Ahead of her new series about a canceled news personality, a famous British actress spoke out about the dangers of cancel culture and its implications for entertainment.
Actress Alex Kingston played River Song, the time-traveling assassin, in the series “Doctor Who,” but her latest project will take place in an environment all too familiar to viewers. Kingston spoke to The Telegraph in a candid interview to promote her upcoming role in “Douglas is Cancelled,” a television drama where her eponymous main character, a news anchor, faces public outrage after making a politically incorrect joke.
“Cancel culture is terrifying,” Kingston told The Telegraph. “It's kind of fascist, actually. I don't think people realize how dangerous it is to cancel people, what that has meant historically.”
Actress Alex Kingston has been in the entertainment world for decades and is most famous for her role on “Dr. Who.” (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images)
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“My generation is stepping on eggshells, not knowing if what you say will unintentionally hurt someone,” he added. “I get very confused with pronouns, for example. I'm just not sure how and when to use them. There is no empathy or sympathy, the opinions are immediate and black and white.”
He went on to express his hope that “we will begin to return to a place where people can be kinder to each other, both in thinking about what they are going to say and in listening to what is being said.”
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She seemed to address some of the controversies surrounding casting actors who don't historically match the characters they play.
“Sometimes, if you want to be historically accurate, you have to face the reality of what that would have meant in terms of casting,” he said. “People should be allowed to explore roles that they wouldn't have been able to explore before and they also shouldn't be deprived of roles or even writing roles because they don't really physically apply to them. We need a sensible and fertile middle ground.”
