We all know who Sarah Palin is, and we all have a different opinions about her as a political figure, but what we might not know is that her youngest son suffers from the Down Syndrome. This is the highlight of today's blog, as a TV show, "Family Guy", supposedly portrayed Palin's son in a recent episode.
In said episode, Chris falls in love with a girl that suffers from Down Syndrome. This girl says that she is the daughter of "the former governor of Alaska". and Palin somehow saw this as an "attack" on her family (Sarah Palin was the former governor of Alaska). Take in mind that the character in "Family Guy" is a girl, while Palin's son is the one that suffers from said disease. We all know tha "Family Guy" can be offensive sometimes, and many other TV shows can be too, but I personally believe that Sarah Palin is just overreacting. "Family Guy", "South Park" and countless other shows make fun of political figures, races, countries, and specific people all the time, but it is important to know that they what they portray on television is only (at least in "Family Guy") for entertainment; It isn't meant to be an "attack" as Palin claims. I'm Mexican and I watch "Family Guy" along with other TV shows from time to time, and there are a lot of "Mexican" jokes in these shows, yet I don't complain every time I see one. I think Sarah Palin is really forgetting that the media can and will be offensive. She needs to be able to deal with these sorts of "attacks", especially if she's planning on running for president in 2012.
This is only my opinion though, and I would be intersested in hearing whether or not you all agree. Do you think that Sarah Palin is just overreacting, or has "Family Guy", and the media in general, gone "too far", as Palin claims? Do keep in mind that this is by no means the most controversial thing that "Family Guy" has ever done; However, do you think that this show is offensive or simply a good laugh?
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