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* Averted in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' with Tyrion Lannister (Creator/PeterDinklage). He has been born with a hereditary bone condition leading to dwarfism. Despite his family's high status and immense wealth he is often mocked as "half-man" and "imp". He himself is very aware of this: "All dwarfs are bastards in their father's eyes." (Tyrion has a following in the fandom, because he is one of the funniest, most interesting, and probably most moral characters on the show, and because Peter Dinklage's performance is fantastic, but his being a dwarf has little to do with any of this except to the extent that the discrimination informs the character's worldview and interactions with other characters.)
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* Averted in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' with Tyrion Lannister (Creator/PeterDinklage). He has been born with a hereditary bone condition leading to dwarfism. Despite his family's high status and immense wealth he is often mocked as "half-man" and "imp". He himself is very aware of this: "All dwarfs are bastards in their father's eyes." (Tyrion has a following in the fandom, because he is one of the funniest, most interesting, and probably most moral characters on the show, and because Peter Dinklage's performance is fantastic, but his being a dwarf has little to do with any of this except to the extent that the discrimination informs the character's worldview and interactions with other characters.)) Nonetheless, the trope is played straight to some extent, since it's implied that Tyrion developed his sharp wit and brilliant mind partly as a way to compensate for his disability and discrimination.
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* The titular character of the ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Friendship Is Magic]]'' fan animation, ''WebAnimation/{{Snowdrop}}'', is an innocent, downtrodden, blind pegasus filly who sculpts snowflakes while trying to imagine what stars look like.
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* The titular character of the ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Friendship Is Magic]]'' fan animation, ''WebAnimation/{{Snowdrop}}'', is an innocent, downtrodden, blind pegasus filly who sculpts snowflakes while trying to imagine what stars look like. On top of that, her conversation with her mother all but explicitly sends the message that being Inspirationally Disadvantaged is ''better'' than not having the disability in question.
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** The end of "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E20TheWashouts The Washouts]]" bears a very close resemblance to the "Patronizing" flavor of Inspirationally Disadvantaged described up top. First, Scootaloo reveals her motivation for joining the titular stunt team: She had accepted her limitations, and found the Washouts to be a satisfying second choice to following Rainbow Dash into the Wonderbolts - something that would make good use of her scooter skills and appeal to her adrenaline-junkie nature, but not require flight. Soon after that, when Lightning Dust nearly gets her killed, we've given the message that this was a '''BAD''' thing. The episode ends with Scootaloo getting her own fan club, despite not really having done anything particularly fan-club-worthy (in this episode or any other). This seems to imply that she shouldn't need the Wonderbolts ''or'' the Washouts to be happy - that she shouldn't bother trying to do anything noteworthy with her life, instead she should just be [[Main/{{Glurge}} praised for whatever mundane things she's capable of]] and be satisfied with that.
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* Both lampshaded and averted in WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons episode "Stealing First Base", when Nelson Muntz befriends Kevin, a blind boy. Upon noticing Kevin's disability, Nelson becomes extremely protective of him and threatens to "destroy" anyone trying to mess with him, to which Kevin answers that one messes with him. Then Nelson tells Kevin that he's not a freak, and when Kevin answers that he doesn't think of himself as a freak, a very touched Nelson exclaims, "So BRAVE!".
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* Both lampshaded and averted in WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons episode "Stealing First Base", when Nelson Muntz befriends Kevin, a blind boy. Upon noticing Kevin's disability, Nelson becomes extremely protective of him and threatens to "destroy" anyone trying to mess with him, to which Kevin answers that no one messes with him. Then Nelson tells Kevin that he's not a freak, and when Kevin answers that he doesn't think of himself as a freak, a very touched Nelson exclaims, "So BRAVE!".
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* [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in an episode ''Series/AdventuresInWonderland'' which centers on the Queen of Hearts banning all talking in Wonderland [[DisproportionateRetribution because her subjects interrupted one of her speeches]]. The March Hare decides to have his cousin April (played by Marlee Matlin, who is mentioned under ''The West Wing'' above) come visit to teach them all sign language so they can communicate non-verbally. The group treats her just like anyone else, and are genuinely curious, but not condescending, regarding sign language and Deaf culture. Later, the Queen even inadvertently kicks April out of Wonderland because she didn't respond to the White Rabbit's conversation (she was turned away from him at the time, so she didn't even know he was talking to her). After the March Hare clears up the situation, the Queen apologizes and asks to learn sign language, too.
