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Lupita Nyong’o under fire from disability groups for 'evil' voice in Us

Spasmodic dysphonia groups criticise actor for crediting disability as inspiration for her doppelganger’s voice in Jordan Peele film

Two organisations in the US have attacked Jordan Peele’s acclaimed follow-up to Get Out, Us, for furthering negative attitudes towards disability.

The National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association (NSDA) and the nonprofit group RespectAbility have taken issue with lead actor Lupita Nyong’o’s recent revelation that she used the symptoms of spasmodic dysphonia as the inspiration for the strained voice of her murderous doppelganger character in the film.

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from Culture | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2I0QcTV

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