As Wicked continues to fuel an online storm of memes, one cast member is drawing a line in regards to ableist comments. Marissa Bode, who stars in the Jon M. Chu-helmed adaptation of the Broadway musical as wheelchair-bound Nessarose Thropp,

Oh, this is a piece of cake. I’ll be continuing to do this for quite a while.’ ” Sixteen years later, she has made her way to a much bigger stage in “Wicked,” the big-screen version of the Broadway musical sensation.

"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,