Jenny McCarthy: When People Call Son Evan ‘Retarded,’ I Lunge At Them

On Jan. 14, an animated conversation about Kanye West's allegedly violent reaction to racial slurs led the 'View' host to reveal that she goes wild on people who call her autistic son 'retarded.' Jenny even admitted that she has physically lunged at people who use the offensive term. Jenny McCarthy revealed the number one trigger that gets her uncontrollably angry — it's when people say awful things about her 11-year-old son Evan, who has autism, just to provoke her. While discussing Kanye West's allegedly violent reaction to Kim Kardashian being called horrible names and slurs on the Jan. 14 episode of The View, Jenny made a shocking confession about what happens to people who call her son Evan "retarded."

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January 14, 2014 11:23AM EST
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Jenny McCarthy’s Son: ‘Retarded’ Comments Make Me Get Physical

“I don’t promote physical violence but I do have a boundaries,” Jenny revealed on The View’s Jan. 14 show . “If you’re going to talk about my son, especially, you’re going down.”

Jenny said that her son has been the victim of awful name-calling, but she has never been afraid to speak up for him. “I’ve actually had people call Even retarded just to get a reaction from me, and I’ve found myself lunging at them,” she admitted, adding she’s also thrown “stuff at them.”

Jenny McCarthy Speaks Out After Kanye West’s Alleged Attack

Jenny used the recent news of a teen yelling horrible insults at Kim and Kanye as a way to talk about her own experiences. “I think it’s completely uncalled for,” Jenny said of the racial slurs and insults that were yelled at Kim and Kanye, saying of the alleged punch, “he had every right to smack the crap out of him.”

What do YOU think, HollyMoms? Are you shocked that Jenny admitted to getting physical in order to defend her son?

— Kristine Hope Kowalski

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