Chris Burke, who has Down Syndrome, is defending Shane Gillis over the comic’s polarizing monologue on “Saturday Night Live” … he is bought no points with Shane making Down Syndrome jokes.
The “Life Goes On” star tells TMZ … individuals with Down Syndrome are identical to everyone else and should not be excluded from being joked about by comedians.
Chris, the primary actor with Down Syndrome to star in a TV collection, says it will really be extra offensive for comedians to exclude individuals with Down Syndrome from being the themes of jokes.
Shane spent the vast majority of his 8-minute monologue poking fun at his household … together with a niece who has Down Syndrome … and he largely glossed over the 2019 scandal that bought him fired from ‘SNL.’
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Chris says people should not go judgment on Shane right here as a result of nobody is aware of how he dealt and coped with having a niece with Down Syndrome. In consequence, Chris feels Shane is not making these jokes out of ignorance.
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In actual fact, Shane’s jokes kinda jibe with what Chris is saying.
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Whereas some individuals have been naturally turned off by Shane, Chris sees some positives.
On the very least, he says Shane’s monologue helped begin a dialog about Down Syndrome and the way individuals dwelling with the situation are regular people who can expertise all points of life, together with being joked about.