CNN —“Wicked” actress Marissa Bode is asking for kindness after receiving ableist comments on social media.
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.”Bode, who uses a wheelchair, plays Elphaba’s (Cynthia Erivo) sister Nessarose in “Wicked.” The sisters’ complicated relationship has drawn some heated comments online from movie goers.
The movie somewhat differs from the musical version, including the portrayal of the sisters’ story.
“Please be kind,” she urged, before evoking a lesson from “Wicked” itself.
“One of the major themes within ‘Wicked’ is having the ability to listen and to understand one another, and I truly hope that is something a lot of you can practice more and take with you,” she said.
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