In a message dated 12/04/1999 3:29:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< Has anybody seen the ads for the new Adam Sandler {I believe} movie called
 "Gigolo"? It feature him as the title character "dating" women with
 Tourette's syndrome and narcolepsy. Hence, making fun of these disabilities
 and making the assumption that women with disabilities are so desperate we
 must pay for a man's company. I find this appalling. Why are disabilities
 considered an appropriate source of "humor"? Renee
  >>

I've seen the ad you're talking about Renee, and I was struck with the same
thought.

Disability isn't an appropriate source of comedic material, but it will take
public demand to make it clear to Hollywood.  Hopefully, this movie will be a
box-office bomb.

Betty