And the Golden Globes not recognising the importance of stories like this just shows us how far we’ve still got to go before we are all really listened to. The shock of I May Destroy You being snubbed is stark the juxtaposition of giving the chance of a golden gong to Emily in Paris, the frothy tale of a white, American woman hired by a marketing firm in France, makes it even more so.īecause Coel’s staggering work of “fiction” doesn’t feel like “fiction” at all.
Acting legend Fonda, 83, received the Cecil B. Photo-Illustration: Vultutre, HBO and Netflix. In a speech from last night, Jane Fonda used her moment to highlight one of the biggest snubs from the Globes this year: I May Destroy You. After all, Britons watched TV for 40 per cent of waking hours in the first Covid-19 lockdown, which – according to Ofcom – equates to six hours and 25 minutes of every single day. By Devon Ivie, a Vulture writer covering classic rock and the small screen. If lockdown has shown us anything, it’s the power of television to move and to educate us.
I may destroy you snubbed series#
And that's why failing to recognise I May Destroy You for giving those victims a voice – the series also shows the rape of young, Black, gay character Kwame, as well as an act of "stealthing", where a man removes a condom without warning during sex – at the Golden Globes seems at best, an eye-watering oversight and at worst, a truly grievous wrong.
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