** Another episode [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] the trope by addressing it directly. The Mad Hatter's cousin Hedda is coming to visit to show the Queen of Hearts some hats she's designed. Hedda uses a wheelchair, and the Hatter tells everyone ahead of time that the only thing she doesn't like are stairs; unfortunately, [[PoorCommunicationKills an error in communication]] makes the group think he said ''stares'', so everyone [[IgnoreTheDisability refuses to even look at Hedda]], which only serves to make her feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. Ultimately it's the Queen, in one of her ReasonableAuthorityFigure moments, who fixes the situation by treating Hedda like an equal and saying that she's more concerned about what she can do--namely, making hats--than her mobility.
** Another episode [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] the trope by addressing it directly. The Mad Hatter's cousin Hedda is coming to visit to show the Queen of Hearts some hats she's designed. Hedda uses a wheelchair, and the Hatter tells everyone ahead of time that the only thing she doesn't like are stairs; unfortunately, [[PoorCommunicationKills an error in communication]] makes the group think he said ''stares'', so everyone [[IgnoreTheDisability refuses to even look at Hedda]], which only serves to make her feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. Ultimately it's the Queen, in one of her ReasonableAuthorityFigure moments, who fixes the situation by treating Hedda like an equal and saying that she's more concerned about what she can do--namely, making hats--than her mobility.
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** Another episode [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] the trope by addressing it directly. The Mad Hatter's cousin Hedda is coming to visit to show the Queen of Hearts some hats she's designed. Hedda uses a wheelchair, and the Hatter tells everyone ahead of time that the only thing she doesn't like are stairs; unfortunately, [[PoorCommunicationKills an error in communication]] makes the group think he said ''stares'', so everyone [[IgnoreTheDisability refuses to even look at Hedda]], which only serves to make her feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. Ultimately it's the Queen, in one of her ReasonableAuthorityFigure moments, who fixes the situation by treating Hedda like an equal and saying that she's more concerned about what she can do--namely, making hats--than her mobility. Like the April Hare episode, it also helps that the actress who plays Hedda, Christopher Templeton, actually used a wheelchair due to a childhood bout with polio that damaged her legs, so it's not an able-bodied person simply pretending.
** Another episode [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] the trope by addressing it directly. The Mad Hatter's cousin Hedda is coming to visit to show the Queen of Hearts some hats she's designed. Hedda uses a wheelchair, and the Hatter tells everyone ahead of time that the only thing she doesn't like are stairs; unfortunately, [[PoorCommunicationKills an error in communication]] makes the group think he said ''stares'', so everyone [[IgnoreTheDisability refuses to even look at Hedda]], which only serves to make her feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. Ultimately it's the Queen, in one of her ReasonableAuthorityFigure moments, who fixes the situation by treating Hedda like an equal and saying that she's more concerned about what she can do--namely, making hats--than her mobility. Like the April Hare episode, it also helps that the actress who plays Hedda, Christopher Templeton, actually used a wheelchair due to a childhood bout with polio that damaged her legs, so it's not an able-bodied person simply pretending.
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* Several Christmas songs feature characters who are ridiculed or otherwise shunned because they're awkward, clumsy or have no apparent talents compared to others. However, they use their hidden or unique talents to save Christmas from a bleak fate (often, foggy weather that prvents Santa and his reindeer team from making their journey):
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** An episode of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' did something similar with Melissa, a Deaf teenager who initially struggled in Kimberly's dance class--however, it's made clear that this is because Kimberly had forgotten to use sign language (which she [[SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat was completely fluent in despite never mentioning it before or ever again]]). Later, Melissa is the only person not affected by the VillainOfTheWeek Gnarly Gnome and his MindControlMusic--she's able to follow the other hypnotized teens to his lair, then run back and alert Kimberly, allowing the Rangers to track down Gnarly Gnome and defeat him.
