History Main / BullyingTheDisabled

* In ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'', Jason Voorhees was physically deformed and possibly mentally disabled. As a result, he was picked on and ostracized by other children when he was a boy, which caused a chain of events that led to many deaths.

* Averted in ''Literature/TheFamousFive'' book ''Five go to Smuggler's Top''. On meeting Block, learning that he is deaf but can lip-read, George declares that it would be beastly to say things in front of him that one would not say if he was not deaf.

An easy way to make a character [[HateSink loathsome]] is to have them ostracize or tease someone with a (usually physical) disability. Most [[TheBully bullies]] wouldn't mock someone for having a disability -- [[EvenEvilHasStandards it's seen as too mean]] to mock someone who is "[[DisabledMeansHelpless helpless]]" or someone who has an issue they have no control over -- so only [[CompleteMonster the most cruel characters do.]] Usually only [[KidsAreCruel younger]] [[TeensAreMonsters characters]] act this way, however adults and even [[AbusiveParents parents]] are also known to. Expect the ones who use this trope to later [[LaserGuidedKarma receive some form of punishment for their behavior]].

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'': In "[[Recap/BeavisAndButtheadS7E33Breakdown Breakdown]]", when Principal [=McVicker=] becomes immobilized as a result of [[Characters/BeavisAndButtHeadTitularCharacters the duo's]] antics, Van Driessen sends them over to his facility to apologize. Of course, they [[LackOfEmpathy don't care in the slightest]] and continue to harass him, with Beavis [[{{Jerkass}} joking about kicking him in the nads and using a straitjacket]], prompting [=McVicker=] to strangle Beavis. Upon being wheeled in to receive [[ElectroconvulsiveTherapyIsTorture electroshock therapy]] by the staff, the duo ''continues'' to harass him. This leaves Van Driessen [[GoodCannotComprehendEvil appalled by their callousness]], [[HereWeGoAgain suffering a nervous breakdown himself in the process]].

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'': In "[[Recap/BeavisAndButtheadS7E33Breakdown Breakdown]]", when Principal [=McVicker=] becomes immobilized as a result of [[Characters/BeavisAndButtHeadTitularCharacters the duo's]] antics, Van Driessen sends them over to his facility to apologize. Of course, they [[LackOfEmpathy don't care in the slightest]] and continue to harass him, with Beavis [[{{Jerkass}} joking about kicking him in the nads and using a straightjacket]], prompting [=McVicker=] to strangle Beavis. Upon being wheeled in to receive [[ElectroconvulsiveTherapyIsTorture electroshock therapy]] by the staff, the duo ''continues'' to harass him. This leaves Van Driessen [[GoodCannotComprehendEvil appalled by their callousness]], [[HereWeGoAgain suffering a nervous breakdown himself in the process]].

** In the two-parter "Operation: Bumblebee", 'Bee loses his T-cog (a Cybertronian organ/device that allows them to scan vehicles and transform) to MECH. Starscream (who allied himself with MECH) teases him for not having the ability to transform (even though he ends up without ''his'' T-cog by the end of the episode).

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E5FlightToTheFinish Flight to the Finish]]", Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon mock Scootaloo's inability to fly, with the intent of crushing her self-esteem and ultimately [[DivideAndConquer dividing the Cutie Mark Crusaders]]. The show is intentionally vague on whether or not Scootaloo actually has a flying disability, but the point remains clear.

* ''WebAnimation/MonoRobo'':

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** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n97iCorTSs I saved Nezuko, but then an angry Shinobu Kocho appeared, and...]]'': Maika waved Michiru to leave the con, even when the latter tells Junta that her purse was in a locker. The other members claimed Michiru wanted them to leave her alone according to Maika's words, and when questioned, Maika herself said Michiru wanted her to leave. However, Junta showed the staff photographs of their last interaction, [[spoiler:showing Maika acting cold towards Michiru, which leads to the former verbally abusing the latter for being cuter than her. While this wasn't the first time she did things like these, her bullying of a disabled girl cost Maika her reputation.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'': In "[[Recap/BeavisAndButtheadS7E33Breakdown Breakdown]]", when Principal [=McVicker=] becomes immobilized as a result of the duo's antics, Van Driessen sends them over to his facility to apologize. Of course, they [[LackOfEmpathy don't care in the slightest]] and continue to harass him, with Beavis [[{{Jerkass}} joking about kicking him in the nads and using a straightjacket]], prompting [=McVicker=] to strangle Beavis. Upon being wheeled in to receive [[ElectroconvulsiveTherapyIsTorture electroshock therapy]] by the staff, the duo ''continues'' to harass him. This leaves Van Driessen [[GoodCannotComprehendEvil appalled by their callousness]], [[HereWeGoAgain suffering a nervous breakdown himself in the process]].

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'': In "[[Recap/BeavisAndButtheadS7E33Breakdown Breakdown]]", when Principal [=McVicker=] becomes immobilized as a result of the duo's antics, Van Driessen sends them over to his facility to apologize. Of course, they [[LackOfEmpathy don't care in the slightest]] and continue to harass him, with Beavis [[{{Jerkass}} joking about kicking him in the nads and using a straightjacket]], prompting [=McVicker=] to strangle Beavis. Upon getting wheeled to receive [[ElectroconvulsiveTherapyIsTorture electroshock therapy]] by the staff, the duo ''continues'' to harass him. This leaves Van Driessen [[GoodCannotComprehendEvil appalled by their callousness]], [[HereWeGoAgain suffering a nervous breakdown himself in the process]].

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'': In "[[Recap/BeavisAndButtheadS7E33Breakdown Breakdown]]", when Principal [=McVicker=] becomes immobilized as a result of Beavis and Butt-Head's antics, Van Driessen sends them over to his facility to apologize. Of course, [[LackOfEmpathy they don't care in the slightest]] and continue to harass him, with Beavis [[{{Jerkass}} joking about kicking him in the nads and using a straightjacket]], prompting [=McVicker=] to strangle Beavis. Upon getting wheeled to receive [[ElectroconvulsiveTherapyIsTorture electroshock therapy]] by the staff, the duo ''still'' don't stop harassing him. This leaves Van Driessen [[GoodCannotComprehendEvil appalled by their callousness]], [[HereWeGoAgain suffering a nervous breakdown himself as well]].

* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph''; Vanellope is relentlessly bullied by the racers in her game for being a "glitch", which is treated as a disability in-universe.[[note]]Vanellope insists she has "[[InsistentTerminology pixlexia]]".[[/note]] The way they mock her for it is painfully similar to how one would mock a person with epilepsy.

* Music/{{Eminem}}'s Slim Shady character often bullies disabled people. In "Greg" he beats a 'retarded' kid over the head with his wooden leg, and he has a long-running beef with Creator/ChristopherReeve which involves him doing things like throwing him into quicksand and making him drink piss.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In the episode "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS8E21SquiditisDemolitionDoofus Demolition Doofus]]", Mrs. Puff gets her inflation sac popped after [=SpongeBob=] fails another boating exam. As Mrs. Puff is in the hospital, [=SpongeBob=], oblivious about her situation, makes a joke about how Mrs. Puff should now be called "Mrs. Pop", which causes her to lash out at him until the doctor injects a needle to calm her down. Sponge then proceeds to tell the doctor Mrs. Puff looks better this way, causing him to be injected as well.