{"id":119304,"date":"2021-02-05T19:08:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119304"},"modified":"2021-02-05T19:42:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:42:47","slug":"sia-deletes-twitter-account-amid-woke-backlash-over-her-movies-autistic-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sia-deletes-twitter-account-amid-woke-backlash-over-her-movies-autistic-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Sia Deletes Twitter Account Amid Woke Backlash Over Her Movie\u2019s Autistic Character"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsia-deletes-twitter-account-amid-woke-backlash-over-her-movies-autistic-character%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119304&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sia.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In the same week that pop singer Sia celebrated a new career height with the Golden Globe nomination for her directorial film debut, the neophyte director deleted her Twitter account amid woke backlash over her movie\u2019s autistic character.<\/p>\n<p>Upon the announcement that Sia\u2019s movie \u201cMusic\u201d received a Golden Globe nomination, leftist activists denounced Sia on Twitter due to the film featuring an autistic person being restrained. People were also upset that the movie did not cast an actual autistic person to play the role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo every #ActuallyAutistic person who is rightly devastated to see #Sia\u201ds \u2018Music\u2019 nominated for a Golden Globe, I am with you,\u201d tweeted actress Ruth Madeley. \u201cDisabled people are needed in the industry now more than ever to help change the narrative we\u2019re all so sick of.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To every <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ActuallyAutistic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ActuallyAutistic<\/a> person who is rightly devastated to see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sia<\/a>&#8220;s &#8216;Music&#8217; nominated for a Golden Globe, I am with you. Disabled people are needed in the industry now more than ever to help change the narrative we&#8217;re all so sick of. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/endableism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#endableism<\/a> \ud83d\udc94<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ruth Madeley (@ruth_madeley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ruth_madeley\/status\/1356979855951335427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessliving.org\/newsroom\/blog\/ableism-101\/\">Access Living<\/a>, Ableism is defined as \u201cthe discrimination of and social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that typical abilities are superior. At its heart, ableism is rooted in the assumption that disabled people require \u2018fixing\u2019 and defines people by their disability. Like racism and sexism, ableism classifies entire groups of people as \u2018less than,\u2019 and includes harmful stereotypes, misconceptions, and generalizations of people with disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/music\/news\/sia-music-warning-label-apologizes-autism-community-1234900277\/\">Variety<\/a>, Sia deleted her Twitter account after she apologized profusely while vowing to listen better to disabled communities:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>In a succession of tweets on Tuesday night, the singer wrote that she has \u201cbeen listening\u201d to the criticism surrounding the film\u2019s portrayal of a nonverbal autistic person by a neurotypical actor, Maddie Ziegler. As a result, the singer announced that a warning will appear at the beginning of the film, specifically about scenes depicting physical restraint.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI promise, have been listening. The motion picture MUSIC will, moving forward, have this warning at the head of the movie,\u201d Sia tweeted, followed by the warning, which reads: \u201cMUSIC in no way condones or recommends the use of restraint on autistic people. There are autistic occupational therapists that specialize in sensory processing who can be consulted to explain safe ways to provide proprioceptive, deep-pressure feedback to help w meltdown safety.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sia also added that the scenes featuring the restraints will be removed from public screenings of the film.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on a panel at the Sundance Film Festival recently, Sia said that when she originally cast \u201cHamilton\u201d star Leslie Odom Jr. in one role for her movie \u201cMusic,\u201d executives warned her that if she cast a black female opposite Odom Jr., the movie would then be considered a \u201cblack movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought it was gross,\u201d Sia said, as reported by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Entertainment_News\/Movies\/2021\/01\/31\/Sia-regrets-caving-to-casting-pressures-for-Music\/9951612075935\/\">UPI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sia recalled being warned that the movie would be \u201cput in a different category.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt won\u2019t be commercial, it won\u2019t be mainstream,\u201d executives allegedly told her.<\/p>\n<p>Sia ultimately regretted succumbing to the pressure of listening to \u201ca lot of white men.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just tried to listen to anybody who had any experience in the business,\u201d Sia said. \u201cLooking back, I guess that was a lot of white men.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m part of the problem, not the solution,\u201d she asserted. \u201cI\u2019m learning, you know? Next time, I\u2019ll cast whoever I want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/sia-hollywood-executives-pressured-me-into-casting-white-people-for-my-feature-film\">Sia: Hollywood Executives Pressured Me Into Casting White People For My Feature Film<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the same week that pop singer Sia celebrated a new career height with the Golden Globe nomination for her directorial film debut, the neophyte director deleted her Twitter account &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1892764,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5555,4404,4265,5552,4253,5558],"class_list":["post-119304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-account","tag-amid","tag-backlash","tag-deletes","tag-twitter","tag-woke"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1892764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}