Media typically uses victim language depicting disabled people as weak and vulnerable through expressions like “confined to a wheelchair”, “suffering from”, or “afflicted with”, which evoke distress and negative perceptions of disability–even when story content is neutral or positive. On the other hand, media vocabulary referring to disabled people as “courageous” or “inspirational” can also be harmful, particularly in narratives where people have “overcome” disability or succeeded “despite disability”. In disability culture, this representation is referred to as “inspiration porn”, a deliberately evocative term highlighting the objectification of disabled people to inspire nondisabled audiences. This objectification intrudes disabled lives, reinforces problematic stereotypes, sets impossible standards for perpetual happiness and gratitude, and denies disabled people self-determination.