I never watch "Family Guy" and boy am I glad I don't. There's always been that feeling in the back of my mind that that show isn't appropriate. But now the producers of "Family Guy" have really crossed the line by mocking Sarah Palin's youngest son Trig (and other children with special needs).To be brutally honest with you, I am beyond enraged at this sort of action. It's little wonder that many of these beautiful children are made to think that they have no place in society. Where is the compassion?
Just because these children are different doesn't mean they have the same potential as others in our society do! I can prove it. During the Spring, Summer and Autumn, I volunteered at a therapeutic riding facility that works with special needs children and adults. The riders there are a great joy in my life and I intend to return to the facility in the coming Spring.
In my opinion, I also feel like this is Hollywood's way of saying that children with special needs shouldn't have been born. Again, where is the compassion?!?!?!
I believe I stand with Sarah and the rest of the Palin family when I say that it this mockery of individuals with special needs is cruel and in bad taste. Below is a statement from Sarah Palin's Facebook
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People are asking me to comment on yesterday’s Fox show that felt like another kick in the gut. Bristol was one who asked what I thought of the show that mocked her baby brother, Trig (and/or others with special needs), in an episode yesterday. Instead of answering, I asked her what she thought. Here is her conscientious reply, which is a much more restrained and gracious statement than I want to make about an issue that begs the question, “when is enough, enough?”:
“When you’re the son or daughter of a public figure, you have to develop thick skin. My siblings and I all have that, but insults directed at our youngest brother hurt too much for us to remain silent. People with special needs face challenges that many of us will never confront, and yet they are some of the kindest and most loving people you’ll ever meet. Their lives are difficult enough as it is, so why would anyone want to make their lives more difficult by mocking them? As a culture, shouldn’t we be more compassionate to innocent people – especially those who are less fortunate? Shouldn’t we be willing to say that some things just are not funny? Are there any limits to what some people will do or say in regards to my little brother or others in the special needs community? If the writers of a particularly pathetic cartoon show thought they were being clever in mocking my brother and my family yesterday, they failed. All they proved is that they’re heartless jerks. - Bristol Palin”
- Sarah Palin
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