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Those insulted at 'Thunder' don't get joke
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You ought to be thankful, both to Mr. Hicks and the filmakers that they have the courage to point out the humor of this selfishness.
But if you still are offended by it, then Mr Hicks was right; you just don't get it.
Do your disabled children have a sense of humor? My daughter does, and in spite of her life threatening disabilities, is one of the funniest people on the planet.
And guess what? all humor is based on pointing out the peculiar, unexpected attributes of one group or another. EVERYBODY gets laughed at at some point. Its a fact of life. My family and I are at least able to understand the difference between real life and the movies. If we are able to grasp the consept of a world larger than film, it ought be no problem for you as well.
Anything that reinforces the behavior that hurts my child, whether satirical or not, should be looked at if it will create more "tag lines" and mocking gestures that will be repeated by adults and children alike. Mr Hicks is naive to say that just because this is a R rated movie that those who would be influenced by it will not see it. There are people at my work that already use the phrase "the full retard" that was coined in this movie. They have not separated it from real life, have they.
Stand up for your children! Yes, we all need humor. But hurt is hurt!
I think the assumption you make is that I am against all movies, humor, or joy in general. Not so!
But, when people in any wide spread media, or local media for that matter, treat the uniqueness, beauty and dignity of those with special needs with a "matter of fact" attitude because they can not defend themselves, I hope I have the courage to at least stand up for my children and say "Enough!" . I think the thing that upset me most about Mr. Hicks' article is that he gave the impression that the ridicule directed toward the Chinese (no class or respect whatsoever by the b-ball team, by the way) had greater weight in his mind than ridicule or disrespect of those with disabilities. Disabled people are treated as such second class citizens that I just sometimes have to voice my love and respect for those individuals or families who live the life, and let those who aren't blessed to have disabled people in their lives know that we are still here. I like Ben Stiller. Just a bad choice in script writing.
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