[kittykat77]

Did you know that the voice of the Down syndrome character in Family Guy was performed by a young actress with Down syndrome, Andrea Friedman....

Friedman, who's appeared in several TV shows, thought the scene was funny.

Just saying.... I haven't seen the episode myself.

[Louis Foxwell]

Did you know that the voice of the Down syndrome character in Family Guy was performed by a young actress with Down syndrome, Andrea Friedman....
Friedman, who's appeared in several TV shows, thought the scene was funny.

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The scene was not funny. It is a simple matter to bamboozle a Down’s syndrome person into being pleasant about an insult. They are naturally positive and trusting.
The segment was intended as a snide slap at Palin and her child, plain and simple. It succeeded as a slap in the face of the program and its producer. It crossed the line of common decency. Look for ratings to plummet.

[eleni121]

Andrea Friedman is just plain stupid.

Not funny Ms Friedman.

[PapaBear3625]

Friedman, who's appeared in several TV shows, thought the scene was funny.

She was being paid. Supporting Sarah Palin's position against the Hollywood Left might have jeopardized her getting more work.

[calex59]

It might have been funny if they hadn't mentioned the fact the child's mother was the former Governor of Alaska. They were throwing barbs at Palin, they changed the child to a girl and used a real Downs Syndrome person to do the voice so they could discredit Palin when she complained which, of course, they have done.

Now, let me ask you, and I ask this as a person who knows several Downs Syndrome adults and likes their sweet ways and good humor, do you really think a Downs Syndrome person is best qualified to judge if this was funny or not? Think about that.

No harsh judgment, no ridicule or any type of bad thoughts have gone into that question, nothing but reality. Do you think for one minute that they didn't use this girl to do the voice just because they knew no one would question her mental ability to judge the humor of this skit? I call that the lowest of the low, the epitome of scumism.