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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Tags: tracy morgan, comedy, language, offense, apology, disabled, retard, new york, live show, arc

Tracy Morgan obviously does not watch Glee. After becoming the country's No. 1 trending topic on Twitter for an anti-gay rant and touring the country to apologize a half dozen times for recommending violence against gay kids, Tracy is once again under fire for disparaging remarks against another minority group; this time, it's advocates for the disabled who are demanding an apology from the comedian. Details follow. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Tags: equal employment office, eeoc, hiv positive, health, hiv/aids, disabled

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated its regulations to classify HIV-positive individuals as disabled. Details after the jump.

 

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Thursday, 03 September 2009
Tags: health care, town hall, new jersey, video, disabled, wtf

No wonder my NYC friends advise me to avoid New Jersey -- even a disabled woman in a wheelchair with two incurable diseases can't avoid aggressive heckling. The below video report from The Star-Ledger showcases the heckling, and does a fantastic job at highlighting the low points these town halls are reaching. (After arguing with the wheelchair-bound woman, the same hysterical cult crowd yelled "It's your fault" to a woman nearly in tears because her disabled daughter had been dropped from her blind husband's insurance plan.) Frightening.

 

 

 
 
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