Punky is the name of a playful and mischievous 6 year old girl who stars in a new series of cartoons. He lives with his mother, grandmother Cranky, your dog Rufus and his brother Con
star next to them and overcome numerous adventures many daily challenges. But punk is a bit different from other children, and how they deal with different situations as well. And herein lies the novelty of the series: for the first time in the history of the cartoon character is a girl with Down syndrome
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The series will be the Irish network RTE (Ireland's National Television and Radio Broadcaster). Will premiere New Year's Day in the children's time and are provided for 20 episodes in about 7 minutes each.
The purpose of the series is to bring the life of a child with Down syndrome society. Punky is, according to the creators, a girl with interests of a person his age to have Down syndrome does not exclude it from being like everyone else.
The series has been created by the Irish animation company Monster. It specializes in cartoons for young audiences. The owner, Gerard O'Rourke, said he has been a learning experience for the crew. "Our biggest challenge has been to create a character stream. The support of the Down Syndrome Association of Ireland (DSI) has been very important. " Have endeavored to show that children with Down syndrome focused situations from a different perspective but in its own way, are able to solve all problems. "We wanted to reflect that people with Down syndrome are at mainstream schools and interacting with other children from an early age," says O'Rourke.
Down Syndrome Association of Ireland have collaborated closely on the project. Gráinne Murphy, representing the association, which also has a brother with Down syndrome, said that "the program's emphasis is primarily on showing Punky as a child and not on their condition.'s going to teach other children a person with Down syndrome is also a child who is interested in many things: Punky Down syndrome does not preclude having all interests that any child has. "
That this project has emerged in Ireland may not be the result of chance but a consequence of being a country where 90% of babies with Down syndrome are aborted: abortion remains illegal in Ireland.
Recently, a U.S. professor who visited Ireland wrote an article about how he was surprised how children with Down syndrome are accepted in Irish society and are treated with total normal compared to what happens in other countries.
In fact, the only cartoon in the U.S. has introduced a character with Down syndrome was the series "Father family "(Family Guy), which appeared a girl, but there arose a great controversy over the image that was offered it. "People with Down syndrome are new to our country many times, are mocked" mused the professor.
The team is hopeful that the series reaches a large audience. In a series of television festival held recently in Hungary, the project was well received. Series is expected to reach other countries and U.S. television, United Kingdom and Australia have already shown interest in it.
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