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Storm of Controversy Surrounds 'Tropic Thunder'

by Celebuzz on Aug. 12, 2008 01:40 PM / 1 Comment
Storm of Controversy Surrounds 'Tropic Thunder'
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The premiere of Tropic Thunder starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black was plagued with a protest of the film's use of the term retard throughout the movie. Lending his support to the demonstration was none other than SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2  star Jon Voight. It's now clear where Angelina Jolie gets her humanitarian tendencies.

What was overlooked seemed to be the fact that Robert Downey Jr.'s character spends the entire film in blackface. The Iron Man star defends that choice: "It's entertainment that's set up by people who are high-minded enough to not be racist or offensive."

Hmm, this defense certainly does sound like it was concocted by a couple of pretty "high-minded" individuals.

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“Stiller plays an actor that starred in a movie called Simple Jack in which he played a developmentally disabled dude in hopes for an Oscar. And he gets taunted throughout the film with the word "retard."

So, as you can imagine, the dude who runs the Special Olympics is annoyed.”
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  • rockmomminov 1 yr 3 mos ago
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    Can somebody please get Robert Downey Jr. a real acting job because he's wasting his talent in this poor excuse for a movie and please help Stiller go back on his meds because he's completely lost touch with reality.

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