The actress noted that comments about disliking Nessarose are one thing, but people joking they want to push her out of her wheelchair is something else entirely.

Wicked star Marissa Bode has criticised those who have joked about the disability of her character, Nessarose.

After playing wheelchair-bound Nessarose in 'Wicked', Marissa Bode called out ableist jokes about the character that made her "deeply uncomfortable."

If you've seen Wicked, you probably recognize Marissa Bode.She plays Elphaba's favored sister Nessarose and recently, she took to TikTok to call out the "deeply uncomfortable" jokes people have been making about Nessa's disability.

Wicked’ star Marissa Bode opened up about receiving many ‘aggressive comments’ about her character’s disability

Bode pointed out that “aggressive” comments about wanting to push Nessa out of her wheelchair or saying that she deserves her disability are “very gross and harmful” things that she and other disabled people have heard in real life.

"It is simply a low-hanging fruit that too many of you are comfortable taking." Marissa Bode is trying to change attitudes toward her Wicked character's disability for good. The actress, who uses a wheelchair in real life and on screen,

The actress, who uses a wheelchair just like her character Nessarose, told in a Tiktok video that she is 'deeply uncomfortable' about jokes made about her character