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Napoleon Dynamite showing canceled for offensive word
(most PC city: Austin, Texas)
Statesman.com ^
| 5-25-11
| Andrea Ball
Posted on 06/02/2011 5:42:07 PM PDT by dynachrome
The Austin Parks Foundation has canceled tonight’s showing of Napoleon Dynamite at Republic Square because of complaints about an offensive word in the movie.
According to an email the foundation sent out:
“The Austin Parks Foundation is canceling tonight’s (Wed, 5/25) showing of Napoleon Dynamite at Republic Square. A new movie will be shown next month. A number of people contacted us objecting to a word used by actors in the movie. We didn’t recall that this word was used and we did not mean to offend anyone. Our apologies for this as well as for the last minute cancellation.”
So what is this offensive word? Executive director Charlie McCabe won’t say. But some of the complaints came from the Austin Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities, he said.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: austin; lafawnduh; liger; napoleondynamite; politicallycorrect; retarded; texas; unclerico
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I guess "Tropic Thunder" won't be on their movie list either. Political correctness = stalinism
To: dynachrome
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:43:15 PM PDT
by
newheart
(When does policy become treason?)
To: dynachrome
Also, the offensive word and any others are censored in the comments section, which is pretty funny, and you can leave your own comment. I did!
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:43:41 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
To: dynachrome
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:43:54 PM PDT
by
al_c
(http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
To: dynachrome
What a bunch of retards.
"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:44:20 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
(RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!!!)
To: dynachrome
I’m really surprised that this happened in Austin, of all places. They’ve never really seemed to care about stuff like that before.
Weird.
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:45:12 PM PDT
by
al_c
(http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
To: dynachrome
You know, I wish I could travel back in time, back to...to 1982.
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:46:11 PM PDT
by
Textide
To: Viking2002
What a bunch of retards.By Jove, I think he's got it!
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:47:49 PM PDT
by
al_c
(http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
To: dynachrome
“Ligers” - that’s the word that offended them.
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:48:00 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Viking2002
My reply to them referenced the movie Tropic Thunder and said the parks people were the retards. Probably why it hasn’t shown up.
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:48:31 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
To: al_c
Austin is a liberal zit in the state of Texas.
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:48:55 PM PDT
by
Sarajevo
(Avoid arguments with your wife about lifting the toilet seat by simply using the sink.)
To: al_c
I was onto it a few days ago. At least Texas has one thing going for it: they know where the bulk of their liberals are, and can keep 'em corralled there when the time cones.
"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:50:41 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
(RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!!!)
To: windcliff
Gimmie some of your tots!
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:51:09 PM PDT
by
stylecouncilor
(What Would Jim Thompson Do?)
To: Sarajevo
Austin is a liberal zit in the state of Texas.No, it's a hemorrhoid.
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:51:48 PM PDT
by
al_c
(http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
To: Viking2002
Napoleon Dynamite showing canceled for offensive word (most PC city: Austin, Texas)
That is so gay!
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:52:23 PM PDT
by
aruanan
To: dynachrome
To: Viking2002
From the comments section. say it fast! LOL
“Teh Austin Parks Foundation is sofa king we todd did!!”
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:58:44 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
To: dynachrome
As did I.
Specifically:
This is going to retard my planned trip to Austin, as well as result in my becoming more niggardly in my givings to charity.
I don't think it will be posted.
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posted on
06/02/2011 5:59:41 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(When you hear hooves, think horses, not zebras.)
To: dynachrome
Might as well give up on seeing Blazing Saddles too...
To: Textide
You know, I wish I could travel back in time, back to...to 1982.”
If you figure out how to do this, please let me know when and where - I know lots of people that would join you.
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posted on
06/02/2011 6:09:50 PM PDT
by
Grams A
(The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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