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* [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in an episode ''Series/AdventuresInWonderland'' which centers on the Queen of Hearts banning all talking in Wonderland [[DisproportionateRetribution because her subjects interrupted one of her speeches]]. The March Hare decides to have his cousin April (played by Marlee Matlin, who is mentioned under ''The West Wing'' above) come visit to teach them all sign language so they can communicate non-verbally. The group treats her just like anyone else, and are genuinely curious, but not condescending, regarding sign language and Deaf culture. Later, the Queen even inadvertently kicks April out of Wonderland because she didn't respond to the White Rabbit's conversation (she was turned away from him at the time, so she didn't even know he was talking to her). After the March Hare clears up the situation, the Queen apologizes and asks to learn sign language, too.
** Another episode [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] the trope by addressing it directly. The Mad Hatter's cousin Hedda is coming to visit to show the Queen of Hearts some hats she's designed. Hedda uses a wheelchair, and the Hatter tells everyone ahead of time that the only thing she doesn't like are stairs; unfortunately, [[PoorCommunicationKills an error in communication]] makes the group think he said ''stares'', so everyone [[IgnoreTheDisability refuses to even look at Hedda]], which only serves to make her feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. Ultimately it's the Queen, in one of her ReasonableAuthorityFigure moments, who fixes the situation by treating Hedda like an equal and saying that she's more concerned about what she can do--namely, making hats--than her mobility.
** Another episode [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] the trope by addressing it directly. The Mad Hatter's cousin Hedda is coming to visit to show the Queen of Hearts some hats she's designed. Hedda uses a wheelchair, and the Hatter tells everyone ahead of time that the only thing she doesn't like are stairs; unfortunately, [[PoorCommunicationKills an error in communication]] makes the group think he said ''stares'', so everyone [[IgnoreTheDisability refuses to even look at Hedda]], which only serves to make her feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. Ultimately it's the Queen, in one of her ReasonableAuthorityFigure moments, who fixes the situation by treating Hedda like an equal and saying that she's more concerned about what she can do--namely, making hats--than her mobility.
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* Averted with Nathan, the one-legged kid from ''WebComic/TheScumthorpeFiles''. He becomes furious when people call him "inspiring" or "inspirational" for doing simple everyday tasks, and can't stand to be [[DontYouDarePityMe pitied for his disability]].
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---> '''Michael''': "You ever see ''Film/BornOnTheFourthOfJuly''? I was expecting it to be more like that."
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* ''Series/TheOfficeUS'': In "The Injury," Michael tries to invoke this with the wheelchair-bound building superintendent, Billy Merchant (in order to gain sympathy after he burned his foot). Billy, however, is having none of it, especially since Michael parked in the handicapped space.
---> '''Michael''': "You ever see ''Film/BornOnTheFourthOfJuly''? I was expecting it to be more like that."
---> '''Michael''': "You ever see ''Film/BornOnTheFourthOfJuly''? I was expecting it to be more like that."
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See also IdiotSavant, TheRainman, WaifProphet, DeafComposer, and WhoopiEpiphanySpeech. DreamCrushingHandicap is essentially the inversion of this trope. Also somewhat related to LittlestCancerPatient. Can result in {{Glurge}} if handled poorly. Compare GracefulInTheirElement, contrast EvilCripple.
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* Creator/DustinHoffman's autistic savant character Raymond in ''Film/RainMan'' is a quintessential example. The film's use of this trope as {{Oscar Bait}} -- combined with its pop culture infiltration, which has spread the stereotype that all people with autism are [[TheRainMan genius savants]] -- makes its legacy controversial.
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* Creator/DustinHoffman's autistic savant character Raymond in ''Film/RainMan'' is a quintessential example. The film's use of this trope as {{Oscar Bait}} -- combined with its pop culture infiltration, which has spread the stereotype that all people with autism are [[TheRainMan genius savants]] savants -- makes its legacy controversial.
