[kj] (Very OT) Bruno - Autism

[Stephen Lawrence]

countess be proud of the fact that you listen to your conscience unlike many who try to kill it 

no need to apolgise for standing up for righteousness 
 


To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:59:57 -0400
From: countessghoulita at aol.com
Subject: Re: [kj] (Very OT) Bruno - Autism




Maybe I am strict, probably I am really strict. But when you grow up with people who have disabilities, or you have some in your family, you may get really sensitive about movies that make fun of people with disabilities. I am sorry. I don't find it funny.


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I'd just like to say the Tropic Thunder controversy is just a tad - just a tad! - overblown. 
 
The person who makes the "going full retard" comment, etc., in tropic Thunder is doing so in a way that makes you know his opinion is extremely idiotic, and not the opinion someone who is admirable, etc., would have. I watched Tropic Thunder expecting this really nasty dig at mentally handicapped folks and what I saw were some thoroughly unlikable people acting like idiots. Anyone who takes their cues from these folks really doesn't have a clue. They were exhibiting thoroughly unlikable attitudes. They were also pretty macho, sexist, and just generally dumb. 
 
Having said that, the whole movie was also disappointing in just a plain old cinematic sense. I wanted to like the film - but didn't. 
 
-Oliver 
 
 
sade1 wrote: 

> What happened? Any chance he pulled a "Tropic Thunder"? 

> (where the joke was on those look down on offensive people). 

> > /(you can send it off-list so as not to spoil the film for others..)/ 

> 

 
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