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leucifer - 02-19-2010
By a chick with Down's Synrdome
Quote:My name is Andrea Fay Friedman. I was born with Down syndrome. I played the role of Ellen on the âExtra Large Mediumâ episode of Family Guy that was broadcast on Valentineâs day. Although they gave me red hair on the show, I am really a blonde. I also wore a red wig for my role in â Smudgeâ but I was a blonde in âLife Goes Onâ. I guess former Governor Palin does not have a sense of humor. I thought the line âI am the daughter of the former governor of Alaskaâ was very funny. I think the word is âsarcasmâ.
In my family we think laughing is good. My parents raised me to have a sense of humor and to live a normal life. My mother did not carry me around under her arm like a loaf of French bread the way former Governor Palin carries her son Trig around looking for sympathy and votes.
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JCW - 02-19-2010
I remember that chick off an episode of Law and Order: SVU. Palin is just playing the "wah, look at me" card, same she did when Letterman or whoever made fun of her and her daughter on his show. She doesn't realize that by not being able to take a joke, she alienates a lot of people and does more harm to her cause than good. I didn't see the Family Guy episode in question but the whole premise of that show is SATIRE and anyone who gets their panties in a wad about it needs to take a step back and look at the bigger message.
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bam - 02-19-2010
That being said, good for her. I think different people deal with that stuff differently. My sister and nephew are both severely mentally handicapped. We don't joke about it. We don't talk about it in front of them. We just try to make things as normal as we possibly can. Like I said, different things for different people. If what Palin is doing is the right thing for her family, I can't judge that. Same with the girl above.
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leucifer - 02-19-2010
JCW Wrote:I remember that chick off an episode of Law and Order: SVU. Palin is just playing the "wah, look at me" card, same she did when Letterman or whoever made fun of her and her daughter on his show. She doesn't realize that by not being able to take a joke, she alienates a lot of people and does more harm to her cause than good. I didn't see the Family Guy episode in question but the whole premise of that show is SATIRE and anyone who gets their panties in a wad about it needs to take a step back and look at the bigger message.
I suspect they very intentionally chose a woman with Downs to do the voice over just because of this type of thing.
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bam - 02-19-2010
Personally, I watched that episode of Family Guy (because I love that show) and I found it to be pretty fucking funny.
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JCW - 02-19-2010
I guess I don't "get" Family Guy because I very rarely find it funny. FJ likes it though so I'll watch it when he's watching it. I appreciate the messages they try to convey in the course of SATIRE though, for sure. For crude humour, I'll take South Park over Family Guy 100% of the time.
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bam - 02-19-2010
I watch South Park too, but it's not as good as it used to be.
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BIRD33 - 02-19-2010
Bam why do you think Palin has a problem with some people like Obama's advisers using the word retard but no problem with people like Rush Limbaugh using the same word?
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JCW - 02-19-2010
bam Wrote:I watch South Park too, but it's not as good as it used to be.
Agreed. After like 10 years or whatever though, it's got to be hard to keep coming up with new material that is relevant.
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bam - 02-19-2010
BIRD33 Wrote:Bam why do you think Palin has a problem with some people like Obama's advisers using the word retard but no problem with people like Rush Limbaugh using the same word?
I'm not Palin, so I can't really comment on her thought process. I don't like the word when anyone uses it personally.
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BIRD33 - 02-19-2010
bam Wrote:I'm not Palin, so I can't really comment on her thought process. I don't like the word when anyone uses it personally.
You could read up on it but that would take time.Limbaugh using it is ok with her because its satire according to her.Family Guy (which I don't like) is not ok with her despite it too being satire.She's a phony.I have retarded cousins and of course we don't use the word around them but the word Dumb used to mean the same thing as retarded but as time progresses meanings of words change.
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bam - 02-19-2010
BIRD33 Wrote:You could read up on it but that would take time.Limbaugh using it is ok with her because its satire according to her.Family Guy (which I don't like) is not ok with her despite it too being satire.She's a phony.I have retarded cousins and of course we don't use the word around them but the word Dumb used to mean the same thing as retarded but as time progresses meanings of words change.
I've heard plenty about it- no need to read up on it. I agree both are satire and if she's going to take a stance on it, it needs to be all across the board.
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Father Juan - 02-20-2010
It's just another excuse for her to shout "LOOK AT ME!" It has nothing to do with her kid. The joke wasn't even about her kid, it was about her.
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Tribal Dragon - 02-20-2010
bam Wrote:I'm not Palin, so I can't really comment on her thought process. I don't like the word when anyone uses it personally.
Two choices
1) She's retarded.
2) If she makes beef with Vulgar Pig Boy she loses her audience. Poof.
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who - 02-20-2010
if only clay were here