MARISSA BODE WAS 'DENIED BOARDING A FLIGHT BECAUSE I'M DISABLED. (PHOTO).

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 Marissa Bode was 'denied boarding a flight because I'm disabled' Marissa Bode, best known for her role in Wicked, shared on TikTok that she was recently denied boarding a Southern Airways flight because of her wheelchair.  She explained that when she asked gate agents for help locating her boarding pass, they questioned whether she could stand.  After she said no, they told her she could not board since all of the airline’s planes require passengers to climb stairs.  Bode described the experience as “blatant segregation,” criticizing the airline for failing to accommodate disabled travelers. Southern Airways’ contract of carriage states that passengers must be able to ascend and descend steps to board, and because its planes carry fewer than 28 passengers, the airline is exempt from providing lifts under the Air Carrier Access Act.  However, Bode said her manager had confirmed with the airline beforehand that she would be accommodated, making the denial even mo...

LUPITA NYONG'O COVERS VOGUE MAGAZINE,JULY ISSUE.

Starring on her first Vogue cover, 31-year-old Lupita Nyong'o opens about losing her anonymity and what it really takes to navigate the 'war zone' that is the red carpet               This is her first Vogue cover and 31 year old Kenya actress who was born in Mexico opens up to the magazine about losing her anonymity and what it really takes to navigate the war zone that is the red carpet.Lupita said ''for a split secord,i looked behind me to see who they were flashing at and it was me,that was,i think,the beginning of the end of my anonymity.Everyone said brace yourself Lupita,i didn't really understand what they ment and it was only once it was past that i realized that my body had been holding on by a thread to get through this very intense experience.Nothing can prepare you for awards season.The red carpet feels like a war zone,except you cannot fly or fight,you just have to stand there and take it''.More photos below.                                                                                                                                                  With the help of her stylist, Micaela Erlanger, Lupita has gone from a theater student at Yale to a Oscar-winning read carpet favorite; pictured wearing Ralph Lauren at the Golden Globes (left) and Prada at the Oscars (right)With the help of her stylist, Micaela Erlanger, Lupita has gone from a theater student at Yale to a Oscar-winning read carpet favorite; pictured wearing Ralph Lauren at the Golden Globes (left) and Prada at the Oscars (right)                            Lupita Nyong'o quickly gained fashion icon status thanks to her daring red carpet choices; pictured wearing Fausto Puglisi at the 2014 Maui Film Festival (left) and Prada the Met Ball (right)Lupita Nyong'o quickly gained fashion icon status thanks to her daring red carpet choices; pictured wearing Fausto Puglisi at the 2014 Maui Film Festival (left) and Prada the Met Ball (right)

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