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Article: 'Tropic Thunder' critics miss the joke
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- August 20, 2008
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Strolling in past protesters outside of Ben Stiller's "Tropic Thunder" premiere (groups representing individuals with developmental disabilities) was a little troubling. I have rarely passed a picket line I wasn't tempted to join.
Protesting wages for car wash workers? Call me and I'll be there! Demanding a fair wage for Writer's Guild of America writers? Been there, done that. SEIU, AFL/CIO, UAW: I'll walk your line. But protesting the contents of a comedy, that's a line I won't cross, or in this case I will cross. Literally.
The protesters' concern centers around the repeated use of the word "retarded" to describe the inept performance Ben Stiller's character, Tugg Speedman, has given ...