Bizarre and real ‘Don’t Look Up’ TV interview elicits strong reactions, including Adam McKay’s

“This is deliberate blindness and it will kill us.”

So climate activist Miranda Wilhan described the position of a similar presenter good morning great britain That this week he literally denied the facts about climate change that I presented to him.

His interviews with Richard Madley and Ranvir Singh on the show made their way to the internet, with many likening this segment to a television interview. don’t look up Where Jennifer Lawrence’s character says, “We’re trying to tell you the whole planet will be destroyed!” And the interviewer, played by Cate Blanchett, replies, “This is what we’re doing here, letting us know some bad news!”

But GMB The hosts didn’t freak out. The interview morphed into a three-on-one messaging attack segment. Two hosts and another guest appear to have described Wyhan himself, part of a protest group peacefully blocking oil terminals in the UK as part of a campaign to rid the country of oil, as a mere thinker. Hypocrite without experience and without contact.

Madeleine, 65, dismissed the argument of the much younger Willian, not by her very nature, but by suggesting that she was “childish enough”. You called the protesters’ slogan “Stop the oil” simplistic or, as he put it, “very funny”.

Wyhan replied: “Answers I am It’s really very simple: we need to stop licensing new oil. The oil supply we have now and the fields we still have in operation give us eight years of oil. “

good morning great britain Willian’s idea of ​​counterpoint was to involve Lori Turner in the discussion. Tornero Describe yourself on his website as “a renowned journalist and broadcaster who is now a qualified hypnotherapist and dietitian”. He, like Madel, attacked the messenger.

“The problem I have is the idea that a group of people have decided that they will save the world, and there is a kind of poetic face that is incredibly irritating. I’m getting a wave here, like, ‘How dare you ask us because we know what’s right. Honestly, Miranda is 20 years old. I’m twice the size of him. I have children. I have a job, I have an elderly mother. We have to continue with our lives. “

Turner cynically described eco-activism as “the ego”.

“We made it through the winter without protest and now, as soon as the sun comes up, it’s time for an ecological festival. It’s a festival, it’s a joke. Let’s sit down with a sign. Let’s go to social networks. “Advertise the great person I am.”

“The people that activists need to focus on are the government, not ordinary people.”

Journalist Lori Turner says the protesters are “incredibly annoying” and that they should have targeted the government with their protests and not ordinary workers. pic.twitter.com/vqDOYu5M3P

– Good morning Great Britain (@GMB) April 11, 2022

“I just don’t think you’re saying that,” Wyhan replied almost speechless. “The United Nations tells us that if we reach 1.7 degrees Celsius, half the population will be exposed to impossible living conditions.

Singh interrupted: “The point is that it is not just a matter of repeating the facts, but of real protests and delays.”

Then Madel turned and asked Wyhan about his clothes.

The segment brought in waves of comments, including don’t look up Director Adam McKay, who re-released the clip, wrote, “God bless this activist for dating this television creature. [Madeley]. #JustStopOil I wonder how many dollars this show is making from fossil fuel advertising. Or is the host naturally so useless? “Both?”

God bless this activist for dating this TV creature. #JustStopOil https://t.co/DiAminEEl3

– Adam McKay (@GhostPanther) April 12, 2022

GreenpeaceUK tweeted: “#DontLookUp was supposed to be satire. I feel real enough now. “

#Do not try It should have been a satire.

I feel real enough now. #JustStopOil pic.twitter.com/tLRnJTqJj2

– Greenpeace UK (@GreenpeaceUK) April 12, 2022

In Part Whelehan later wrote for The Guardian: “The worst thing is that these presenters and reporters think they know more than leading scientists or academics who have studied the climate crisis for decades and refuse to listen otherwise.

You can watch the full interview with GMB below.