'Wicked' star Marissa Bode slams 'gross and harmful' jokes about Nessarose's disability
"It is simply a low-hanging fruit that too many of you are comfortable taking," the out actor said in a recent TikTok.
“Wicked” Star Marissa Bode Teases How “Part 2” Will Depart Dramatically from Stage Musical: 'Less Like a Fixing Moment'
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'Wicked' star Marissa Bode slams ableist jokes about Nessarose: 'Deeply uncomfortable'
Marissa Bode is speaking out against ableist comments about her "Wicked" character. The actress, who plays Nessarose in the blockbuster film based on the Broadway musical, said in a TikTok video she is uncomfortable with jokes that have been made online ...
'Wicked' star Marissa Bode calls out 'harmful' ableist comments about her character's disability
Marissa Bode is addressing the derogatory comments made about her “Wicked” character. Bode, who portrays the character Nessarose, the younger sister of Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba, posted a five-minute long video to her TikTok slamming the slew of negative comments she’s received since the film premiered on Nov.
Marissa Bode Slams 'Aggressive' Comments About Her “Wicked” Character's Disability as 'Gross and Harmful'
Listen to the people or to the person that it is affecting and how it makes them feel," said Bode, the first wheelchair user ever to play Nessarose
Wicked’s Marissa Bode calls out "aggressive" jokes about Nessarose's disability
Marissa then revealed that she is "deeply unserious" and enjoys "silly, goofy, harmless” jokes about Nessarose. However, she also explained: “Aggressive jokes and comments about Nessarose’s disability itself is deeply uncomfortable because disability is not fictional."
Wicked’s Marissa Bode Says There’s Plot Changes Involving Her Character’s Disability In Part 2
Instead of Nessarose “pleading for a disability to be fixed”, Wicked Part Two will see the script “focusing on the magic in general and the magic of the story”. “That’s all I can say, I think,” Bode spilled.
Wicked star Marissa Bode has perfect response following sickening comments about disability
For those unfamiliar with the premise of the silver screen adaptation, Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as besties Elphaba and Glinda, who go on to become the 'Wicked Witch of the West' and the 'Good Witch' in The Wizard of Oz series.
‘Wicked’ star Marissa Bode speaks out against ‘harmful’ ableist comments made about her character
In a video posted to her TikTok page on Saturday, Bode said that while she is usually a “deeply unserious person” and loves joking around, she has received “gross and harmful” comments about her character’s disability since the release of “Wicked.”
‘Wicked’ Star Marissa Bode Calls Out “Very Gross and Harmful Comments” About Her Character’s Disability
The actress noted that comments about disliking Nessarose are one thing, but people joking they want to push her out of her wheelchair is something else entirely.
'Wicked' Star Marissa Bode Calls Out 'Gross And Harmful' Ableist Comments About Her Character
Wicked” actor Marissa Bode is shutting down the “very gross and harmful” jokes about her character’s disability following the release of the Jon M. Chu musical movie adaptation. Bode, who uses a wheelchair in real life,
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‘Wicked’s’ Marissa Bode calls out ‘very gross’ comments about Nessarose’s disability
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