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http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World- ... s_Syndrome

I'm not really sure what to make of any of that tbh :?

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Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:06 am
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Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane argued that the show was an "equal-opportunity offender".


Well it doesn't get much more PC than that, does it?

For reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taIo35sHkNQ

Personally, I don't see anything offensive. The girl's character is unpleasant, but that has nothing to do with her "syndrome" and everything to do with her upbringing. "differently abled" girls can be bitches too.

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It's probably mocking her rather than her son, but I can kind of see her point.

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