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  • ‘Ringer’ got it right: Experts decry (mis)use of ‘retarded’

    12/25/2005 4:45:31 AM PST · by johnny7 · 39 replies · 1,890+ views
    Boston Herald ^ | December 25, 2005 | By Sean L. McCarthy
    rIn the new comedy “The Ringer,” Johnny Knoxville’s character learns to love the Special Olympics, yelling at his uncle, saying he never wants to hear him say the words “retarded” or “ ’tard” ever again. He might succeed on film.But could he persuade Bostonians, who say “retahded” in casual conversation without hesitation, to change their slang? “People use it in a disparaging way,” said Leo Sarkissian, executive director of The ARC of Massachusetts. “We took it out of our name,” Sarkissian said. The group goes by ARC specifically to avoid saying the word (although it’s part of the acronym Association...
  • Farrellys' "South Park" Smackdown

    12/15/2005 8:16:33 AM PST · by EveningStar · 38 replies · 1,258+ views
    Eonline ^ | December 14, 2005 | Josh Grossberg
    Is Cartman a crook? Peter and Bobby Farrelly, the gross-out gurus behind Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary are accusing South Park masterminds Trey Parker and Matt Stone of ripping off a movie idea.