Representation - Ricky Gervais - Disabilty

In class we looked at how disability is presented in the media, to help with this work we saw a video clip from youtube featuring Ricky Gervais although it is made for purely comical value it express very serious points about the way the disabled are represented.


From looking at this we saw many sterotypical view presented

1. "Poor little fellow"
2. People of a differnet race are disabled
3. Pollitically incorrect
4. Gay
5. Unattractive
6. Characterised- what sort are you

Ricky Gervais in this sketch is also very partonisaing

• Thinks he cant be happy
• Fear of catching it
• treated like an object
• wheelchair is abit of fun