This week we watched an episode of the TV show Glee. The episode focused on discrimination both physical and mental. It made me think of whether treating someone different because of their disability is the right thing to do, or if it's wrong because it is out of pity for the individual. This episode was focused around a student who previously had gotten to an accident when he was younger, which led him to be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
In the beginning of the episode the group of kids in glee club get to go and preform at an event, yet Artie faces an obstacle when Will, the director of the glee club announces that the bus they will be taking is not wheel chair accessible. Will brought up the idea of a bake sale to support Artie and raise enough money for him to be able to travel with the club. The rest of his club mates seemed to not be so thrilled about this idea and thought of the bake sale as being a hassle. This enraged Will, therefore he made it mandatory for all the kids in the club to be in a wheelchair during school throughout the rest of the week. This really showed the children what it was like to be in Artie's shoes and truly taught them a valuable lesson about what they take for granted every day. Even though Artie was physically different, he just wanted to be treated as if he could walk. After his club mates were put in wheel chairs, I think they appreciated Artie a significant amount more and truly saw how talented he was.
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