Hugh Bonneville fears being cancelled by a “mob” is now “instantaneous”. The ‘Downton Abbey’ actor, 60, plays a grouchy “dinosaur” news anchor in the upcoming TV drama ‘Douglas is Cancelled’, and ahead of its first episode being shown on Thursday (27.06.
24) he warned so-called cancel culture is now at a dangerous level as it’s driven by the astonishing “speed” of the mainstream and social media. He told The Herald newspaper when asked what the ITV series has to say about the cancelling trend: “It’s very interesting to see how it’s playing out. Cancel culture has been around since the word scapegoat was used in the Bible for people being thrown out of society for not holding generally accepted views.
It’s always been around us, it's nothing new. “What’s different today is that the pile-on of the mob is now instantaneous. The speed at which truth and lies accelerate via mainstream and social media is exponential and extraordinary.
Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. “The way a metaphorical corpse can be mutilated and stamped upon by a mob anonymised by fingers typing at warp speed: ‘Right, killed that one several times over. Who’s next?’” Written by ‘Doctor Who’ showrunner Steven Moffat, 62, ‘Douglas is Cancelled’ follows Hugh’s nationally beloved newsreader Douglas who is cancelled over a misogynist joke he was overheard telling at a wedding.
His wife is a warped tabloid.
