![]() ![]() That - and I think in good faith, they pulled down the Web site and eliminated some of the offensive material and the marketing materials like, you know, Never Go Full Retard or Once Upon a Time, There was a Retard. SHRIVER: Well, they, I think, said first of all that they didn't understand. It's not any longer funny to perpetuate that stigma because it leads to enormous suffering, exclusion and really, injustice.īLOCK: You have spoken with executives at DreamWorks, telling them about your objections. This word has come to mean all those things. The ways in which they're excluded, the reasons for that exclusion, stems from the attitude that most people feel they're worthless, that they don't have value, that they can't contribute. SHRIVER: Well, look, for generations, in fact, throughout history, people with intellectual disabilities have been excluded from communities, from family life, from religious institutions, from schools. Nice to be with you.īLOCK: Help us understand why you think the word retard qualifies as hate speech? TIMOTHY SHRIVER (Chairman, Special Olympics): Thank you. He says the movie is an affront to dignity, hope and respect. Shriver is chairman of the Special Olympics. DOWNEY JR.: (As Kirk Lazarus) Everybody knows you never go full retard.īLOCK: Well, Timothy Shriver calls that hate speech. DOWNEY JR.: (As Kirk Lazarus) You an artist. STILLER: (As Tugg Speedman) Yeah, I mean, as Jack. DOWNEY JR.: (As Kirk Lazarus) When you was the character. DOWNEY JR.: (As Kirk Lazarus) An imbecile. DOWNEY JR.: (As Kirk Lazarus) To be moronical. DOWNEY JR.: (As Kirk Lazarus) To be a moron. STILLER: (As Tugg Speedman) In a weird way, I had to sort of just free myself up to believe that it was okay to be stupid or dumb. BEN STILLER (Actor): (As Tugg Speedman) There were times, when I was doing Jack that I actually felt retarded, like really retarded. In this scene, Ben Stiller talks about that role with co-star Robert Downey Jr. In hopes of winning an Oscar, he took on a different sort of role, a mentally disabled character called Simple Jack. ![]() Ben Stiller plays a struggling action star. "Tropic Thunder" is a satirical spoof on the excesses of Hollywood. A coalition of disability rights groups has called for a boycott of the new movie "Tropic Thunder." Yesterday, protesters gathered outside the premiere in Los Angeles, holding signs that said, Ban the Movie, Ban the Word, and the R Word is Hate Speech. ![]()
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