I thought about Corky when this came up. He was portrayed in a very positive light. If I remember correctly, some were upset because he set an unrealistic expectation for other people with Down’s kids, since he was especially well-functioning.
Well, Chris Burke is especially high functioning.
My problem with all of this is that I don’t know what Sarah Palin wants. She seems to go back and forth betweening protecting Trig (which I agree with) and telling us what we should think about people with Down Syndrome (which I don’t agree with).
The most popular radio show for years in DC was “The Don and Mike Show.” Chris Burke was a guest fairly often and they seemed to have fun with him. He also seemed to be incredibly self-aware about his disability. They teased him, but everyone seemed in on the joke.
At the same time, when they thought a caller was stupid, they would play a clip of Chris Burke singing “Poison Ivy.”
Family Guy crosses every line there is - racial, religious, you name it. It’s had characters dress like Aunt Jemima. It made an incredibly crass joke about abortion.
I don’t find the show terribly funny. But I also feel like we should be allowed to make jokes about everything - race, religion, disability, etc.
Is Palin saying that we can’t?