The other day I was thinking about some of our discussion in class about the media and stereotypes. I was particularly thinking about the episode of Family Guy (I think that was the show it was from) where there was a character with down syndrome who was played by a girl who actually had down syndrome. It seemed like many concluded in a case like that (or other similar cases like Margret Cho) if the person poking fun at a certain group was a member of the said group, it was okay, since they're just making fun of themselves. However, if an outsider made the same joke it would be crossing the line. This made me wonder, if it's inappropriate for an outsider to make the joke, isn't it just as inappropriate for an outsider to laugh at the joke as well?
Ashley Allen, Post 13
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