Wheelchair-bound “Wicked” actress Mariss Bode has hit again after being subjected to nasty jokes about her incapacity following the discharge of the blockbuster film.
The 24-year-old, who has been confined to a wheelchair since her involvement in a automobile crash on the age of 11, performs protagonist Elphaba’s sister, Nessarose, within the big-screen adaptation of the wildly common musical.
Nessarose, who additionally makes use of a wheelchair within the movie, has been poorly obtained by viewers, who’ve accused her the character of being a “bad sister” to Elphaba.
In a five-minute TikTok video, shared on Friday, Bode defined that it was superb for audiences to dislike the character, admitting that she is “complex.” Nonetheless, she criticized followers for highlighting her incapacity and poking enjoyable at it.
“Aggressive comments and jokes about Nessa’s disability itself is deeply uncomfortable, because disability is not fictional,” Bode defined.
“At the end of the day, me, Marissa, is the person that is still disabled and in a wheelchair. And so it is simply a low-hanging fruit that too many of you are comfortable taking.”
Bode stated sick cyberbullies had left feedback making enjoyable of the very fact she will’t rise up. They included remarks corresponding to “stand up for yourself” and “I guess you can’t stand him.”
“These comments aren’t original, and when these jokes are being made by non-disabled strangers with a punchline of not being able to walk, it very much feels like laughing at rather than laughing with,” she declared.
She stated she had tried to delete all of the nasty “jokes” from her social media pages.
Bode inspired “Wicked” viewers to heed the messages of the musical.
“I want to say one of the major themes within ‘Wicked’ is having the ability to listen and understand one another, and I truly hope that is something a lot of you can practice more and take with you,” she implored.
The viral TikTok comes after different “Wicked” followers have been blasted for unhealthy conduct within the movie show.
Impolite viewers have ruined screenings by singing alongside the the film’s songs, prompting some cinemas to ban crooning.
“They don’t know how to be in public places,” one peeved ticket purchaser instructed The Publish.
