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===Racial stereotyping===
''Music'' attracted criticism for the character Ebo being depicted as a "[[magical negro]]", a racial stereotype that applies to films in which a supporting character who is a person of color comes to the aid of white protagonists.<ref name="Rolling Stone"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Simmonds|first1=Emma|date=February 15, 2021|title=Music review - Kate Hudson stars in Sia's directorial debut which uses music to explore autism and addiction|url=https://film.list.co.uk/article/123677-music/|access-date=February 25, 2021|website=The List}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Petch|first1=Callie|date=February 12, 2021|title=Music - Film Review|url=https://setthetape.com/2021/02/12/music-film-review/|access-date=February 25, 2021|website=Set The Tape}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Adam|date=September 1, 2016|title=Don't call it a comeback, the 'magical negro' has been here for years|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/magical-negro-meme-makes-comeback-two-new-movies-n641296|access-date=February 25, 2021|website=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> The film has also been criticized for allegedly showing Ziegler in [[blackface]] during the musical number "Oh Body", with some viewers believing Ziegler "seems to be wearing makeup to make her skin darker."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Baska|first1=Maggie|date=15 February 2021|title=Sia's 'ableist' autism film Music accused of putting Maddie Ziegler in Blackface|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/15/sia-music-movie-maddie-ziegler-blackface/|access-date=22 February 2021|website=[[PinkNews]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Nambiar|first1=Prerna|date=14 February 2021|title=Sia blackface controversy explored: Twitter reacts to her movie 'Music'|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/02/14/sia-blackface-controversy-explored-twitter-reacts-to-her-movie-music/|access-date=22 February 2021|website=HITC}}</ref><ref>

{{Cite news|last=Goldsbrough|first=Susannah|date=2021-02-17|title='Autism as inspirational porn': how Sia's Music become the most reviled film since Cats|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/autism-inspirational-porn-sias-music-become-reviled-film-since/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224093147/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/autism-inspirational-porn-sias-music-become-reviled-film-since/|archive-date=2021-02-24|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>

{{Cite web|title=Sia's Movie 'Music' Angers Autism Community, Accused of Racism Over Maddie Ziegler's Alleged Blackface|url=https://popculture.com/music/news/sia-movie-music-autism-blackface-maddie-ziegler-outrage/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=PopCulture}}</ref>
 
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