‘Shrek’ writer Terry Rossio slammed for using N-word, comparing it to ‘anti-vax’ label

Terry Rossio, the screenwriter for “Shrek” and all five “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, is coming under fire for controversial tweets he sent out to his followers Friday comparing the “anti-vax” label to the N-word.

His tweet was in response to a screenshot shared by TV writer Julie Benson about UNICEF allowing donations for vaccines.

“On UNICEF’s site, providing 100 polio vaccines to kids in need is 19 USD. And I’m not saying you should buy it and then send a card to an anti-vax relative saying you’ve provided lifesaving vaccinations in their name, but actually that’s exactly what I’m saying,” the screenshot read.

Rossio replied, writing, “My heart goes out to all the parents of vaccine damaged children, who have to not only endure the sadness of their loss, but also the vitriol of ill-informed and insensitive people (such as those here). Anti-Vax is equivalent to calling someone a (expletive) and makes as little sense.”

Twitter users were quick to criticize the screenwriter for using the racial slur, including Dictionary.com, who shot down Rossio’s idea that the two words were equivalent.

“The n-word is so profoundly offensive that a euphemism has developed for those occasions when the word itself must be discussed,” the tweet read. “The same cannot be said for the term ‘anti-vax.'”

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