Opinion: Actress Friedman is ‘a role model’
February 22nd, 2010Mia Navarro, writing at Politicsdaily.com, salutes actress Andrea Fay Friedman for responding to Sarah Palin’s attack on Fox’s “Family Guy.” Friedman voiced the character of Ellen, a teenager who has Down syndrome (as Friedman does herself.) An excerpt:
The thing is, in the broader context, Ellen represents a tremendous step forward in Hollywood. For too long, the public image of people with disabilities in this country has hinged on the heroic or the tragic … Members of the disabled population don’t want to be defined by their disability, just like so many other minorities don’t want to be defined only by, say, race or sexual orientation.
… Friedman told the Times she was raised by her parents “to have a sense of humor and to live a normal life.”
“I was doing my role,” she insisted. “I’m an actor.”
I think it’s safe to say she’s a role model too.
Earlier posts here.
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