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The late Australian disability activist Stella Young referred to this as "inspiration porn," as it can be seen as a way of objectifying people with disabilities to make non-disabled individuals feel good. Her TED talk on the subject can be found here: https://www.ted.com/talks/stella_young_i_m_not_your_inspiration_thank_you_very_much
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The late Australian disability activist Stella Young referred to this as "inspiration porn," as it can be seen as a way of objectifying people with disabilities to make non-disabled individuals feel good. Her TED talk on the subject can be found here: https://www.[[https://www.ted.com/talks/stella_young_i_m_not_your_inspiration_thank_you_very_much
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* There's a little [[{{Narm}} Glurge-heavy]] brain tulip from the mid-'80s entitled ''Film/TheBoyWhoCouldFly'' (reviewed [[http://madnessmonster.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/boy-who-could-fly-review/ here]], and it is about an autistic boy who is so TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth that he can fly.
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* There's a little [[{{Narm}} Glurge-heavy]] {{Glurge}}-heavy brain tulip from the mid-'80s entitled ''Film/TheBoyWhoCouldFly'' (reviewed [[http://madnessmonster.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/boy-who-could-fly-review/ here]], and it is about an autistic boy who is so TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth that he can fly.
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* Speaking of autism and Fred Savage, there's a little [[{{Narm}} Glurge-heavy]] brain tulip from the mid-'80s entitled ''Film/TheBoyWhoCouldFly'' (reviewed [[http://madnessmonster.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/boy-who-could-fly-review/ here]], and it is about an autistic boy who is so TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth that he can... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well...]]
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* Speaking of autism and Fred Savage, there's There's a little [[{{Narm}} Glurge-heavy]] brain tulip from the mid-'80s entitled ''Film/TheBoyWhoCouldFly'' (reviewed [[http://madnessmonster.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/boy-who-could-fly-review/ here]], and it is about an autistic boy who is so TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth that he can... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well...]]can fly.
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* Even {{Biopic}}s are not spared. The blind pianist Ray Charles comes to mind. That film can be seen as somewhat of a subversion, as Charles' flaws are not glossed over or sugarcoated (most notably, his womanizing).
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* UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} uses this in their recent movies in order to [[OscarBait win a Filmfare Award]]. Blind Michelle [=McNally=] (played by Rani Mukherjee) in 2005's ''Film/{{Black}}'' and mentally-disabled Rohit (played by Hrithik Roshan) in 2003's ''Film/KoiMilGaya'' are examples. Naturally, they won.
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* ''FanFic/RoarOfTheLION'': Leon's younger sister, Terra. When they were children, they were attacked by a Grimm, and she suffered horrific injuries to her legs. While they were rescued by a Huntress, Terra's leg injuries were so serious that she may never walk again, and she currently lives at the physically disabled ward at Vale General Hospital, undergoing weekly check-ups and taking constant painkillers to soothe the chronic pain. Despite this, Terra remains chipper and optimistic for the future. When he sees her, [[spoiler:[[TheSociopath Mercury]] actually feels sorry for her enough that he [[PetTheDog makes powered leg braces for her and gives them to her in secret]].]]
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* ''FanFic/RoarOfTheLION'': ''Fanfic/RoarOfTheLION'': Leon's younger sister, Terra. When they were children, they were attacked by a Grimm, and she suffered horrific injuries to her legs. While they were rescued by a Huntress, Terra's leg injuries were so serious that she may never walk again, and she currently lives at the physically disabled ward at Vale General Hospital, undergoing weekly check-ups and taking constant painkillers to soothe the chronic pain. Despite this, Terra remains chipper and optimistic for the future. When he sees her, [[spoiler:[[TheSociopath Mercury]] actually feels sorry for her enough that he [[PetTheDog makes powered leg braces for her and gives them to her in secret]].]]
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* UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} uses this in their recent movies in order to [[OscarBait win a Filmfare Award]]. Blind Michelle [=McNally=] (played by Rani Mukherjee) in 2005's ''Black'' and mentally-disabled Rohit (played by Hrithik Roshan) in 2003's ''Koi...Mil Gaya'' are examples. Naturally, they won.
