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LEAP is encouraging all community members to take action in responding to the negative portrayal of persons with intellectual disabilities in the film TROPIC THUNDER , released on August 13. The film stars Ben Stiller as "Simple Jack" and includes a very negative portrayal of a person with intellectual disabilities and extensive use of the "R-word." LEAP, along with numerous other state & national disability organizations, has signed on to a Statement of Support and Solidarity organized by Special Olympics. Included within the Statement is a call to action that includes:
Community Members can also join LEAP and other national, state and local organizations in signing an electronic Statement of Support and Solidarity against the negative portrayal of a person with intellectual disabilities in the film Tropic Thunder. For more information about the Statement, click here.
Our choice of language frames how we think about others. Change the conversation...... STOP using the r-word!
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