http://www.30threads.com/2008/08/18/a-haiku-for-tropic-thunder/ Highlighting the Triangle Online Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:07:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.30threads.com/2008/08/18/a-haiku-for-tropic-thunder/comment-page-1/#comment-362 John Martin Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:17:12 +0000 http://www.30threads.com/?p=1069#comment-362 One of my best friends has a sister with Down's Syndrome, and he is constantly amazed (and dismayed) at the use of the "R" word. It's almost as rampant as the "That's so gay" phrase, which most people see no harm in whatsoever either. Uh, words <em>can</em> hurt, as pointed out in Steven Petrow's recent article in the Independent: http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A260096 One of my best friends has a sister with Down’s Syndrome, and he is constantly amazed (and dismayed) at the use of the “R” word. It’s almost as rampant as the “That’s so gay” phrase, which most people see no harm in whatsoever either. Uh, words can hurt, as pointed out in Steven Petrow’s recent article in the Independent: http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A260096

]]> http://www.30threads.com/2008/08/18/a-haiku-for-tropic-thunder/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Allen Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:51:34 +0000 http://www.30threads.com/?p=1069#comment-349 Definitely among the funniest movies this year. Maybe it's because I didn't expect it to be that funny. Definitely among the funniest movies this year. Maybe it’s because I didn’t expect it to be that funny.

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