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* Several Christmas songs feature characters who are ridiculed or otherwise shunned because they're awkward, clumsy or have no apparent talents compared to others. However, they use their hidden or unique talents to save Christmas from a bleak fate (often, foggy weather that prvents Santa and his reindeer team from making their journey):
** "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," perhaps the most famous example. All of the other reindeer had made fun of Rudolph because of his red nose and leave him out of their activities, until the fateful foggy Christmas Eve wherein Santa Claus asks a downtrodden Rudolph to lead his team, because his shiny nose is useful as a foglight and can see through the fog.
** "Ding-a-Ling the Christmas Bell," a Jerry Foster-Bill Rice composition, saw an anthropomorphic Christmas bell being shunned because he is off-key (thanks to an accident). Full of despair, Ding-a-Ling rings loudly when he discovers the sound of his bell can guide Santa and his team safely through a blinding Christmas Eve blizzard and to deliver all the toys. This became a huge holiday hit in 1971 by Lynn Anderson.
** "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle," a Burt Bachrack-Hal David song, cries because he is unable to jingle loud and proud on Christmas Eve. Santa calls on Jack Frost to give him a new clapper, which allows the Bell That Couldn't Jingle to jingle all the way. Most famously recorded by Bobby Vinton (1964) and Herb Alpert (1970, one of his rare times he sang).
** "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," perhaps the most famous example. All of the other reindeer had made fun of Rudolph because of his red nose and leave him out of their activities, until the fateful foggy Christmas Eve wherein Santa Claus asks a downtrodden Rudolph to lead his team, because his shiny nose is useful as a foglight and can see through the fog.
** "Ding-a-Ling the Christmas Bell," a Jerry Foster-Bill Rice composition, saw an anthropomorphic Christmas bell being shunned because he is off-key (thanks to an accident). Full of despair, Ding-a-Ling rings loudly when he discovers the sound of his bell can guide Santa and his team safely through a blinding Christmas Eve blizzard and to deliver all the toys. This became a huge holiday hit in 1971 by Lynn Anderson.
** "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle," a Burt Bachrack-Hal David song, cries because he is unable to jingle loud and proud on Christmas Eve. Santa calls on Jack Frost to give him a new clapper, which allows the Bell That Couldn't Jingle to jingle all the way. Most famously recorded by Bobby Vinton (1964) and Herb Alpert (1970, one of his rare times he sang).
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** {{Parodied|Trope}} in ''ComicBook/MarvelAdventures: Super Heroes''. [[ComicBook/AntMan Hank Pym]]'s ants praise him for performing feats of heroism with ''only'' [[HumansThroughAlienEyes four limbs]] and believe he must be an inspiration to cripples everywhere.
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* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in a first season episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' with Rose's sister. She tries to be one of these, but [[RealityEnsues reality]] gets in her way. Best shown in a scene where Rose tries to get her a cane so she can make her way through the room without falling over the various stuff the girls have spread around for the garage sale they're throwing, but she insists that she'll be fine because she memorized the layout of the house. Cue Rose, Dorothy, and Blanche dashing back and forth moving things out of her way. She then has a HeroicBSOD after setting fire to the stove. [[{{Reconstruction Reconstructed}}]] in the end when she goes back to a school for the blind to learn how to take care of herself, gets a seeing-eye dog, and is even [[RuleOfFunny driving by herself]].
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* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in a first season episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' with Rose's sister. She tries to be one of these, but [[RealityEnsues reality]] gets in her way. Best shown in a scene where Rose tries to get her a cane so she can make her way through the room without falling over the various stuff the girls have spread around for the garage sale they're throwing, but she insists that she'll be fine because she memorized the layout of the house. Cue Rose, Dorothy, and Blanche dashing back and forth moving things out of her way. She then has a HeroicBSOD after setting fire to the stove. [[{{Reconstruction Reconstructed}}]] [[{{Reconstruction}} Reconstructed]] in the end when she goes back to a school for the blind to learn how to take care of herself, gets a seeing-eye dog, and is even [[RuleOfFunny driving by herself]].
