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Thread #113494 Message #2413898
Posted By: WFDU - Ron Olesko
14-Aug-08 - 03:17 PM
Thread Name: BS: Retard - The 'R' word
Subject: RE: BS: Retard - The 'R' word
No one is telling you to go to the restaurant. If you had a bad experience over the food, stay away. That was YOUR experience.
However, if the other lemmings take your word for it, they could miss out on a good meal.
Wesley - you just cannot seem to grasp the fact that I am not disagreeing that "retard" as a noun to describe someone is offensive. That does not mean the word cannot be used in a film to illict a response that makes a strong point.
It is a freedom of speech issue when you deny an actor, writer, or artist the write to use a word to make their point. You are 100% right in that you vote with your wallet but you are wrong when you try to deny an artist the right to tell their story.