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'Family Guy' mocks Sarah Palin's son (video)

Palinfamilyguy Fox's "Family Guy" is drawing fire for arguably mocking Sarah Palin's special needs son Trig during Sunday's episode.

In the story, Chris dates a disabled girl who says, "My dad's anaccountant, and my mom's the former governor of Alaska." (Clip below).

Here's the thing: "Family Guy" and "South Park" have mocked the disabled for years. Such cheap shots are insensitive and arguably "wrong," but certainly nothing new. Trig is a toddler. The Palin reference might piss off Sarah Palin, but it's not like it's going to wound her child. Palin is doing her usual "I'm a victim!" reaction, saying it "felt like another kick in the gut." Sorry to seem insensitive, but this is just "Family Guy" being "Family Guy."