Parents of disabled kids protest over 'Tropic Thunder'
By Julie Wurth
Thursday August 14, 2008
Robin Scholz
Jennifer Schrad gives her daughter Sophia, 1, who has Down syndrome, a hug as she mans the table to explain to people the hurtfulness of the term 'retard' Wednesday at the Savoy 16 theater in Savoy, in response to the use of the word in the movie 'Tropic Thunder.'
SAVOY – Parents of children with disabilities recoil at the word "retard," so when it popped up in a movie that opened this week, they mobilized.
Disability advocates protested at the Los Angeles premiere of "Tropic Thunder" earlier this week, and local supporters held a "Rally for Respect" at the movie's opening at the Savoy 16 theater on Wednesday afternoon.
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