User blog comment:Ddthegirl94/Dear Danwarp/@comment-3247345-20111219045554

While I don't think disabled people should be made fun of, we need to keep in mind that this is Dan Schneider we're talking about here. Dan doesn't write his shows to teach lessons or tell kids how to behave. He writes the shows to be funny. Take Sam for example. Does anyone seriously believe that Dan would advocate doing the things that Sam does? Of course not. Sam is meant to make us laugh. No one is suggesting that she's a role model. Same with Dan's portrayal of disabled people. Dan's not trying to say "these people are wierd", he's just trying to make us laugh. You said yourself that what Dan does is not uncommon. You should check out the comedian Carlos Mencia. He might be on Youtube, I'm not sure. Every once in awhile they show him on Comedy Central. He talked about how he was afraid to do jokes about disabled people in front of a disabled audience. The disabled audience actually got offended that he didn't do the joke and demanded that he tell the joke. You'd be suprised how many disabled people (and really any group of people) have a sense of humor and can laugh at themselves. Remember that Dan is not trying to offend anyone. He was just doing his job: making a good TV show that makes us laugh. That said, I do think it would be good if they showed a disabled person in a positive light. I just don't think that it's strictly necessary.