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...reserved, introverted man who speaks softly with a slight lisp, Hawrilenko won a large tournament at the World Series in Vegas this past summer and was swiftly reminded just how unevenly his own lifestyle matches up with the stereotype of the poker champion. “People were asking me, ‘So how are you going to celebrate it? Are you going out to get booze and strippers?!’” Hawrilenko recalls. “Most of my housemates don’t really drink that much, and I don’t really...
...Mike Tyson, now 42, would be worthy of documentary attention even if he hadn't been convicted of rape or snacked on Evander Holyfield's ear. Behind the elaborate facial tattoos and that odd soft lisp, parodied on The Simpsons and Don Imus's old radio show, is a compelling mind-voice, at once naive and reflective. The man may be washed up, bankrupt, a figure of fear or fun to those who remember him. But in close-up here, detailing his "madness of the mind, chaos of the brain," Mike Tyson is a star. (See Top 10 Mike Tyson...
...celebrity of its two leads. Mr. Magorium’s empire centers around a strange and fantastical toy store, where children run riot without fear of breaking things or having to actually purchase anything at the end of the day. Mr. Magorium, played endearingly and with a random lisp by Dustin Hoffman, fits snugly into the role of the eccentric and magical entrepreneur seeking a rightful heir to his empire. And that’s where things get complicated. For a G-rated film, “Mr. Magorium” tackles several profound issues: the heir turns...
...attacks,” and thus imply that the three comments I cited are something besides hateful or personal. CLS, whoever he is, does not want to be called a sexist, but apparently doesn’t care that he made a hurtful comment about someone’s lisp. Whoever is writing HarvardOTR is so warped that they see nothing wrong with mocking someone’s speech impediment in both headline and body. (Though the poster apparently does have a problem with writing funny jokes...
...scattered humor through this piece because I don’t want hateful speech to be taken too seriously. But the above posts are evidence of a mystifying callousness toward those with speech impediments. Caldwell’s lisp, if she even has one, is barely noticeable; many of us are not so lucky. Millions of Americans feel an illogical but powerful shame at not being able to do something that comes as easy as breathing to everybody else. We garner curious stares when we exhibit secondary symptoms, like twisted faces and balled fists. I would...