Down’s Syndrome
Actor Chris Burke has Down’s syndrome and does not suffer from it, as stated in a caption over Howard Rosenberg’s Sept. 12 column. Such a cutline serves only to perpetuate both negative and “sympathetic” attitudes toward mentally/physically handicapped persons.
MARIAN CURRINDER
Washington
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