Wicked star Marissa Bode has hit back at the ableist abuse her character Nessa has received - growing concerned by the vitriol of trolls.
Marissa Bode stars in Broadway musical adaptation Wicked Wicked star Marissa Bode has hit back at the ableist abuse she has received from online trolls since appearing in the movie adaptation of the hit stage musical. Marissa, 24, plays Nessarose ‘Nessa’ Thropp in the film – the younger sister of wicked witch-to be Elphaba . Like her character, Marissa is a wheelchair user – making her the first authentic wheelchair user to play the character in any medium.
” ‘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 me,’ said Marissa – who has been a wheelchair user since the age of 11, following a car crash.
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