Disability appears is not many portrayed it positivity in the media. They are often representing as objects of sympathy or tragedy. Most film story depicts disability as medical social model focusing on medical treatment and how the overcome their impairment. In addition some media texts approach diversity and identity of people but disability is still marginalized social construction of political power. The media and the Paralympics states “the media presents disability sports in an informed and unprejudiced way” However, Media still coverage the disability athlete as a hero and they are overcoming their impairment to achieve something incredible (Hardin & Hargreaves 2009). According to Barnes & Mercer (2001 p, 517) media is not portrayed
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Benjamin (2009) mentions “Murderball is a recent release and is one of very few documentaries about disability release as major motion picture”. Murderball is documentary about the sport of wheelchair rugby between the Canadian and United states men’s team. Peter (2012) describes “wheelchair rugby is the most thrilling and brutal sport in the Paralympics”. In able- body society wheelchair represent as weakness but wheelchair rugby break up stereotype of non- able body society (Lindemann, 2008 p,1). It obviously represents masculinity with non- able body. Murderball is not categorized sports documentary; it is also showing the players and coaches dramatically personality’s everyday life. This paper will discuss on how the film Murderball achieve to represent the social model of disability rather than focusing on the medical side and masculinity with non- able body throughout the …show more content…
Murderball totally breaks prejudice of disability people who is bounded wheelchairs. The film shows that masculine and aggressive men are preparing the battle to their rival; this theme is same as any of sports team. But different thing is those strongest athletes are bounded wheelchair. Throughout the film people bounded wheelchair are not symbolized as poor, tragedy and loss masculinity, according to (Kupper, Muse) “A wheelchair as material artifact, tool, and sign of freedom, sexiness, and regained masculinity – machismo”. Benjamin (2009,p.16) also states masculinity in Murderball is showed aggressive of the athletes as sport man, also their relationship with women and their sex lives. In addition, through their personalities’ story resist that notion a disability people is weak, poor and
Benjamin (2009) mentions “Murderball is a recent release and is one of very few documentaries about disability release as major motion picture”. Murderball is documentary about the sport of wheelchair rugby between the Canadian and United states men’s team. Peter (2012) describes “wheelchair rugby is the most thrilling and brutal sport in the Paralympics”. In able- body society wheelchair represent as weakness but wheelchair rugby break up stereotype of non- able body society (Lindemann, 2008 p,1). It obviously represents masculinity with non- able body. Murderball is not categorized sports documentary; it is also showing the players and coaches dramatically personality’s everyday life. This paper will discuss on how the film Murderball achieve to represent the social model of disability rather than focusing on the medical side and masculinity with non- able body throughout the …show more content…
Murderball totally breaks prejudice of disability people who is bounded wheelchairs. The film shows that masculine and aggressive men are preparing the battle to their rival; this theme is same as any of sports team. But different thing is those strongest athletes are bounded wheelchair. Throughout the film people bounded wheelchair are not symbolized as poor, tragedy and loss masculinity, according to (Kupper, Muse) “A wheelchair as material artifact, tool, and sign of freedom, sexiness, and regained masculinity – machismo”. Benjamin (2009,p.16) also states masculinity in Murderball is showed aggressive of the athletes as sport man, also their relationship with women and their sex lives. In addition, through their personalities’ story resist that notion a disability people is weak, poor and