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So folks have been comparing the weird morning show interview with the climate activist in the UK with *that* scene from #DontLookUp. He complained that the "Just Stop Oil" slogan turns a complex issue into a simple tagline, but for better or worse, that's what all slogans do.īut when it comes to his broader criticisms about climate activists' tactics and goals, he's right, and Whelehan did little to refute him. Madeley may have come off as condescending, so Whelehan's frustration is understandable. The internet criticized Madeley for " bullying" and " climate denial." People also compared the interview to a scene in Don't Look Up in which two scientists (Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio) go on a morning show to talk about a comet about to hit earth, but the hosts brush off their warning.
Whelehan responded by saying that "the answers are very simple" and re-emphasizing that "we are on the road to climate catastrophe." "This 'Just Stop Oil' slogan is very playground. "But you'd accept, wouldn't you, that it's a very complicated discussion to be had?" Madeley then said. "I don't think any of us want to be disrupting people's lives," Whelehan answered, "but I think given the science and the things academics are saying about what oil is causing around the world and in this country too, this is the level of action that needs to be taken." Madeley asked her whether disruptive protests may turn off citizens who would otherwise be sympathetic to environmentalism. On Monday, Whelehan went on Good Morning Britain, where host Richard Madeley questioned her about sit-in protests that blocked traffic and occupied oil depots to urge the government to stop new fossil-fuel investments. But the comparison is not as favorable to the "Just Stop Oil" activist as her supporters think.ĭon’t Look Up (2021) /wLKTotPV5U
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It trended on Twitter this week because of a tweet drawing comparisons between the movie and a recent UK television interview with environmentalist Miranda Whelehan. Remember Don't Look Up? You know, the apocalypse-comedy/climate-change satire that was reviled by critics and yet won a Best Picture nomination and became Netflix's most-viewed original film of all time?