Tropic Thunder boycott!

Question

i just read on Yahoo News (http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20080810/121842511100.html)about these "special" people whom, i guess, have to much time on there hands, trying to boycott Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder. Come on... go rally at a g*y parade or something. IT'S A MOVIE!!!...like many others. You don't hear about african-americans boycotting Robert Downey Jr's character being a white guy portraying a black guy.

Anybody else got any words about how ridiculous people can be.. ppl sueing other ppl and advocates b****ing about a "simple" movie.

Answer 1

yeah i just read that too, i think it is funny really. they dont wanna be called a "r****d" or "different" or whatever, then why have the special olympics at all. isnt that just like saying cause you are a r****d and different you cant compete in the real olympics, but so we dont hurt you, here have a special olympics. they want to be different and special when it benefits them.  

Answer 2

I know!! It IS ridiculous!! They should be boycotting Ben Stiller not because of the controversy, but because he isn't funny!!

Answer 3

i agree. this whole boycott a movie thing is kinda dumb. after all so many spoof movies have been made on a variety of topics and no one complains until now. its just a movie anyway so who cares what they do in it. funny thing is that the movie really has nothing to do with them, from what I've seen it's a spoof about action movies not "special" people. although the characters are kinda "special". still its just a movie.

Answer 4

I saw the trailer this weekend and thought it was hilarious. I will be watching and most likely will be buying the DVD as well... As far as the "haters" are concerned... we are getting to a ridiculous PC level in this country where every "group" feels that it can control what other people say, listen to, watch on TV etc... I guess it is about time for me to create my own group:

"Guys under 6 feet with curly hair who wear glasses" I feel we are under represented or badly portrayed on TV and in the main stream media as well :-)

Answer 5

I just read this too and can't even begin to believe how ridiculous this whole thing is! If they are boycotting Tropic Thunder, then shouldn't they ban Dumb and Dumber? Besides, the word "r****d" is no longer even used for those particular group of people; the correct term nowardays is "mentally challenged". And who is leading this boycott? Apparently NOT the mentally chanllenged since whoever's starting this ridiculous tantrum was smart enough to get this boycotting issue nationwide. Those who organized this fiasco is just bored.

I, for one, get a kick out of watching Ben Stiller's movies with its random plot and exaggerated stunts! They're hilarious! And I've been waiting for this new one ever since I saw the preview.

I say I need to conserve my consitutional right to laugh my a$$ off!

So I am going to boycott those who are boycotting this film by watching this movie for free on watch-movies.net!!  

Answer 6

i know how does Johnny knoxville get away with making a movie all about Special people and as soon as Ben stiller makes a flick BAM!! they go all nuts