Man down.

This morning on the radio, a rather interesting debate carried on. The announcer, who had seen the new Fox show "Glee", had found out that the actor who plays the boy in the wheelchair doesn't really use a wheelchair. She, unsure of her standing on the situation, wondered why there wasn't a real handicapped actor playing the part if the role was created. The caller who met the line simply argued that the director probably considered this and picked the best candidate. The other announcer shrugged off the lady announcer's confusion, thinking that it wasn't a very pressing issue and was seemingly a moot point. I'm not exactly sure where I stand myself, but the lady announcer threw out a very thought-provoking idea. Look at it: there's a broadway-singing role featuring a person in a wheelchair! How great of an opportunity is that for someone in a chair who has a role just for them! They can sing and dance without hurting themselves or being excluded. I mean, there are liability issues for Fox if they were to hire someone in a chair in case they got hurt, and the actor who has the role does a great job at playing the role, but I want to know if they considered the handicapped community. Or why they even went that way rather than just make the character a nerd. He's still a victim for wedgies and being pushed in a porta-potty (Disclaimer: this was from the show. I would never think of something like that.) just as much as the boy in the wheelchair. I don't understand. I just want to know what the rest of you think.