-
I think she's a massive hypocrite.
You don't know what hypocrisy means. The Wikipedia definition will do:
Hypocrisy is the contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs; hence, in a general sense, hypocrisy may involve dissimulation, pretense, or a sham.
It continues:
Hypocrisy is the practice of engaging in the same behavior or activity for which one criticizes another. In moral psychology, it is the failure to follow one's own expressed moral rules and principles.
Note that this part must be read in conjunction with the primary definition above; merely being inconsistent doesn't amount to hypocrisy. It requires that element of secrecy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypocrisy
She doesn't hide that she flies and is therefore not a hypocrite about it. For the avoidance of doubt, I think she's wrong to fly while holding these beliefs, at best inconsistent, at worst self-contradictory, and she doesn't practise what she preaches, but she's not a hypocrite.
She's got a massive cheek getting involved in XR.
That may well be the case, but it's a different thing from hypocrisy.
Oliver Schick-
Thanks, but I do know exactly what hypocrisy means and I don't need you to tell me. But, to clarify, from your definition:
Hypocrisy is the contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations
This is exactly what Thompson is doing. A false appearance of virtue by appearing in a high profile way at the XR protest, while being covertly photographed travelling first class. By any common, accepted definition of hypocrisy, she is one.
Fox
I think she's a massive hypocrit. It's not just that there is actually a huge difference between flying first class and economy as @miro_o says, it's that her entire transatlantic life is unsustainable. Singling out individuals like her DOES help, because for some strange reason a lot of people aspire to a celebrity lifestyle, so therefore aspire to what celebrities do, such as flying first class. If we can get them to be more responsible they can influence others to do the same. She's got a massive cheek getting involved in XR.
The reality is that in the modern world at least some flying is necessary. Making distinctions between different reasons for flying and types of flying is entirely valid.
For example, I was in the Philippines back in January and took an internal flight from Manilla to Tuguegarao to go to a wedding. It was with a budget airline - pretty much their version of Ryanair with every seat filled and not much leg room. This is one of the most efficient ways to fly because the capacity utilisation is about as good as it gets.
Sat next to me were a big group of midwives from Ilagan going down to Manilla for essential training. The trip by road takes 12 hours, and believe me, Philippino roads are dangerous: someone dies every hour, which is 28 people a day, over 10,000 people a year. They were going to learn techniques to reduce infant mortality - literally life saving work.
Do you really think that making a distinction between their travel and Emma Thompson's unsustainable, extravagant lifestyle is a distraction? I sure don't.