Posted on 03/28/2006 4:52:14 AM PST by Born Conservative
HORSHAM, Pa. - Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock apologized for cursing, calling teachers pot smokers and making insensitive remarks about "retarded" students during a recent speech to Hatboro-Horsham High School students. "It is never my intent to insult or demean anyone - and I understand how some of my remarks may have offended some in attendance and if you feel they did, then I am deeply sorry," he wrote in "A Letter of Explanation," posted last weekend on his blog.
Spurlock, who ate nothing but McDonald's meals for 30 days to make his Oscar-nominated 2004 documentary "Super Size Me," spoke for about an hour Friday to 700 students in conjunction with a health and wellness fair.
But officials considered Spurlock's speech so inflammatory that principal Dennis Williams Jr. cut it short and the Hatboro-Horsham Education Foundation canceled his scheduled evening talk to the community. Spurlock may not be paid for his appearance. Junior Michelle Berlin, 17, of Hatboro, said Monday students thought the speech was funny at the time, but many have since reconsidered.
Although some in attendance believe Spurlock commented on "retarded kids in the back wearing helmets," he said in his blog that he only referred to himself as retarded and that the comment about helmets was meant as a "slacker reference" to a character in the upcoming film "Benchwarmers."
There actually were special education students in the back row. Teachers led them out during the presentation. "Having done work with special needs children in the past, something this hurtful would never come from my lips," he wrote.
Spurlock said his reference to teachers smoking pot was a joke meant to amuse students. He did not address allegations that he had insulted certain racial or ethnic groups such as Indians or Mexicans.
I think this school system got what it paid for. What did they expect intelligent to come out of this man?
Sheeesh, it's the same type of talk the students speak everyday in the halls...
But this speaker, himself, came on the small bus.
Let me be the first to say that eating nothing but McDonalds meals for 30 days is enough to turn anyone into a retard.
Well, they ordered a drive-by McProgram, and that is what they got.
IF?????
Why the hell can't people just apologize instead of making caveats all the time.
Whatever happened to: "I regret what I said. It hurt people. For that, I apologize." He gave the standard "no harm, no foul" apology.
This looks like a classic non-apology apology. The guy is speaking weaselese here. (JMHO)
CC
Weasel.
Morgan Spurlock your fifteen minutes is long gone.
He's a well-funded, well-educated Leftist. They got what they paid for.
I watched one episode where he would work for min wage....but he made more than minium wage. I think it might have been 7 or 8 an hour. but he was such a wieney , his wrist was hurting so he spent umpteen dollars going to clinic , just for them to tell him to take it easy. most lower income guys wouldnt go to the doctor if their legs were falling off.
Ping to read later
Exactly right. Reminds me of a biblical verse: Out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.
Hired to speak at the school's 'first-ever' health fair.
The school apparently has money to burn.
Spurlock is a tool of the left...
...but mostly he's just a tool.
Amen to that..I am going out on a limb and guessing even McDonald's execs would not recommend to do what that idiot did..what a maroon..I wonder if I drank a case of beer everyday for 30 days in a row..would I then say that beer is bad for you????
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