“Tropic Thunder” Disability Protests: Special Olympics & Disability Groups “Tropic Thunder” Boycott
The Special Olympics and 21 other disability groups are calling for a nationwide boycott of the new Ben Stiller-directed film Tropic Thunder over what the groups consider a “negative portrayal” of the developmentally disabled.
“We are asking people not to go to the movie and hope to bring a consciousness to people about using derogatory words about this population,” Peter Wheeler, spokesman for the Special Olympics, said Monday.
Tonight’s Tropic Thunder Hollywood will be “the start of a nationwide protest,” Wheeler says.
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