Denis Leary calls autistic kids stupid and lazy
October 15, 2008 by Sherry Osborne
Filed under Parenting
Do you remember stand-up comedian Denis Leary? He’s reviving his career with a new book titled Why We Suck: A Feel-Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid. At first glance, the title might make you think that it’s a humorous look at North America’s flailing work ethic, kids who are spoiled and want everything without working for it, that sort of thing. That could be an interesting book.
However, he takes a huge pot-shot at autistic children and their parents, and that has a lot of people up in arms. In one section of his book he writes:
There is a huge boom in autism right now because inattentive mothers and competitive dads want an explanation for why their dumb-ass kids can’t compete academically, so they throw money into the happy laps of shrinks… to get back diagnoses that help explain away the deficiencies of their junior morons. I don’t give a [bleep] what these crackerjack whack jobs tell you – yer kid is NOT autistic. He’s just stupid. Or lazy. Or both.
Wow. Really?
I can’t imagine how parents with kids on the spectrum must feel – I don’t, and I am so angry to read that. I know this is a man who made a career out of being offensively funny, but this is just offensive period – not funny.
I can’t wait to hear what Jenny McCarthy has to say since she’s been such a strong and outspoken voice in championing for understanding of autism.
(source – Oh My Gawd Really)
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Denis Leary is an ass pardon my language
Wow, what a creep! I heard his show Rescue Me was great & have been meaning to check it out but now I won’t. Thanks for sharing this story, I hope a lot of people hear about this & it’s the beginning of the end of his career.
The scary thing is, other people buy into it, otherwise it would have no audience.
wow, i can’t believe he said all of that… its amazing what people will do, and very disapointing
Yes terrible to say the least…
that’s just wrong!
That is just plain cruel to say that about a child.
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Thats terrible. He should know better. Being a dad himself.
Definitely a bad call on Denis Leary’s part.
I’m pretty angry about this…but if you’ve never experienced it, you might be ignorant.
Thant makes me mad.
Leary is a stupid lazy man for not getting his facts straight. Enough said.
I agree, that was terrible on his part and I hope people speak up against his remarks.
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