As Michael Bérubé, whose son has Down syndrome, writes, “I note that in the 1920s we were told that people with Down syndrome were incapable of learning to speak; in the 1970s, we were told that people with Down syndrome were incapable of learning how to read. OK, so now the rationale for seeing these people as somewhat less than human is their likely comprehension of Woody Allen films. Twenty years from now we’ll be hearing ‘sure, they get Woody Allen, but only his early comedies—they completely fail to appreciate the breakthrough of Interiors.’ Surely you understand my sense that the
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