<p> Cure or Cripple? The UW Disability Studies Program Examines Disability in Popular Culture April 19, 2007</p><p>X-Men: The Last Stand. Dir. Brett Ratner. 20th Century Fox, 2006.</p><p>Commentators: José Alaniz, Joanne Woiak</p><p>1. According to the definitions and models utilized in Disability Studies, in what ways could the X-Men be considered “disabled”? What are some other metaphorical interpretations of the mutant superheroes?</p><p>2. Which elements of the film depict the medical and/or moral models of disability?</p><p>3. What arguments are presented for and against the “cure” for mutancy? How is the cure used? What choices do particular characters make regarding the cure, and why?</p><p>4. Do you empathize with the X-Men or with the Brotherhood of Mutants? Why or why not? How does the conflict between them relate to issues in Disability Studies and the disability community?</p>