After months of defending her choice to play the neurotypical actor Maddie Ziegler as autistic character in the upcoming film Music Sia has apparently had a heart change by critics online (including the people trying to suggest her film). Or, now that she’s been nominated for an award, she’s managing damage. You decide!
Per Variety, the singer / songwriter / first director announced that she has ‘listened’ and will include a warning at the beginning of the program Golden Globe nominated film that reads: “Music in no way endorse or recommend the use of self-control. There are autistic occupational therapists who specialize in sensory processing. They can be consulted to provide safe ways to provide proprioceptive, intaglio feedback to blend safety. ‘Interventions on self-control and isolation are widely acknowledged as dangerous and insulting (in 2018, a 13-year-old autistic boy) deceased after being confined by a staff member in his high school).
‘I plan to remove the control scene from all future printing. I listened to the wrong people and that is my responsibility, my research was clearly not thorough enough, not broad enough, ”Sia tweeted.
She also tweeted, “I’m sorry.” About an hour after this series of tweets, she deleted her Twitter. If a tree falls in a forest and no one can hear it, does it make a noise? If you tweet an excuse and then delete your Twitter, is that a real excuse? Maybe not, but we at least have blogs to catalog receipts.