Check out this piece at Somebody Hit The Lights! about the use of the morally defunct word "retard," featuring crusading letters to a local periodical, and a wonderful, Oscar winning film about living as a mentally challenged man, Bestboy (1980).
« from The Unfettered Letters: A Real “Gentleman’s Club”
» Surprisingly Spiritual Films #2: Bad Lieutenant
« from The Unfettered Letters: A Real “Gentleman’s Club”
» Surprisingly Spiritual Films #2: Bad Lieutenant
» Surprisingly Spiritual Films #2: Bad Lieutenant
What Is Going On In America Right Now?
A Discouraging Word: “Retard,” Best Boy, and Hipster Censorship
03.13.11 | Comment?
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