Kate Hudson addressed recent criticisms of her film Music for portraying autism.
Hudson, who stars in the musical drama directed by Sia, spoke to Jimmy Kimmel about the reaction and petition of viewers who call the film ‘severely rotten’ and contributing to ‘harmful stereotypes of autistic people’.
During a conversation with Kimmel on Friday, Hudson, 41, said: ‘I think when people see the movie, they will see the amount of love and sensitivity that has been put into it.
‘An important conversation’: Kate Hudson spoke about the reaction against her film Music during a conversation with Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Friday
‘It’s an important conversation and it’s not just about this film, but as a whole, about acting. For me, when I hear that there is someone who feels excluded, I feel terrible.
Hudson added that he believes it is an important conversation.
Much of the controversy involves Sia’s cast of her favorite young star, Maddie Ziegler, as a nonverbal autistic woman.
Many believe that the role should not have been assigned to a neurotypical actress.
“For me, when I hear that there is someone who feels excluded, I feel terrible.” Hudson said
“Nobody really asked me that,” said Hudson when asked about the controversy surrounding neurotypic actress Maddie Ziegler playing an autistic person.
“Nobody really asked me that,” Hudson said of the controversy. ‘I was only asked to make a type of comment in a quote, and it is not an expressive conversation. I think it’s an important and ongoing dialogue about neurotypical actors playing neurodivergent characters. ‘
“The spectrum is very broad and should be approached with much more talk and understanding of how we can be more representative, what are the best ways to do this,” added Kate.
‘We want to tell the best stories we can. There is no one who wants to disturb anyone. When people are upset about something, it is our job to listen and encourage more conversations with others who want to tell these stories. ‘
Heavy reaction: Hudson, 41, spoke about the controversy after a petition to terminate Golden Globe nominations for the musical won more than 100,000 signatures
A petition calling on the Golden Globe to rescind the two nominations given to the controversial new film has won over 100,000 signatures.
The film has faced a strong reaction against its interpretation of autism, and a new petition from Change.org now asks the entertainment industry to take a stand on the matter.
“Sia’s debut film, ‘Music’, is extremely harmful and contributes to harmful stereotypes of autistic people,” says the petition.
“The Golden Globe is due to terminate its two nominations for ‘Best Musical / Comedy Film’ and ‘Best Musical Actress / Comedy: Kate Hudson’, and the entertainment industry must promise to work actively for the inclusion and better representation of the disabled. ‘
The film has faced a strong reaction against its interpretation of autism, and a new petition from Change.org now asks the entertainment industry to take a stand on the matter.
Backlash: A new petition calling on the Golden Globe to rescind the two nominations given to Sia’s controversial new film, Music, has won over 57,000 signatures
The petitioners also say that the film cannot be watched by people with autism due to ‘strobe lights, loud sounds and rapid camera movements’, although Sia previously insisted that the film was a’ love letter to the autistic community. ‘.
“About 1 in 4 autistic people has epilepsy, so the film can cause seizures and is also very uncomfortable for those who do not. Despite making the film “for” autistic, Sia did so in a way that most of us will not be able to watch it “, says the petition, entitled” The Golden Globe Must Terminate Sia’s Capable Film Nomination ” “‘.
Ziegler plays an autistic teenager in the film, and the petition states that autistic actors were neglected in the role she ended up playing.
“Second, real autistic people were ignored in the casting process when Sia cast neurotypical Maddie Ziegler to play the autistic character, ‘Music’ because she ‘can’t do a project without’ her ‘, says the petition.
Controversy: Maddie Ziegler plays an autistic teenager in the film, and the petition claims that real autistic actors were neglected for the role she played
Troubled: ‘Ziegler learned to “act like autistic” by watching videos of autistic children having breakdowns uploaded on YouTube by their parents without their consent, “says the petition
Starring: Kate Hudson plays Zu, a newly sober drug dealer who becomes the guardian of her stepsister Music (Ziegler)
“To make matters worse, Ziegler learned how to ‘act like an autistic’ by watching videos of autistic children having collapses uploaded to YouTube by their parents without their consent,” adds the petition.
The petition also questions Sia’s response to disability activists in her film.
‘When faced with justified criticism, Sia decided to personally attack community members, for example, when she replied,’ maybe you are just a bad actor ‘to an autistic individual who expressed his ability and willingness to act in his film.
Acknowledged: the film received two Golden Globe nominations – one for Best Film – Musical or Comedy and one for Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Film by Kate
“Furthermore, Sia claims to have researched autism for years, but the fact that she collaborated with Autism Speaks, easily identified as a hate group promoting eugenics, is proof of the seriousness of her lies. She refused to apologize and only did so after receiving the nominations for fear of a boycott, which is exactly what we ask of you all. ‘
The petition also addresses the depiction of restrictions in the film, which Sia said earlier that she would remove.
Sia apologized after the criticism and promised to attach a warning to the film saying that the film ‘in no way tolerates or recommends the use of restraint on autistic people.’
Taken to task: Sia faced a huge reaction against the new musical drama Music
However, the petition states that ‘the restriction scenes have NOT been 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 autistic community, but also negative reviews.
Even so, the film received two Golden Globe nominations – one for Best Film – Musical or Comedy and another for Best Actress – Comedy or Musical by Kate Hudson.
Kate plays a newly sober drug dealer who becomes the guardian of her autistic stepsister Music (Maddie) after her grandmother’s death.
Zu (Kate) struggles to take care of the music, but is helped by neighbor Ebo (Leslie Odom Jr.).
Meanwhile: Hudson shared this setback from music and dance rehearsals on Wednesday