Chris Burke, who has Down Syndrome, is defending Shane Gillis over the comic’s polarizing monologue on “Saturday Night Live” … he is obtained no points with Shane making Down Syndrome jokes.
The “Life Goes On” star tells TMZ … folks with Down Syndrome are identical to all people 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 could truly be extra offensive for comedians to exclude folks with Down Syndrome from being the topics of jokes.
Shane spent the vast majority of his 8-minute monologue poking enjoyable at his household … together with a niece who has Down Syndrome … and he principally glossed over the 2019 scandal that obtained him fired from ‘SNL.’
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Chris says of us 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. As a consequence, Chris feels Shane is not making these jokes out of ignorance.
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In truth, Shane’s jokes kinda jibe with what Chris is saying.
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While some folks had been naturally turned off by Shane, Chris sees some positives.
At the very least, he says Shane’s monologue helped begin a dialog about Down Syndrome and the way folks dwelling with the situation are regular of us who can expertise all facets of life, together with being joked about.