Analyse the ways in which at least one group of people is 'mediated'.

Disability
Television:
- Paralympics
Coverage won a bafta in sports and live events
watched

- The Undatables
- Sex on wheels

Films:
- Forrest Gump

- Of mice and men
Crooks and Lenny both victimised


women not represented as much as men
films usually have disabled MALE character
however, paralympics gave sense of unity to both men and women

Joe Swanson
portrayed as independant
police officer, married, got a child, however his friends tease him





Will Savage (Hollyoaks)
- seen as quiet, shy, intellectual, but is dark and manipulative



THEORIES:
Paul Hunt identified 10 stereotypes that the media use to portray disabled people:

1.The disabled person as pitiable or pathetic



2. An object of curiosity or violence



3. Sinister or evil
- Dr No false hands



4. The super cripple
- Paralympics
- Joe Swash (Family Guy)


5.As atmosphere


6. Laughable
- Captain Hook (Peter Pan)


7. His/her own worst enemy


8. As a burden


9. As Non-sexual
Undateables
Sex on wheels



10. Being unable to participate in daily life




http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvilCripple
http://www.google.co.uk/#output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=how+are+disabled+people+portrayed+in+the+media&oq=how+are+disabled+peopl&gs_l=hp.3.1.0l4.169.4257.0.5459.22.12.0.10.10.2.1220.3688.0j3j8j7-1.12.0...0.0...1c.1.14.psy-ab.GlWMzuGRqJI&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46751780,d.ZWU&fp=91c159786e7c7909&biw=1280&bih=927&safe=active
http://disabilitystudies.syr.edu/resources/literature.aspx