RICKY Gervais has criticised cancel culture and wokeness as a "weird sort of fascism". The comedian and actor, 59, spoke up in defence of free speech in a recent interview with TalkRADIO amid the growth of a movement that shames and silences anyone with opposing views.
He said: "There's this new weird sort of fascism of people thinking they know what you can say and what you can't and it's a really weird thing.
Just because you're offended it doesn't mean you're right." His words came as 150 eminent names signed an open letter in Harper's magazine hitting out at the impact cancel culture is having on rational debate.
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