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By a chick with Down's Synrdome
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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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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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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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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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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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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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I watch South Park too, but it's not as good as it used to be.
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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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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.
