Sia Responds To The Shit She’s Getting For The Portrayal Of Autism In Her New Movie

November 20, 2020 / Posted by:

Sia only just debuted the trailer for Music, the musical movie which she wrote, directed, and produced. It stars Sia’s forever muse, 18-year-old Maddie Ziegler, Kate Hudson, and Leslie Odom Jr. Maddie stars as a non-verbal teenager who is autistic, and it didn’t take long for Sia to get hit with some heat over the choice to not cast an autistic person in the world, as well choosing to work with the controversial organization Autism Speaks. Sia reacted well to the criticism and by that I mean she reacted like shit. A great way to start the movie’s marketing campaign! They obviously used Kate Hudson’s Fabletics person.

Sia trended on Twitter this morning over her reaction to backlash from the autistic community who aren’t happy with her new movie. Sia started off hot. She’s pissed off:

And then Sia declared that she cast neurotypical people and trans actors in her movie, and she didn’t cast them as “fucking prostitutes or drug addicts”: 

Sia got angrier, telling one autistic person that they weren’t cast because they’re a bad actor. If you had “Sia Mocks Autistic Actors” on your 2020 Bingo From Hell card, congratulations, it’s time to collect a prize:

She then further defended herself by saying she did tons of research on autism ahead of making the film:

But some people noted that she worked on the movie with Autism Speaks which many autistic people have accused of being a hate group that mistreats neurodivergent people:

Sia explained Autism Speaks only came on to the movie after it was finished and that she had no idea they were such a “polarizing” group.

The Wrap says that Sia first cast a non-verbal actress in the role but the girl didn’t enjoy the process:

Sia continued to defend the movie by saying that she based Maddie’s role on her friend:

Maddie hasn’t responded to any of this, but in an earlier interview where she talked about the movie, she apparently said that she prepared by watching YouTube videos of autistic children. But wait there’s more, Maddie watched videos of their parents recording their “episodes.”

So yeah, while there’s a lot of people who are telling Sia that she needs to cover up her movie with a giant wig like she covers up her head for performances, her “bonus mom” Kris Jenner is probably sending her an edible arrangement with a note that reads: You’re doing amazing, sweetie. Congratulations on all the ATTENTION!

Pic: YouTube

Tags: , ,
SHARE
Our commenting rules: Don't be racist or bigoted, or post comments like "Who cares?", or have multiple accounts, or repost a comment that was deleted by a mod, or post NSFW pics/videos/GIFs, or go off topic when not in an Open Post, or post paparazzi/event/red carpet pics from photo agencies due to copyright infringement issues. Also, promoting adblockers, your website, or your forum is not allowed. Breaking a rule may result in your Disqus account getting permanently or temporarily banned. New commenters must go through a period of pre-moderation. And some posts may be pre-moderated so it could take a minute for your comment to appear if it's approved. If you have a question or an issue with comments, email: michaelk@dlisted.com

src="https://c.statcounter.com/922697/0/f674ac4a/1/"
alt="drupal analytics" >