Shrek’ Screenwriter says “anti vax” equivalent to n****r

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25 Nov 2018, 2:42 am

Shrek’ Screenwriter Savaged On Twitter For Stating That Calling Some One ‘Anti-Vax’ Is Equivalent To The N-Word

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A Hollywood screenwriter whose projects have included “Shrek”, “Alladin” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl” is feeling the heat on Twitter after declaring that calling someone “anti-vax” is the same as calling that person the N-word.

As IndieWire reports, screenwriter Terry Rossio sent a tweet to writer Julie Benson (“The 100”) to decry her retweet of a post pointing out vaccines can be donated via organizations such as UNICEF. An anti-vaccine advocate, Rossio wrote, “Anti-Vax is equivalent to calling someone a n*****.”

My heart goes out to all the parents of vaccine damaged children, who have to not only endure the sadness of their loss, but also the vitriol of ill-informed and insensitive people (such as those here). Anti-Vax is equivalent to calling someone a n****r and makes as little sense.

— Terry Rossio (@TerryRossio)

Benson responded by stating that she disagreed with his anti-vaccine stance because of “scientific research” that “doesn’t support” his viewpoint, and also asked him to “please never come on my feed with the n word again.” Replying, Rossio doubled down on his assertion

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Do you realize that you are using the equivalent of the 'n-word' in promoting memes that tag people as 'anti-vax?' Do you realize that the same collectivist stereotyping lies behind belittling any group with a label? Do you have no feelings for vaccine damaged kids and parents

Rossio’s tweet received a barrage of criticism from Twitter users, who took him to task for both his anti-vaccine views and his use of the n-word

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26 Nov 2018, 9:39 pm

You know what pisses me off about "Anti Vax" people? They would rather their child die or risk killing other children because they want to believe vaccines cause autism. :roll:

How the hell did that rumor about vaccines even start?

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26 Nov 2018, 9:45 pm

what an odd headline.

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29 Nov 2018, 10:52 am

I guess I can't enjoy Shrek anymore. :alien:

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30 Nov 2018, 8:05 pm

As much as I liked Shrek when I was a kid, really what a lot of it is are just immature fart jokes.

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01 Dec 2018, 9:20 am

Hopefully that's the beginning and end of that, no punching doctors or scientists in the face.

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01 Dec 2018, 10:14 am

TW1ZTY wrote:

They would rather their child die or risk killing other children because they want to believe vaccines cause autism. :roll:

It's gotten so out of hand, that a lot of people don't even know about the (falsified) "vaccines cause autism" study anymore...they're not worried about autism, they don't know why people think vaccines are bad, they just blindly agree with everyone else.

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01 Dec 2018, 10:29 pm

The N word is used to make people feel worthless, to threaten their physical safety and wellbeing, to remind them of destructive myths about intelligence, and to recall a long history of violent oppression.

The term "anti-vaxxer" is a way of (rightly) saying someone is an idiot, a scumbag, and a paranoid conspiracy theorist who wants to endanger their entire community (as well as their own children) because of some stupid thing they saw on TV or read on a disreputable website.

The comparison between the two is pretty disgusting, and trivializes the former.

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01 Dec 2018, 11:59 pm

jamthis12 wrote:

As much as I liked Shrek when I was a kid, really what a lot of it is are just immature fart jokes.

the first two movies are the greatest thing dreamworks has ever made.

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03 Dec 2018, 7:47 pm

Kiprobalhato wrote:

jamthis12 wrote:

As much as I liked Shrek when I was a kid, really what a lot of it is are just immature fart jokes.

the first two movies are the greatest thing dreamworks has ever made.

well, along with Turbo and Kung Fu Panda!

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04 Dec 2018, 2:22 am

Kiprobalhato wrote:

jamthis12 wrote:

As much as I liked Shrek when I was a kid, really what a lot of it is are just immature fart jokes.

the first two movies are the greatest thing dreamworks has ever made.

Antz was good too!

I actually like Antz better than I do Shrek. :mrgreen:

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05 Dec 2018, 12:41 pm

What a flippin idiot

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09 Dec 2018, 4:45 pm

That's what they are. "Anti vax". They are anti vaccinations. So WTF are we supposed to call them?

He sounds like those Climate Deniers who resent being called "climate deniers" because they hate being put in the same category as "Holocaust Deniers". But at least with this second group I can understand the resentment. Maybe they deserve to put in the same category, or maybe they don't. But at least I get why they would resent being put in the same category as holocaust deniers. Anti Vax just means you're anti vaccination. No more derogatory than Antidisestablishmentarian (which means "that you are against removing the Anglican church as the official religion of the UK" as I understand it)!

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20 Dec 2018, 11:11 am

I can't wrap my head around this stupidity x_x For someone to think calling a person "anti vax" is the same as calling them the N word should just kill themselves where they stand ...

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20 Dec 2018, 11:25 am

He goes a little too far I guess, but I don't see what the big deal is.

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20 Dec 2018, 12:41 pm

On the other hand I wonder if this guy has a Patreon account. If he does I doubt it'll last much longer.

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