{"id":132056,"date":"2024-12-01T08:22:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T01:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132056"},"modified":"2024-12-01T08:22:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T01:22:45","slug":"sick-wicked-fans-troll-movies-disabled-actress-before-she-hits-back-low-hanging-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132056","title":{"rendered":"Sick &#8216;Wicked&#8217; fans troll movie&#8217;s disabled actress \u2014 before she hits back: &#8216;Low-hanging fruit&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Wheelchair-bound \u201cWicked\u201d actress Mariss Bode has hit back after being subjected to nasty jokes about her disability following the release of the blockbuster movie.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old, who has been confined to a wheelchair since her involvement in a car crash at the age of 11, plays protagonist Elphaba\u2019s sister, Nessarose, in the big-screen adaptation of the wildly popular musical. <\/p>\n<p>Nessarose, who also uses a wheelchair in the film, has been poorly received by viewers, who have accused her the character of being a \u201cbad sister\u201d to Elphaba. <\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@marissa_edob\/video\/7442866182476041518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">five-minute TikTok video<\/a>, shared on Friday, Bode explained that it was fine for audiences to dislike the character, admitting that she is \u201ccomplex.\u201d However, she criticized fans for highlighting her disability and poking fun at it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAggressive comments and jokes about Nessa\u2019s disability itself is deeply uncomfortable, because disability is\u00a0<em>not<\/em>\u00a0fictional,\u201d Bode explained. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@marissa_edob\/video\/7442866182476041518\" data-video-id=\"7442866182476041518\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@marissa_edob\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@marissa_edob?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@marissa_edob<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Representation is important but that\u2019s not the only thing that will save the disabled community. I need a lot of y\u2019all (non-disabled people) to do the work. To dissect and unlearn your own ableism. Listen to disabled people. Follow other disabled people outside of just me. Read up on the disability rights movement\/watch the documentary Crip Camp! I understand no one likes feeling like they\u2019re being scolded. But true progress never comes with comfort. And that\u2019s ok.  <a title=\"wicked\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/wicked?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#wicked<\/a>  <a title=\"nessa\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/nessa?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#nessa<\/a> \ud83d\udc97\ud83d\udc9a<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Marissa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7442866162951867182?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Marissa<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In a five-minute TikTok video, shared on Friday, Bode explained that it was fine for audiences to dislike Nessarose, admitting that she is \u201ccomplex\u201d \u2014 but criticized fans who have left \u201cableist\u201d comments on her social media about the character\u2019s disability.  <span class=\"credit\">Tiktok\/marissa_edob<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bode said sick cyberbullies had left comments making fun of the fact she can\u2019t stand up. They included remarks such as \u201cstand up for yourself\u201d and \u201cI guess you can\u2019t stand him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese comments aren\u2019t 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\u00a0<em>at<\/em>\u00a0rather than laughing\u00a0<em>with<\/em>,\u201d she declared. <\/p>\n<p>She said she had attempted to delete all the nasty \u201cjokes\u201d from her social media pages. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bode is pictured at the NYC premiere of \u201cWicked\u201d earlier this month.  <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cAggressive comments and jokes about Nessa\u2019s disability itself is deeply uncomfortable, because disability is\u00a0not\u00a0fictional,\u201d Bode explained.  <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Universal\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bode encouraged \u201cWicked\u201d viewers to heed the messages of the musical. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to say one of the major themes within \u2018Wicked\u2019 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,\u201d she implored. <\/p>\n<p>The viral TikTok comes after other \u201cWicked\u201d fans were blasted for bad behavior in the movie theater. <\/p>\n<p>Rude viewers have ruined screenings by singing along the the movie\u2019s songs, prompting some cinemas to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/amc-warning-wicked-fans-no-singing-no-wailing-8748650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ban crooning<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t know how to be in public places,\u201d one peeved ticket buyer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/26\/us-news\/wicked-sparks-debate-is-singing-at-movies-defying-gravity-or-defying-common-courtesy\/\">told The Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/30\/entertainment\/sick-wicked-fans-troll-movies-disabled-actress-before-she-hits-back-low-hanging-fruit\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wheelchair-bound \u201cWicked\u201d actress Mariss Bode has hit back after being subjected to nasty jokes about her disability following the release of the blockbuster movie. 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