Christschool, Autism Self-Advocacy and Tropic Thunder

I just received this email and wanted to share it with the readers of Mutterings of a Mindless Mommy:

The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN)is pleased to announce the release of a new Public Service Announcement regarding the R-word and why it is such hateful speech. This commercial was produced by Christschool, a talented video maker who is both an autistic self-advocate and a father of an autistic son, and features a professional voice actor.

We are working on getting this video out to as many people as possible, and would love it if other members of the coalition would do the same by posting it on their websites, encouraging members to e-mail it to others, etc. The video can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzgQ3LVNhps

We are hoping for the video to get so many views that when people enter in “Tropic Thunder” as a search, this video comes up as one of the top results. Thank you.

Sarah Pripas
The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network

I have previously blogged about Christschool – Autism Everday Backlash. In the first video that I saw of his, it really spoke to me and so I watched many of his other videos posted on YouTube. He took a small hiatus (IIRC) and it is good to see that he’s back posting his videos.

For those that don’t know, in the movie “Tropic Thunder” – the word “retarded” is used in a derogatory way. After the whole Big Brother 9/Adam Jasinski ordeal, one would think that the entertainment industry would be a little more sensitive to the use of this word. On the other side, there are those that claim that this whole politically-correct concept has just gone too far.

Regardless of what you think Christschool’s video – “R Word” is more than worth the 1 minute 23 seconds it will take you to watch it. Oh, and if you haven’t already read this post, now is a good time: Soeren Palumbo’s Eye Opening Speech on the Word “Retard”

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