The Inbetweeners Frisbee Clip review

Why is the clip funny?

The clip is made to make people laugh at Will. He throws the Frisbee in the first place to try and impress Carly and the rest of the girls however it ends up hitting the girl in the wheelchair. The clip is funny because of how awkward the situation becomes. Everyone is watching Will as he tries to deal with what he’s done and it is made more awkward because the girl is disabled and therefore he handles the situation differently than he usually would.

How is the disabled girl being represented?

The disabled girl is viewed as the victim. It is made out that because of her disability, everyone should feel more sympathy for her. The girl is, unfortunately for Will, represented as the target of a trying to get the girls involved in the game. Because of the reaction of Donovan and the other lads playing football, the girl is represented.

Are we meant to laugh at the disabled person?

The disabled girl was unable to move out of the way of the Frisbee whereas a person who isn’t in a wheelchair may have moved. As the viewer of this comedy show we are obliged to laugh at the disabled person however some people would argue that you should laugh at the joke itself rather than the disabled woman. If we were not supposed to laugh at the woman, the scene wouldn't have been included because it is meant to be funny.

Are they the 'butt' of the joke?

Will is the main butt of the joke because it is supposed to be embarrassing for him rather than the disabled woman. It is obvious that Neil and Jay are embarrassed because they run off from Will. Simon being the kind person he is gets caught up in the joke and ends up getting chased by Donovan and the other lads. Will is the centre of the joke because he has made a fool out of himself in front of the girls.

How do you think disabled people will respond to this?

I think that disabled people shouldn’t take it to heart because they are not the main centre of the joke. You could say they were being used more as a prop to assist the joke as Will is the person who the audience should be laughing at. Obviously there will be some people who find this offensive but that will come with most comedy as somebody or something has to be the target of the joke.

Are we as a society cultivated to think we should pity the disabled?

As society we do tend to pity the disabled however this shouldn’t always be the case because they would want to be treated equally to everyone else. I think that disabled people are more bothered about them being treated differently rather than them being like everyone else.