Shriver : Members of our group shocked and disgusted by Prior to the premiere , I joined a large coalition of individuals and organizations to engage in discussions with DreamWorks Studios CEO Stacey Snider and others from the studio to express our concern over the film 's `` Simple Jack '' subplot and the slogans , `` Once upon a time there was a retard , '' and `` Never go full retard . '' `` Tropic Thunder '' Use of the word `` retard '' and depiction of disabled go too far , Shriver says . Score: 6 Shriver : Take a stand by banning the R-word and not seeing the film .
Shriver : Members of our group shocked and disgusted by `` Tropic Thunder '' Use of the word `` retard '' and depiction of disabled go too far , Shriver says . Score: 6 Shriver : Take a stand by banning the R-word and not seeing the film .