, it's all good. I guess like oldrustybucket us old mechanics cannot adjust the timing of the engine anymore with all this PC crap. When I worked offshore they came over the intercom and called for skinhead. Everyone on there knew they were calling for me since I was balded before it was cool to shave your head, not because I am a racist. Except mine is au natural on top. It was no big deal, nobody was upset including me. We had another guy called gut, his was bigger than mine. No problem. Everyone had a nickname. Some were borderline. Heck, out at the plant many people have nicknames they know of, and some they don't.. Just need a lot of chill pills handed out and just us common sense in the situation you are in before you speak up. But a comedy is a comedy. I will see it.