Wicked Star Marissa Bode slams 'aggressive' and 'uncomfortable' jokes about disability
Wicked Star Marissa Bode has condemned “aggressive and “very gross” comments about her character’s disability, describing it as “low hanging fruit”.Bode posted on social media that is disgusted by negative comments and jokes about her character Nessarose’s disability, calling them “aggressive,” “very gross” and “harmful".
In a five-minute video posted on TikTok on Friday, Bode — who uses a wheelchair on screen and in real life — shared her thoughts on the insensitive comments which have circulating online about Nessarose, the younger sister of Elphaba, in the hit cinematic adaptation of the theatrical blockbuster.“It is absolutely OK to not like a fictional character,” Bode said. “I am going to be admitting my bias in the way that I have a lot of different feelings on Nessa than a lot of you do, and that’s totally fine.“I think Nessa is complex, but that’s the beauty of art.
Wicked and these characters and the movie wouldn’t be what it was if there weren’t different opinions on the characters and who’s truly wicked or not.“And not liking Nessa herself is OK.
Because she is fictional, that’s totally fine.”Bode acknowledged that she is a “deeply unserious person,” who doesn’t mind “silly, goofy, harmless” jokes regarding Nessarose’s personality or actions — reiterating that’s because the Wicked character is fictional.However, she does not condone “aggressive” comments and jokes about Nessarose’s disability, adding that they’re “deeply uncomfortable". “Disability is not fictional,” Bode continued. “At the end of the day, me, Marissa, is the person that is still disabled and in a wheelchair.
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