Apologize for his offensive "I Am Autism" video

The Issue

Dear Alfonso Cuaron,

I love your feature films. Harry Potter 3 may be the best in the series, Children of Men was a masterpiece. So why did your short film "I Am Autism" have to be so offensive, so dehumanizing, so focused on scare tactics? Autism Speaks has pulled it from their YouTube channel after it stirred up controversy, but there's been no statement from you, the director. Please apologize before your new feature Gravity comes out in November or else it will be hard for me and many other people on the autistic spectrum and their families to see the film in good conscience.

An article with details on the controversy: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1935959,00.html

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The Issue

Dear Alfonso Cuaron,

I love your feature films. Harry Potter 3 may be the best in the series, Children of Men was a masterpiece. So why did your short film "I Am Autism" have to be so offensive, so dehumanizing, so focused on scare tactics? Autism Speaks has pulled it from their YouTube channel after it stirred up controversy, but there's been no statement from you, the director. Please apologize before your new feature Gravity comes out in November or else it will be hard for me and many other people on the autistic spectrum and their families to see the film in good conscience.

An article with details on the controversy: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1935959,00.html

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Petition created on May 15, 2012