'Wicked' star Marissa Bode slams ableist jokes about Nessarose: 'Deeply uncomfortable'
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 about the character's disability. Bode, 24, is the first wheelchair user to be cast as Elphaba's (Cynthia Erivo) younger sister.
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."
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In a video posted to TikTok on Friday, Bode shot down “gross” and “dangerous” jokes about her "Wicked" character.
"It is simply a low-hanging fruit that too many of you are comfortable taking," the out actor said in a recent TikTok.
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