Kate Hudson has addressed recent criticisms of her movie Music for its portrayal of autism.
Hudson, who stars in the musical drama directed by Sia, spoke to Jimmy Kimmel about the backlash and petition from viewers calling the film ‘seriously competent’ and contributing to ‘harmful stereotypes of autistic people’.
Speaking to Kimmel on Friday, Hudson, 41, said: ‘I think when people see the movie, they will see how much love and sensitivity has gone into it.
‘An important talk’: Kate Hudson spoke about the backlash over her movie Music during a sit down with Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Friday
‘It is an important conversation to have and it is not just about this film, but as a whole about representation. For me, when I hear there is someone out there who feels left out, I feel awful. ‘
Hudson added that she believes it is an important conversation to have.
Much of the controversy surrounding Sia’s cast of her favorite young star, Maddie Ziegler, in the role of a non-verbal autistic woman.
Many feel that the role should not have gone to a neurotypical actress.
“For me, when I hear there is someone out there who feels left out, I feel terrible.” Hudson said
“Nobody really asked me that,” Hudson said when asked about the controversy surrounding neurotypical actress Maddie Ziegler playing an autistic person.
“Nobody really asked me that,” Hudson said of the controversy. ‘I’ve only been asked to make some sort of comment in a quote, and it’s not a sound bite conversation. I think it’s an ongoing, important dialogue about neurotypical actors playing neurodivergent characters. ‘
“The spectrum is so broad and needs to be approached with a lot more conversation and understanding of how we can be more representative, what are the best ways to do that,” Kate added.
‘We want to tell the best stories we can. There is no one who wants to upset anyone. When people are upset somewhere, our job is to listen and encourage more conversations with other people who want to tell these stories. ‘
Heavy backlash: Hudson, 41, spoke out about the controversy after a petition to have Golden Globes nominations for the musical revoked more than 100,000 signatures
A petition calling on the Golden Globes to withdraw the two nominations for the controversial new film has garnered more than 100,000 signatures so far.
The film has faced fierce backlash for its portrayal of autism, and a new Change.org petition is now calling on the entertainment industry to take a stand on the issue.
“Sia’s debut film” Music “is highly skilled and contributes to harmful stereotypes of autistic people,” the petition read.
“The Golden Globes should withdraw its two nominations for” Best Musical / Comedy Film “and” Best Musical / Comedy Actress: Kate Hudson, “and the entertainment industry must pledge to actively promote inclusion and better representation of the disabled.”
The film has faced fierce backlash for its portrayal of autism, and a new Change.org petition is now calling on the entertainment industry to take a stand on the issue.
Kickback: New petition calling on the Golden Globes to withdraw the two nominations for Sia’s controversial new film Music has garnered over 57,000 signatures so far
The authors of the petition also say the film cannot be viewed by people with autism because of the “ flashing lights, loud noises and rapid camera movement, ” despite Sia previously insisting that the film was a “ love letter to the autism community. ”
About 1 in 4 autistic people has epilepsy, so the movie can cause seizures and is also very uncomfortable for people without epilepsy. Despite making the film “ for ” autistic people, Sia made it so that a majority of us can’t watch it, ” reads the petition, titled “ The Golden Globes Must Rescind the Nomination for Sia’s Ableist Movie. ” Music “‘.
Ziegler plays an autistic teen in the film, and the petition claims that autistic actors were overlooked for the role she ended up with.
Second, true autistic people were ignored in the casting process when Sia cast the neurotypical Maddie Ziegler to play the autistic character “Music” because she “can’t do a project without” her, “the petition reads.
Controversy: Maddie Ziegler plays an autistic teen in the movie, and the petition claims real autistic actors were overlooked for the role she landed
Problematic: “Ziegler learned how to behave ‘autistic’ by watching videos of autistic children having collapses uploaded to YouTube by their parents without their consent,” the petition said.
Starring: Kate Hudson plays Zu, a new down-to-earth drug dealer who becomes the guardian of her half-sister Music (Ziegler)
To make matters worse, Ziegler learned how to behave ‘autistic’ by watching videos of autistic children uploading to YouTube by their parents without their consent, ‘the petition adds.
The petition also addresses Sia’s response to disability activists about her film.
When confronted with justified criticism, Sia decided to personally attack members of the community, for example when she replied, “maybe you’re just a bad actor” to an autistic person who expressed his ability and willingness to appear in her film. to act.
Acknowledged: The film received two Golden Globe nominations – one for Best Picture – Musical or Comedy, and one for Best Actress – Comedy or Musical for Kate
Additionally, Sia claims to have researched autism for years, but the fact that she collaborated with Autism Speaks, easily recognized as a eugenics-promoting hate group, is testament to the seriousness of her lies. She declined to apologize and did so only after receiving the nominations for fear of a boycott, which is exactly what we all want to do to you all. ‘
The petition also addresses the depiction of restrictions in the film, which Sia previously said she would remove.
Sia apologized after the criticism and promised to attach a warning to the film saying that the film “does not in any way endorse or recommend the use of restraint in autistic people.”
Taken Up The Job: Sia has faced extensive backlash due to the new musical drama Music
Still, the petition claims ‘the coercive scenes were NOT removed and there are no warnings in the film’.
The musical drama Music was released earlier this month and not only received widespread criticism from the autism community, but also negative reviews.
Still, the film received two Golden Globe nominations, one for Best Picture – Musical or Comedy, and another for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for Kate Hudson.
Kate plays a new down-to-earth drug dealer who becomes the guardian of her autistic half-sister Music (Maddie) after the death of her grandmother.
Zu (Kate) struggles to provide music, but is helped by their neighbor Ebo (Leslie Odom Jr.).
Meanwhile: Hudson shared this legacy of music dance rehearsals on Wednesday