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* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in a first season episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' with Rose's sister. She tries to be one of these, but [[RealityEnsues reality]] gets in her way. Best shown in a scene where Rose tries to get her a cane so she can make her way through the room without falling over the various stuff the girls have spread around for the garage sale they're throwing, but she insists that she'll be fine because she memorized the layout of the house. Cue Rose, Dorothy, and Blanche dashing back and forth moving things out of her way. She then has a HeroicBSOD after setting fire to the stove. {{Reconstruction Reconstructed}} [[{{Reconstruction Reconstructed}}]] in the end when she goes back to a school for the blind to learn how to take care of herself, gets a seeing-eye dog, and is even [[RuleOfFunny driving by herself]].
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* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in a first season episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' with Rose's sister. She tries to be one of these, but [[RealityEnsues reality]] gets in her way. Best shown in a scene where Rose tries to get her a cane so she can make her way through the room without falling over the various stuff the girls have spread around for the garage sale they're throwing, but she insists that she'll be fine because she memorized the layout of the house. Cue Rose, Dorothy, and Blanche dashing back and forth moving things out of her way. She then has a HeroicBSOD after setting fire to the stove. [[Reconstruction Reconstructed]] in the end when she goes back to a school for the blind to learn how to take care of herself, gets a seeing-eye dog, and is even [[RuleOfFunny driving by herself]].
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* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in a first season episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' with Rose's sister. She tries to be one of these, but [[RealityEnsues reality]] gets in her way. Best shown in a scene where Rose tries to get her a cane so she can make her way through the room without falling over the various stuff the girls have spread around for the garage sale they're throwing, but she insists that she'll be fine because she memorized the layout of the house. Cue Rose, Dorothy, and Blanche dashing back and forth moving things out of her way. She then has a HeroicBSOD after setting fire to the stove. [[Reconstruction Reconstructed]] {{Reconstruction Reconstructed}} in the end when she goes back to a school for the blind to learn how to take care of herself, gets a seeing-eye dog, and is even [[RuleOfFunny driving by herself]].
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* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in a first season episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' with Rose's sister. She tries to be one of these, but [[RealityEnsues reality]] gets in her way. Best shown in a scene where Rose tries to get her a cane so she can make her way through the room without falling over the various stuff the girls have spread around for the garage sale they're throwing, but she insists that she'll be fine because she memorized the layout of the house. Cue Rose, Dorothy, and Blanche dashing back and forth moving things out of her way. She then has a HeroicBSOD after setting fire to the stove. [[ReconstructedTrope Reconstructed]] in the end when she goes back to a school for the blind to learn how to take care of herself, gets a seeing-eye dog, and is even [[RuleOfFunny driving by herself]].
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* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in a first season episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' with Rose's sister. She tries to be one of these, but [[RealityEnsues reality]] gets in her way. Best shown in a scene where Rose tries to get her a cane so she can make her way through the room without falling over the various stuff the girls have spread around for the garage sale they're throwing, but she insists that she'll be fine because she memorized the layout of the house. Cue Rose, Dorothy, and Blanche dashing back and forth moving things out of her way. She then has a HeroicBSOD after setting fire to the stove. [[ReconstructedTrope [[Reconstruction Reconstructed]] in the end when she goes back to a school for the blind to learn how to take care of herself, gets a seeing-eye dog, and is even [[RuleOfFunny driving by herself]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'' Has Reggie take this trope to extremes when she meets a girl her age with a fake leg and a passion for sports. She decides to write an article about her in a magazine and gleefully declares that she'll say that she's the best handicapped snowboarder ever. To which Sam replies [[{{Lampshading}} "I think she'd rather be the best snowboarder period!"]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'' Has has Reggie take this trope to extremes when she meets a girl her age with a fake leg and a passion for sports. She decides to write an article about her in a magazine and gleefully declares that she'll say that she's the best handicapped snowboarder ever. To which Sam replies [[{{Lampshading}} "I think she'd rather be the best snowboarder period!"]]. At the end of the episode, the girl [[DontYouDarePityMe takes offense when Reggie deliberately wipes out]] [[ILetYouWin to let her win the snowboard race]].
