Sunday, March 26, 2006
Oh Morgan, what were you thinking?
I am a HUGE fan of "Supersize me" and think his TV show was also a great idea, but this seems a tad out of line.

HORSHAM, Pa. Mar 26, 2006 (AP)— The filmmaker who ate nothing but McDonald's meals for a month for his Oscar-nominated film "Super Size Me" gave a profanity-laced, politically incorrect speech at a suburban Philadelphia high school, but not everyone was lovin' it.

Speaking at Hatboro-Horsham High School's first-ever health fair, Morgan Spurlock joked about the intelligence of McDonald's employees, about "retarded kids in the back wearing helmets" and teachers smoking pot in the balcony.

The special education students in the back row were led by teachers out of the hourlong presentation.

"If you put the whole package together, the use of the F-word and poking fun at teachers and the comments about special-needs students, it just wasn't appropriate," Superintendent William Lessa said.

Most of the 700 students laughed, gave him a standing ovation and mobbed him for autographs. A speech Spurlock was to make at the school later Friday night for community members was canceled.

Spurlock said he's never had a complaint after giving similar talks at other high schools and colleges. He said he had been told shortly before his appearance not to talk about McDonald's because a board member of the Hatboro-Horsham Education Foundation, which sponsored the appearance, owns a franchise.

The association's director did not return phone calls seeking comment.

"The greatest lesson those kids learned today was the importance of free speech," Spurlock said.

I would have totally expected to say something disparaging about McDonalds, but did he have to swear infront of them? The whole "retarted kids in helmets" leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Kinda like McDonalds fries.


7 Comments:

Blogger Fella said...

That fact that you misspelled retarded leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

GO MORGAN! Fucking Morgan Spurlock totally fucking rules.

I can't believe they asked him to not talk about McDonalds... they must be fucking retarded.

Blogger Knitty Kitty said...

That is so funny I'm gonna leave it.

Telling him not to talk about McDonalds was really stupid and out of line, but he has so much that he can talk about that there was no need to debase his speech like that.

Blogger Maddie said...

My aunt is a junior high school teacher and a few times a year they have motivational speakers. Usually someone a former gang banger or an expert on the wicked nature of nicotine.

But making fun of mentally challenged and teaching intollerence? Do kids really need help in that department?

Blogger Ubermilf said...

Don't retarded people have a hard enough life without working at McDonald's? If he meant that McDonald's takes advantage of workers with few other opportunities, he picked a piss-poor way to say it.

Again, Nick is wrong.

Blogger Fella said...

Nah. I'm just not an overly sensitive jerk.

Blogger Scarlet Hip said...

What's wrong with tarty kids? A little tart never hurt anyone.

Blogger Loz said...

i think i don't like him because he's overexposed. like that michael moore guy. i really don't like him.

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