In the episode of Glee that we watched in class, the sensitive topic of disabilities was addressed. Similar to this, in Eli Clare's "The Mountain", we saw a similar theme. Stereotypes of handicapped are discussed in that many people feel that people with disabilities should get special treatment, and they often treat them different then others. Eli Clare discusses this in detail, and says she does not agree with it. Speicically, the term "supercrip," or someone who is handicapped and does something that a normal person could do with no problem, is what Clare does not agree with.
In Glee, even Mr. Shuster treats Artie and Becky, two students with disabilities, different. It is not that he wants to single them out, I think it is the fact that he feels bad and that he should give them sympathy to try to compensate for their disabilities. Opposite of Mr. Shuster, Sue Sylvester treats Becky like an average student, pushing her to her limits and not giving her an easy time. This is interesting because we find out that Sue has a disabled sister, and that maybe all she wants to do is make Becky feel normal. The students are not sensitive to Arties handicap, and until they are forced to see how hard is life is, they take advantage of simple things in life. Things such as walking up stairs, getting food, and wheel chair dancing, are all things that the students are forced to learn.
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