The Political Correctness I Approve Of

I was reading something about the outcry over Tropic Thunder, the new Ben Stiller movie that apparently portrays a retarded character, and uses the word retard 17 times, usually in a derogatory way. Now some people are ripping the movie a new one; one member of the board of directors for the Special Olympics just called for protests, boycotts, and for theaters to stop showing the film. This is not the kind of political correctness I approve of.

But I did find one good approach to being more sensitive to people with disabilities.

It's called people first.

-a girl in a wheelchair
-a boy with mental retardation
-a child with ADHD
-a woman with special needs
-a man with Alzheimer's
-a client with learning differences

Makes sense right? It's simple, it's something most intelligent people do anyway, and comes with none of the moralistic nonsense that we hear from these special olympics motherfuckers. By the way, the term "motherfuckers" is being used in a derogatory way here. Boycott my blog!