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Writers should be free to express their opinions – not strangled by Stasi-like ‘diversity’ rules
Arts critics are being warned by the union Equity to watch what they say. Whatever the intentions, it’s a sinister, anti-free speech move
29 April 2021 • 5:00am
Critically isolated: writers and journalists, says Ben Lawrence, shouldn t be ordered to conform to industry pressure
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Last week, the acting union Equity delivered a new set of guidelines for theatre critics. Among its recommendations was that critics should consider their ethnicity and relative privilege when writing their reviews. The union urged that they “avoid referring to immutable characteristics such as age, race, gender and appearance, unless such characteristics directly affect the production’s meaning”. For a decade, I have been a critic across several art forms, including theatre, and while I hope that, out of fairness, I have always adhered to the above, I am appalled that Equity ar
Derry Girls and Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan has called out a podcast host who body-shamed her following her appearance at the Golden Globes Awards.
The breakout Irish star took to the virtual red carpet in a canary yellow tulle gown by London-based designer Molly Goddard. The 34-year-old actress accessorised her look with a short black cardigan by Ply Knits and De Beers jewellery, completing the ensemble with striking pink eyeshadow.
But American podcaster Amanda Richards took to Twitter and branded Nicola “the fat girl from Bridgerton”, while critiquing her choice of cardigan. After being pulled up publicly on the same platform by Nicola and dozens of disgusted Twitter users, Amanda admitted to a “flippant” remark about “a celebrity and their outfit on a red carpet” but refused to apologise for using the word “fat”.
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Variety apologises for insensitive remarks about Carey Mulligan s appearance
27 January 2021 • 7:00pm
Carey Mulligan in a scene from Promising Young Woman
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Hollywood’s most venerable magazine, Variety, has apologised to Carey Mulligan after one of its critics questioned her casting as a woman attractive to sexual predators.
In what one Hollywood columnist described as pandering to cancel culture, the publication apologised for using “insensitive” language.
The writer of the review, Dennis Harvey, is a US critic of 30 years’ standing. But his future with Variety is unclear, after the magazine refused to confirm if it would work with him again.