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"People with intellectual and developmental disabilities routinely face discrimination and harassment," said Linda Timmons, Mosaic president and chief executive officer. "As a society we should not stand by and allow this." "Tropic Thunder," promoted as a satire of the movie industry and starring actors Ben Stiller and Robert Downey, Jr., opens this week. The groups organizing the boycott object to the frequent use of the word "retard" and the offensive portrayal of people with intellectual disabilities. A full text of the Statement is available at www.specialolympics.org. © Copyright by StamfordPlus.com. Some articles and pictures posted on our website, as indicated by their bylines, were submitted as press releases and do not necessarily reflect the position and opinion of StamfordPlus.com, Stamford Plus magazine, Canaiden LLC or any of its associated entities. Articles may have been edited for brevity and grammar. [an error occurred while processing this directive] CURRENT HEADLINES: [an error occurred while processing this directive] Top of Page
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