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* ''Film/TropicThunder'' mocks this trope with the OscarBait FilmWithinAFilm ''Simple Jack'', which provides the trope image. It wound up backfiring on its star, Tugg Speedman, and it came to be viewed as one of the worst films of all time (though it's [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff inexplicably popular among Golden Triangle drug lords]]). Kirk Lazarus attributes the film's failure to the fact that the character was portrayed as ''too'' mentally disabled (or, in his parlance, Tugg "went full retard" in his performance) and lacking the "inspirational" part of this trope, citing ''Film/IAmSam'' as an example. As a result, Tugg's performance [[UnfortunateImplications was just plain insulting and uncomfortable to watch]].
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* ''Film/TropicThunder'' mocks this trope with the OscarBait FilmWithinAFilm ''Simple Jack'', which provides the trope image.Jack''. It wound up backfiring on its star, Tugg Speedman, and it came to be viewed as one of the worst films of all time (though it's [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff inexplicably popular among Golden Triangle drug lords]]). Kirk Lazarus attributes the film's failure to the fact that the character was portrayed as ''too'' mentally disabled (or, in his parlance, Tugg "went full retard" in his performance) and lacking the "inspirational" part of this trope, citing ''Film/IAmSam'' as an example. As a result, Tugg's performance [[UnfortunateImplications was just plain insulting and uncomfortable to watch]].
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* In an episode of ''Series/PowerRangersZeo'', Rocky takes an interest in a girl who practices karate, and whose EstablishingCharacterMoment is to defeat three male opponents in a row, and that's ''before'' we learn that she's actually blind. She actually helps the Rangers when she mentions that she recognized the voice of the MonsterOfTheWeek, thanks to her enhanced hearing.
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* ''Film/TheWizard'' concerns a young, implicitly autistic boy who turns out to have a talent for beating arcade games. The FamilyUnfriendlyAesop comes along when his older brother decides to use this skill to gain money -- and everyone he meets encourages him to do so.
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* ''Film/TheWizard'' concerns a young, implicitly autistic boy who turns out to have a talent for beating arcade games. The FamilyUnfriendlyAesop comes along when his His older brother decides to use this skill to gain money -- and everyone he meets encourages him to do so.
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* The Website/YouTube comedy show ''WebVideo/MyGimpyLife'' in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYTnldzk9nc&list=PL8DFDC12B1B8CFC85&index=4 Episode 3: Inspirational]]. The main character Teal (who's in a wheelchair) bombs an audition of Theatre/TheVaginaMonologues and knows it, but is applauded and called "inspirational" by the members of the company putting it on, all of whom are African American. Eventually, Teal gets sick of it and calls out the company, saying it's as if she had complemented them for being articulate or said that they could pass for white. They, of course, are [[HypocriticalHumor massively offended]]
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* The Website/YouTube comedy show ''WebVideo/MyGimpyLife'' in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYTnldzk9nc&list=PL8DFDC12B1B8CFC85&index=4 Episode 3: Inspirational]]. The main character Teal (who's in a wheelchair) bombs an audition of Theatre/TheVaginaMonologues ''Theatre/TheVaginaMonologues'' and knows it, but is applauded and called "inspirational" by the members of the company putting it on, all of whom are African American. Eventually, Teal gets sick of it and calls out the company, saying it's as if she had complemented them for being articulate or said that they could pass for white. They, of course, are [[HypocriticalHumor massively offended]]
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** Teo averts this trope. Teo might be an excellent pilot, but this is never suggested to be because he is paraplegic, nor does any of the other characters seem to consider him in any way unusual. The only notice anyone takes of Teo's handicap is when Sokka is impressed by his "glider chair". Also, in spite of only being in two scenes in The Day of Back Sun, and not doing much in either, he was on the front lines in the end so we can [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome assume]] that he was fighting the whole time.
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** Teo averts this trope. Teo might be an excellent pilot, but this is never suggested to be because he is paraplegic, nor does any of the other characters seem to consider him in any way unusual. The only notice anyone takes of Teo's handicap is when Sokka is impressed by his "glider chair". Also, in spite of only being in two scenes in The Day of Back Black Sun, and not doing much in either, he was on the front lines in the end so we can [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome assume]] that he was fighting the whole time.
