disability

Representation of the disabled. 

typical stereotypes of the disabled.

incapable - In the media many disabled people are presented as being incapable of performing normal day to day activities for example walt jnr in breaking bad has cerepal palsy and he cannot do normal things such as drive a car and go shopping by himself for trousers. 

vulnerable - Forest Gump is very vulnerable in the film as ever since he was younger he is always getting picked on, also he is easily influenced so people can make him do whatever they want.

lonely - tony from skins is very lonely after his accident, he is frequently left out from going out with his friends which is a huge contrast from before the accident when he was the social hub of the group.

unintelligent - Lenny from of mice and men is presented as being very unintelligent, as he cannot make his own decisions and has to have George to often make his decisions for him, and when he does make his own decisions they are often bad decisions e.g. killing curleys wife.

ugly - Layla from tracy beaker who has cerepal palsy is presented as being unattractive, and this is often a stereotype for disabled people.

 

In this scene the disabled girl who is hit by the frisbee is portrayed as being extremely vulnerable, the first reason for this is because she is unable to quickly move out of the way of the frisbee like a normal person could. Another way the girl is represented is incapable of sticking up for herself when she gets hit, she has to have her friend to back her up as she may have a problem speaking and doesn't have the confidence to stick up for herself.